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World Cup Sprint Tasmania: Women Analysis

Jan Kocbach January 4, 2015 Orienteering News 16 Comments

Several women were trapped by the course setters “tricks” in the first World Cup race of the year – the sprint race organized around the buildings of  Launcetown, Tasmania. The first part of the course was the most tricky one seen purely from the map – but most time was lost in the last part of the race when the athletes started getting tired and the course setter used the control description to set some traps.

The top women did however run very well – orienteering carefully all the way. Actually the top women did less mistakes than the top men even if many legs were the same – maybe because the speed is even higher in the men’s class? Or do the top women simply focus more on the orienteering and the control description?

Below the women’s sprint race in Tasmania is analyzed leg by leg. For each leg, the leg is shown along with alternatives and the length for each alternative (some alternatives might be missing, but it has been tried to find all the best alternatives. Please add a comment below if a good alternative is missing). As there was no GPS-tracking, no details are given as to which routes the different runners took – however you can understand which type of challenges the runners had problems with – and how the race was decided. At the bottom of the article a table is shown with time losses for each runner compared to their “normal performance” – the normal performance being calculated based on the performance index on all of the course.

Overall considerations

The legs were most runners lost significant time compared to their normal performance were leg number 2 (route choice leg – many took the wrong choice here), number 9 (quite long leg with no obvious route choice options – running speed the reason for time loss?), number 12 (control description trap), number 13 (difficult to see the reason for time losses from the map here – both alternatives seem quite equal) and number 19 (control description trap).

Of the women having the speed for a top result, Tove Alexandersson lost time to control 7 (no special route choice options to be seen from the map) and Judith Wyder to control 13. Tatiana Riabkina (12th) and Hanny Allston (19th) were far down on the final results, but had potential for a Top 4-5 position which they lost due to many significant orienteering technical time losses.

Women: S-1

Not the most tricky leg – but you could lose some time by going right (10-12 meters longer + more complex running with steps).

In the below table you can see the best leg-times, the athletes losing significant time here compared to their “normal performance” and the best overall times so far in the course.

Women: S-1 (Legtimes)

1. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:40 +0:00 +6%
2. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:40 +0:00 0%
3. Laura Robertson (18th) 0:41 +0:01 +12%
4. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:42 +0:02 +5%
5. Lizzie Ingham (21st) 0:42 +0:02 +5%
6. Cecilie Friberg Klysner (14th) 0:43 +0:03 +7%
7. Elena Roos (7th) 0:44 +0:04 0%
8. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:44 +0:04 -1%
10. Julia Gross (6th) 0:45 +0:05 -3%
13. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:45 +0:05 -1%
14. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:46 +0:06 0%
23. Sabine Hauswirth (16th) 0:48 +0:08 -6%
24. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:48 +0:08 -4%
25. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:49 +0:09 -7%
34. Tatiana Ryabkina (12th) 0:55 +0:15 -20%
35. Kathryn Preston (31st) 0:56 +0:16 -6%
37. Jasmine Neve (22nd) 1:00 +0:20 -19%
38. Krystal Neumann (32nd) 1:06 +0:26 -15%
39. Lena Eliasson (25th) 1:33 +0:53 -44%
Women: S-1 (Total times)

1. Judith Wyder 0:40 +0:00
2. Tove Alexandersson 0:40 +0:00
3. Laura Robertson 0:41 +0:01
4. Karolin Ohlsson 0:42 +0:02
5. Lizzie Ingham 0:42 +0:02
6. Cecilie Friberg Klysner 0:43 +0:03
7. Elena Roos 0:44 +0:04
8. Sara Luescher 0:44 +0:04
10. Julia Gross 0:45 +0:05
13. Rahel Friederich 0:45 +0:05
14. Alva Olsson 0:46 +0:06
24. Svetlana Mironova 0:48 +0:08
25. Ida Bobach 0:49 +0:09

Note: The number shown with X% for the leg time for each runner tells you how the runner performed on this leg compared to the “normal performance” (i.e. the absolute difference in performance index compared to the average normalized performance index).

Women: 1-2

One of the most tricky legs of the course were one third of the field lost significant time. You could lose significant time by taking the wrong route here – probably many tought there was an opening to the left – i.e. did not read the complete leg.

Women: 1-2 (Legtimes)

1. Lizzie Ingham (21st) 0:48 +0:00 +16%
2. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:52 +0:04 +3%
3. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:53 +0:05 -5%
4. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:54 +0:06 +5%
5. Laura Robertson (18th) 0:55 +0:07 +6%
6. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:55 +0:07 +2%
7. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:55 +0:07 0%
9. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:56 +0:08 +3%
10. Julia Gross (6th) 0:57 +0:09 -3%
15. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:59 +0:11 -1%
17. Elena Roos (7th) 1:01 +0:13 -7%
18. Sarina Jenzer (13th) 1:01 +0:13 -5%
21. Hanny Allston (19th) 1:02 +0:14 -8%
24. Lena Eliasson (25th) 1:04 +0:16 -6%
29. Rahel Friederich (8th) 1:07 +0:19 -15%
31. Jessica Tullie (27th) 1:10 +0:22 -9%
33. Tatiana Ryabkina (12th) 1:10 +0:22 -20%
34. Imogene Scott (30th) 1:14 +0:26 -12%
35. Jasmine Neve (22nd) 1:15 +0:27 -18%
36. Renee Beveridge (33rd) 1:18 +0:30 -13%
37. Mari Fasting (20th) 1:20 +0:32 -25%
38. Helena Karlsson (26th) 1:29 +0:41 -27%
39. Heather Muir (39th) 1:32 +0:44 -17%
40. Sonia Hollands (38th) 1:47 +0:59 -26%
Women: 1-2 (Total times)

1. Lizzie Ingham 1:30 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 1:32 +0:02
3. Tove Alexandersson 1:33 +0:03
4. Laura Robertson 1:36 +0:06
5. Karolin Ohlsson 1:37 +0:07
6. Sara Luescher 1:39 +0:09
8. Julia Gross 1:42 +0:12
10. Ida Bobach 1:43 +0:13
11. Svetlana Mironova 1:44 +0:14
12. Alva Olsson 1:45 +0:15
14. Elena Roos 1:45 +0:15
23. Rahel Friederich 1:52 +0:22
Women: 2-3

If not reading the complete leg properly, you could get tricked into running left here as it is shorter around the first house. It is significantly longer though. Some athletes lost time here, but not as many as on the previous leg.

Women: 2-3 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:47 +0:00 0%
2. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:49 +0:02 +3%
3. Tatiana Ryabkina (12th) 0:49 +0:02 +5%
4. Lizzie Ingham (21st) 0:50 +0:03 +5%
5. Julia Gross (6th) 0:51 +0:04 +1%
6. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:51 +0:04 +5%
7. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:52 +0:05 0%
10. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:52 +0:05 +1%
12. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:53 +0:06 0%
13. Elena Roos (7th) 0:53 +0:06 0%
21. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:56 +0:09 -2%
25. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:57 +0:10 -6%
26. Sarina Jenzer (13th) 0:59 +0:12 -8%
27. Rachel Effeney (15th) 1:00 +0:13 -8%
28. Lilian Forsgren (11th) 1:01 +0:14 -9%
32. Mari Fasting (20th) 1:03 +0:16 -12%
34. Imogene Scott (30th) 1:04 +0:17 -6%
37. Kathryn Preston (31st) 1:06 +0:19 -6%
38. Jessica Tullie (27th) 1:08 +0:21 -12%
39. Bettina Aebi (23rd) 1:16 +0:29 -24%
40. Aislinn Prendergast (36th) 1:32 +0:45 -23%
Women: 2-3 (Total times)

1. Lizzie Ingham 2:20 +0:00
2. Tove Alexandersson 2:20 +0:00
3. Judith Wyder 2:21 +0:01
4. Laura Robertson 2:31 +0:11
5. Sara Luescher 2:31 +0:11
6. Julia Gross 2:33 +0:13
7. Karolin Ohlsson 2:34 +0:14
9. Svetlana Mironova 2:35 +0:15
10. Ida Bobach 2:36 +0:16
11. Elena Roos 2:38 +0:18
15. Alva Olsson 2:41 +0:21
18. Rahel Friederich 2:44 +0:24
Women: 3-4

Small differences between the realistiv alternatives, but left will lose you some time as it is both longer and more complex.

Women: 3-4 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:52 +0:00 0%
2. Elena Roos (7th) 0:54 +0:02 +6%
3. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:55 +0:03 +1%
4. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:55 +0:03 +8%
5. Hanny Allston (19th) 0:55 +0:03 +5%
6. Cecilie Friberg Klysner (14th) 0:56 +0:04 +7%
7. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:57 +0:05 +4%
11. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:58 +0:06 +1%
12. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:58 +0:06 0%
14. Julia Gross (6th) 0:59 +0:07 -3%
15. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:59 +0:07 -1%
18. Sara Luescher (3rd) 1:00 +0:08 -5%
29. Bettina Aebi (23rd) 1:06 +0:14 -6%
33. Emma Johansson (24th) 1:10 +0:18 -10%
37. Helena Karlsson (26th) 1:14 +0:22 -13%
39. Lizzie Ingham (21st) 1:22 +0:30 -28%
Women: 3-4 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 3:12 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 3:16 +0:04
3. Laura Robertson 3:30 +0:18
4. Sara Luescher 3:31 +0:19
5. Elena Roos 3:32 +0:20
6. Julia Gross 3:32 +0:20
8. Svetlana Mironova 3:32 +0:20
9. Karolin Ohlsson 3:33 +0:21
10. Ida Bobach 3:34 +0:22
12. Alva Olsson 3:36 +0:24
17. Rahel Friederich 3:42 +0:30
Women: 4-5

Control description trick (the control is on the right side). Hanny Allson lost a lost 44 seconds here.

Women: 4-5 (Legtimes)

1. Elena Roos (7th) 0:12 +0:00 +12%
2. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:12 +0:00 +12%
3. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:13 +0:01 -6%
4. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:13 +0:01 0%
5. Julia Gross (6th) 0:13 +0:01 +2%
6. Sabine Hauswirth (16th) 0:13 +0:01 +5%
7. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:13 +0:01 +4%
10. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:14 +0:02 -5%
11. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:14 +0:02 -1%
12. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:14 +0:02 0%
23. Maria Magnusson (17th) 0:16 +0:04 -9%
24. Lizzie Ingham (21st) 0:16 +0:04 -14%
26. Jessica Tullie (27th) 0:16 +0:04 -5%
29. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:17 +0:05 -16%
31. Kathryn Preston (31st) 0:17 +0:05 -6%
33. Helena Karlsson (26th) 0:17 +0:05 -11%
35. Sarina Jenzer (13th) 0:20 +0:08 -28%
36. Kayla Fairbairn (29th) 0:21 +0:09 -21%
37. Esther Doetsch (35th) 0:38 +0:26 -47%
38. Aislinn Prendergast (36th) 0:41 +0:29 -46%
39. Hanny Allston (19th) 0:56 +0:44 -72%
Women: 4-5 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 3:25 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 3:29 +0:04
3. Elena Roos 3:44 +0:19
4. Laura Robertson 3:44 +0:19
5. Julia Gross 3:45 +0:20
6. Karolin Ohlsson 3:45 +0:20
7. Sara Luescher 3:45 +0:20
8. Ida Bobach 3:48 +0:23
11. Svetlana Mironova 3:49 +0:24
12. Alva Olsson 3:50 +0:25
15. Rahel Friederich 3:55 +0:30
Women: 5-6

Both left and right are good options – probably right is slightly better if the green is well runnable. By taking half left/half right you lose time.

Women: 5-6 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:47 +0:00 +2%
2. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:48 +0:01 +6%
3. Hanny Allston (19th) 0:50 +0:03 +6%
4. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:52 +0:05 +5%
5. Lizzie Ingham (21st) 0:52 +0:05 +2%
6. Lilian Forsgren (11th) 0:52 +0:05 +5%
8. Elena Roos (7th) 0:53 +0:06 0%
9. Julia Gross (6th) 0:53 +0:06 -1%
10. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:53 +0:06 -1%
11. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:53 +0:06 +1%
12. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:53 +0:06 0%
15. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:54 +0:07 0%
17. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:55 +0:08 0%
29. Maria Magnusson (17th) 1:02 +0:15 -7%
30. Sabine Hauswirth (16th) 1:02 +0:15 -12%
34. Mari Fasting (20th) 1:05 +0:18 -14%
37. Georgia Whitla (28th) 1:06 +0:19 -7%
38. Esther Doetsch (35th) 1:10 +0:23 -8%
39. Kathryn Preston (31st) 1:12 +0:25 -11%
40. Heather Muir (39th) 1:13 +0:26 -6%
Women: 5-6 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 4:12 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 4:17 +0:05
3. Elena Roos 4:37 +0:25
4. Julia Gross 4:38 +0:26
5. Sara Luescher 4:38 +0:26
6. Karolin Ohlsson 4:39 +0:27
8. Ida Bobach 4:41 +0:29
9. Alva Olsson 4:42 +0:30
11. Svetlana Mironova 4:44 +0:32
13. Rahel Friederich 4:48 +0:36
Women: 6-7

I can not see any real route choice challenge here, but some (e.g. Alexandersson) lose significant time here. It might be the control placement (outside of wall) or the athletes starting to relax and reading further into the course.

Women: 6-7 (Legtimes)

1. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:59 +0:00 +2%
2. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 1:00 +0:01 +5%
3. Tatiana Ryabkina (12th) 1:00 +0:01 +3%
4. Sara Luescher (3rd) 1:01 +0:02 +1%
5. Cecilie Friberg Klysner (14th) 1:01 +0:02 +7%
6. Rahel Friederich (8th) 1:01 +0:02 +3%
12. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 1:03 +0:04 -10%
13. Elena Roos (7th) 1:03 +0:04 0%
15. Julia Gross (6th) 1:04 +0:05 -3%
16. Ida Bobach (4th) 1:04 +0:05 0%
17. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 1:04 +0:05 +1%
24. Alva Olsson (9th) 1:10 +0:11 -6%
33. Laura Robertson (18th) 1:16 +0:17 -11%
36. Belinda Lawford (34th) 1:25 +0:26 -9%
37. Sonia Hollands (38th) 1:26 +0:27 -6%
38. Bettina Aebi (23rd) 1:27 +0:28 -21%
39. Sarina Jenzer (13th) 1:28 +0:29 -24%
40. Helena Karlsson (26th) 1:36 +0:37 -25%
Women: 6-7 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 5:15 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 5:16 +0:01
3. Karolin Ohlsson 5:39 +0:24
4. Sara Luescher 5:39 +0:24
5. Elena Roos 5:40 +0:25
6. Julia Gross 5:42 +0:27
8. Ida Bobach 5:45 +0:30
9. Svetlana Mironova 5:48 +0:33
11. Rahel Friederich 5:49 +0:34
14. Alva Olsson 5:52 +0:37
Women: 7-8

No challenges – nobody loses significant time.

Women: 7-8 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:24 +0:00 0%
2. Cecilie Friberg Klysner (14th) 0:25 +0:01 +10%
3. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:25 +0:01 +9%
4. Tatiana Ryabkina (12th) 0:25 +0:01 +4%
5. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:26 +0:02 -1%
6. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:26 +0:02 +2%
7. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:26 +0:02 0%
8. Elena Roos (7th) 0:26 +0:02 +1%
9. Julia Gross (6th) 0:26 +0:02 0%
10. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:26 +0:02 +4%
19. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:27 +0:03 0%
20. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:27 +0:03 -1%
Women: 7-8 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 5:39 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 5:42 +0:03
3. Karolin Ohlsson 6:05 +0:26
4. Sara Luescher 6:05 +0:26
5. Elena Roos 6:06 +0:27
6. Julia Gross 6:08 +0:29
8. Ida Bobach 6:12 +0:33
9. Svetlana Mironova 6:14 +0:35
11. Rahel Friederich 6:16 +0:37
12. Alva Olsson 6:17 +0:38
Women: 8-9

Again a leg where it is difficult to see any real challenges when looking at it without pressure in front of the computer, but several of the women lost 20-30 seconds here. Very unsure about what was the actual challenge giving trouble here.

Women: 8-9 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 1:05 +0:00 0%
2. Elena Roos (7th) 1:08 +0:03 +6%
3. Alva Olsson (9th) 1:08 +0:03 +9%
4. Sara Luescher (3rd) 1:09 +0:04 +3%
5. Judith Wyder (2nd) 1:11 +0:06 -1%
6. Julia Gross (6th) 1:11 +0:06 0%
7. Ida Bobach (4th) 1:11 +0:06 +3%
12. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 1:15 +0:10 0%
17. Hanny Allston (19th) 1:18 +0:13 -6%
19. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 1:19 +0:14 -6%
21. Rahel Friederich (8th) 1:21 +0:16 -9%
24. Jasmine Neve (22nd) 1:23 +0:18 -6%
25. Cecilie Friberg Klysner (14th) 1:24 +0:19 -8%
26. Sabine Hauswirth (16th) 1:24 +0:19 -11%
28. Jessica Tullie (27th) 1:27 +0:22 -6%
29. Lena Eliasson (25th) 1:29 +0:24 -11%
33. Helena Karlsson (26th) 1:30 +0:25 -10%
34. Kathryn Preston (31st) 1:31 +0:26 -5%
36. Imogene Scott (30th) 1:35 +0:30 -11%
37. Georgia Whitla (28th) 1:38 +0:33 -14%
38. Belinda Lawford (34th) 1:43 +0:38 -12%
39. Tessa Ramsden (37th) 1:59 +0:54 -17%
40. Emma Johansson (24th) 2:21 +1:16 -40%
Women: 8-9 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 6:44 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 6:53 +0:09
3. Elena Roos 7:14 +0:30
4. Sara Luescher 7:14 +0:30
5. Julia Gross 7:19 +0:35
6. Ida Bobach 7:23 +0:39
7. Karolin Ohlsson 7:24 +0:40
8. Alva Olsson 7:25 +0:41
10. Svetlana Mironova 7:29 +0:45
15. Rahel Friederich 7:37 +0:53
Women: 9-10

This is the leg where Daniel Hubmann lost a lot of time in the men’s class by going right – but that is more of a concentration lapse than a real route choice option. Quite a few women also lost time here – unsure if it is due to the Hubmann-route or other causes.

Women: 9-10 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:46 +0:00 -3%
2. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:46 +0:00 +5%
3. Emma Johansson (24th) 0:46 +0:00 +13%
4. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:47 +0:01 +1%
5. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:47 +0:01 +5%
6. Rachel Effeney (15th) 0:48 +0:02 +6%
9. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:50 +0:04 0%
12. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:51 +0:05 -1%
15. Elena Roos (7th) 0:52 +0:06 -4%
16. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:52 +0:06 -1%
19. Hanny Allston (19th) 0:53 +0:07 -6%
21. Julia Gross (6th) 0:54 +0:08 -9%
23. Lizzie Ingham (21st) 0:55 +0:09 -9%
25. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:57 +0:11 -9%
26. Sabine Hauswirth (16th) 0:57 +0:11 -11%
30. Mari Fasting (20th) 0:58 +0:12 -10%
33. Jasmine Neve (22nd) 1:00 +0:14 -11%
34. Helena Karlsson (26th) 1:00 +0:14 -8%
35. Cecilie Friberg Klysner (14th) 1:01 +0:15 -13%
39. Tessa Ramsden (37th) 1:09 +0:23 -7%
40. Heather Muir (39th) 1:10 +0:24 -8%
Women: 9-10 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 7:30 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 7:40 +0:10
3. Sara Luescher 8:00 +0:30
4. Elena Roos 8:06 +0:36
5. Julia Gross 8:13 +0:43
6. Ida Bobach 8:14 +0:44
7. Karolin Ohlsson 8:14 +0:44
8. Alva Olsson 8:17 +0:47
12. Rahel Friederich 8:24 +0:54
14. Svetlana Mironova 8:26 +0:56
Women: 10-11

Another easy one. Hanny Allston managed to lose nearly half a minute here – except for that most had no trouble.

Women: 10-11 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:23 +0:00 -2%
2. Emma Johansson (24th) 0:23 +0:00 +14%
3. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:24 +0:01 0%
4. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:24 +0:01 +1%
5. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:24 +0:01 +4%
6. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:24 +0:01 +7%
9. Elena Roos (7th) 0:25 +0:02 0%
14. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:26 +0:03 -2%
16. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:26 +0:03 -3%
21. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:27 +0:04 -4%
27. Julia Gross (6th) 0:28 +0:05 -12%
38. Kayla Fairbairn (29th) 0:31 +0:08 -5%
40. Hanny Allston (19th) 0:51 +0:28 -48%
Women: 10-11 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 7:53 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 8:04 +0:11
3. Sara Luescher 8:24 +0:31
4. Elena Roos 8:31 +0:38
5. Karolin Ohlsson 8:38 +0:45
6. Ida Bobach 8:40 +0:47
7. Alva Olsson 8:41 +0:48
8. Julia Gross 8:41 +0:48
13. Rahel Friederich 8:50 +0:57
14. Svetlana Mironova 8:53 +1:00
Women: 11-12

Biggest trap of the course planner – a third of the field lost significant time here, probably due to not reading the control description. The control is on the inside of the canopy (towards control 11), and the control description is a bit difficult to understand. Note also how the wall at the end of the canopy is drawn with a too thin line compared to ISSOM on this map (and also on the competition map according to Daniel Hubmann).

Women: 11-12 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:43 +0:00 +2%
2. Cecilie Friberg Klysner (14th) 0:44 +0:01 +14%
3. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:45 +0:02 +8%
4. Tatiana Ryabkina (12th) 0:46 +0:03 +4%
5. Maria Magnusson (17th) 0:47 +0:04 +9%
6. Sabine Hauswirth (16th) 0:48 +0:05 +2%
7. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:49 +0:06 -4%
8. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:49 +0:06 -2%
9. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:49 +0:06 +2%
11. Julia Gross (6th) 0:50 +0:07 -4%
15. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:52 +0:09 -4%
19. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:54 +0:11 -6%
20. Sarina Jenzer (13th) 0:54 +0:11 -6%
21. Jasmine Neve (22nd) 0:55 +0:12 -5%
23. Lena Eliasson (25th) 0:56 +0:13 -6%
25. Rachel Effeney (15th) 0:58 +0:15 -12%
27. Laura Robertson (18th) 1:01 +0:18 -14%
30. Elena Roos (7th) 1:04 +0:21 -22%
31. Rahel Friederich (8th) 1:05 +0:22 -23%
32. Georgia Whitla (28th) 1:08 +0:25 -16%
33. Hanny Allston (19th) 1:11 +0:28 -29%
34. Lizzie Ingham (21st) 1:19 +0:36 -36%
35. Heather Muir (39th) 1:19 +0:36 -17%
36. Esther Doetsch (35th) 1:21 +0:38 -23%
37. Renee Beveridge (33rd) 1:22 +0:39 -25%
38. Kathryn Preston (31st) 1:22 +0:39 -25%
39. Sonia Hollands (38th) 1:24 +0:41 -21%
40. Mari Fasting (20th) 1:28 +0:45 -39%
Women: 11-12 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 8:36 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 8:53 +0:17
3. Sara Luescher 9:13 +0:37
4. Karolin Ohlsson 9:23 +0:47
5. Julia Gross 9:31 +0:55
6. Ida Bobach 9:32 +0:56
8. Alva Olsson 9:35 +0:59
9. Elena Roos 9:35 +0:59
12. Svetlana Mironova 9:42 +1:06
16. Rahel Friederich 9:55 +1:19
Women: 12-13

Again quite a few lose time here as commented above, but it is not easy to see from the map why. The alternatives seem quite similar – it might be a bit slower to the left due to more grass running – but the time losses seen here are larger than that should imply?

Women: 12-13 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:38 +0:00 +3%
2. Emma Johansson (24th) 0:41 +0:03 +11%
3. Mari Fasting (20th) 0:41 +0:03 +9%
4. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:42 +0:04 +1%
5. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:42 +0:04 +3%
6. Sarina Jenzer (13th) 0:42 +0:04 +5%
8. Elena Roos (7th) 0:43 +0:05 +1%
13. Julia Gross (6th) 0:45 +0:07 -5%
15. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:47 +0:09 -11%
16. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:47 +0:09 -5%
17. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:47 +0:09 -4%
23. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:49 +0:11 -10%
24. Lilian Forsgren (11th) 0:50 +0:12 -9%
25. Rachel Effeney (15th) 0:50 +0:12 -9%
26. Lena Eliasson (25th) 0:50 +0:12 -6%
28. Georgia Whitla (28th) 0:52 +0:14 -5%
30. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:53 +0:15 -14%
32. Kayla Fairbairn (29th) 0:54 +0:16 -5%
34. Laura Robertson (18th) 0:57 +0:19 -18%
35. Krystal Neumann (32nd) 0:57 +0:19 -6%
36. Imogene Scott (30th) 0:59 +0:21 -14%
37. Heather Muir (39th) 0:59 +0:21 -5%
38. Renee Beveridge (33rd) 1:02 +0:24 -15%
39. Sonia Hollands (38th) 1:02 +0:24 -9%
40. Lizzie Ingham (21st) 1:24 +0:46 -46%
Women: 12-13 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 9:14 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 9:40 +0:26
3. Sara Luescher 9:55 +0:41
4. Karolin Ohlsson 10:12 +0:58
5. Julia Gross 10:16 +1:02
6. Tatiana Ryabkina 10:17 +1:03
7. Elena Roos 10:18 +1:04
8. Ida Bobach 10:19 +1:05
10. Alva Olsson 10:28 +1:14
11. Svetlana Mironova 10:29 +1:15
16. Rahel Friederich 10:37 +1:23
Women: 13-14

No big challenges here – few lose significant time.

Women: 13-14 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:45 +0:00 -2%
2. Hanny Allston (19th) 0:46 +0:01 +6%
3. Mari Fasting (20th) 0:46 +0:01 +9%
4. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:47 +0:02 +2%
5. Julia Gross (6th) 0:47 +0:02 +2%
6. Tatiana Ryabkina (12th) 0:47 +0:02 +2%
7. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:48 +0:03 +2%
8. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:48 +0:03 +3%
10. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:49 +0:04 -3%
11. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:49 +0:04 +3%
20. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:51 +0:06 0%
23. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:52 +0:07 -5%
25. Elena Roos (7th) 0:53 +0:08 -7%
35. Georgia Whitla (28th) 0:59 +0:14 -5%
40. Heather Muir (39th) 1:08 +0:23 -7%
Women: 13-14 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 9:59 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 10:29 +0:30
3. Sara Luescher 10:42 +0:43
4. Karolin Ohlsson 11:00 +1:01
5. Julia Gross 11:03 +1:04
6. Tatiana Ryabkina 11:04 +1:05
7. Ida Bobach 11:07 +1:08
8. Elena Roos 11:11 +1:12
9. Alva Olsson 11:17 +1:18
11. Svetlana Mironova 11:20 +1:21
16. Rahel Friederich 11:29 +1:30
Women: 14-15

Again a leg which does not have the biggest challenges – a few lose time though – notably Riabkina loses 20 seconds.

Women: 14-15 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 1:05 +0:00 0%
2. Judith Wyder (2nd) 1:09 +0:04 0%
3. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 1:09 +0:04 +5%
4. Lizzie Ingham (21st) 1:09 +0:04 +4%
5. Hanny Allston (19th) 1:09 +0:04 +4%
6. Sara Luescher (3rd) 1:10 +0:05 +1%
7. Julia Gross (6th) 1:10 +0:05 +1%
9. Ida Bobach (4th) 1:11 +0:06 +3%
10. Elena Roos (7th) 1:12 +0:07 0%
14. Alva Olsson (9th) 1:13 +0:08 +2%
15. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 1:13 +0:08 +1%
16. Rahel Friederich (8th) 1:13 +0:08 0%
32. Tatiana Ryabkina (12th) 1:25 +0:20 -15%
34. Jasmine Neve (22nd) 1:26 +0:21 -10%
38. Belinda Lawford (34th) 1:32 +0:27 -5%
39. Sonia Hollands (38th) 1:37 +0:32 -5%
40. Heather Muir (39th) 1:38 +0:33 -5%
Women: 14-15 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 11:04 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 11:38 +0:34
3. Sara Luescher 11:52 +0:48
4. Karolin Ohlsson 12:09 +1:05
5. Julia Gross 12:13 +1:09
6. Ida Bobach 12:18 +1:14
7. Elena Roos 12:23 +1:19
9. Alva Olsson 12:30 +1:26
11. Svetlana Mironova 12:33 +1:29
15. Rahel Friederich 12:42 +1:38
Women: 15-16

Again a quite easy one (note that the men have a leg which is significantly more challenging here, going to the women’s 5th.

Women: 15-16 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:59 +0:00 +5%
2. Hanny Allston (19th) 1:05 +0:06 +6%
3. Judith Wyder (2nd) 1:06 +0:07 0%
4. Rahel Friederich (8th) 1:06 +0:07 +5%
5. Sara Luescher (3rd) 1:07 +0:08 +1%
6. Tatiana Ryabkina (12th) 1:07 +0:08 +2%
8. Julia Gross (6th) 1:08 +0:09 0%
9. Ida Bobach (4th) 1:10 +0:11 0%
12. Alva Olsson (9th) 1:12 +0:13 0%
13. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 1:12 +0:13 0%
14. Elena Roos (7th) 1:13 +0:14 -4%
18. Sabine Hauswirth (16th) 1:14 +0:15 -5%
23. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 1:16 +0:17 -7%
25. Rachel Effeney (15th) 1:17 +0:18 -6%
32. Helena Karlsson (26th) 1:21 +0:22 -5%
36. Belinda Lawford (34th) 1:29 +0:30 -5%
38. Krystal Neumann (32nd) 1:33 +0:34 -8%
39. Sonia Hollands (38th) 1:35 +0:36 -6%
40. Heather Muir (39th) 1:47 +0:48 -14%
Women: 15-16 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 12:03 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 12:44 +0:41
3. Sara Luescher 12:59 +0:56
4. Julia Gross 13:21 +1:18
5. Karolin Ohlsson 13:25 +1:22
6. Ida Bobach 13:28 +1:25
7. Elena Roos 13:36 +1:33
9. Alva Olsson 13:42 +1:39
10. Svetlana Mironova 13:45 +1:42
12. Rahel Friederich 13:48 +1:45
Women: 16-17

No big differences in running length for left/right here – but probably left is significantly faster due to complex running and obstacles right – but not easy to say without real evidence. Quite a few runners lose time here – but time losses seem bigger than it being due to purely the route choice?

Women: 16-17 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 1:08 +0:00 +1%
2. Judith Wyder (2nd) 1:11 +0:03 +3%
3. Sara Luescher (3rd) 1:12 +0:04 +3%
4. Julia Gross (6th) 1:13 +0:05 +2%
5. Hanny Allston (19th) 1:13 +0:05 +4%
6. Ida Bobach (4th) 1:14 +0:06 +4%
7. Rahel Friederich (8th) 1:15 +0:07 +2%
8. Elena Roos (7th) 1:16 +0:08 0%
12. Alva Olsson (9th) 1:18 +0:10 +1%
14. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 1:20 +0:12 -3%
16. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 1:21 +0:13 -2%
24. Sabine Hauswirth (16th) 1:25 +0:17 -8%
25. Rachel Effeney (15th) 1:25 +0:17 -6%
28. Jasmine Neve (22nd) 1:28 +0:20 -7%
30. Lena Eliasson (25th) 1:31 +0:23 -9%
32. Emma Johansson (24th) 1:33 +0:25 -10%
33. Maria Magnusson (17th) 1:34 +0:26 -12%
34. Kayla Fairbairn (29th) 1:36 +0:28 -6%
37. Jessica Tullie (27th) 1:41 +0:33 -13%
38. Renee Beveridge (33rd) 1:43 +0:35 -11%
39. Sonia Hollands (38th) 1:45 +0:37 -6%
40. Esther Doetsch (35th) 1:48 +0:40 -13%
Women: 16-17 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 13:11 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 13:55 +0:44
3. Sara Luescher 14:11 +1:00
4. Julia Gross 14:34 +1:23
5. Ida Bobach 14:42 +1:31
6. Karolin Ohlsson 14:45 +1:34
7. Elena Roos 14:52 +1:41
9. Alva Olsson 15:00 +1:49
10. Rahel Friederich 15:03 +1:52
11. Svetlana Mironova 15:06 +1:55
Women: 17-18

No significant route choice challenge here – some map reading necessary.

Women: 17-18 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:29 +0:00 +3%
2. Julia Gross (6th) 0:31 +0:02 +5%
3. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:31 +0:02 +7%
4. Elena Roos (7th) 0:32 +0:03 +4%
5. Cecilie Friberg Klysner (14th) 0:32 +0:03 +8%
6. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:33 +0:04 0%
10. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:34 +0:05 0%
11. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:34 +0:05 +1%
23. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:36 +0:07 -10%
24. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:37 +0:08 -8%
25. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:37 +0:08 -6%
30. Emma Johansson (24th) 0:38 +0:09 -5%
37. Maria Magnusson (17th) 0:41 +0:12 -12%
39. Laura Robertson (18th) 0:47 +0:18 -23%
40. Aislinn Prendergast (36th) 1:00 +0:31 -25%
Women: 17-18 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 13:40 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 14:31 +0:51
3. Sara Luescher 14:44 +1:04
4. Julia Gross 15:05 +1:25
5. Ida Bobach 15:16 +1:36
6. Karolin Ohlsson 15:22 +1:42
7. Elena Roos 15:24 +1:44
9. Rahel Friederich 15:34 +1:54
10. Alva Olsson 15:37 +1:57
11. Svetlana Mironova 15:40 +2:00
Women: 18-19

The second big control description trap of the runners. A third of the field ran around and lost a lot of time!

Women: 18-19 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:25 +0:00 +1%
2. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:25 +0:00 +15%
3. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:27 +0:02 +5%
4. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:27 +0:02 +4%
5. Mari Fasting (20th) 0:27 +0:02 +7%
6. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:28 +0:03 -2%
10. Elena Roos (7th) 0:29 +0:04 -2%
14. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:30 +0:05 -7%
15. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:30 +0:05 -2%
20. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:31 +0:06 -6%
24. Lilian Forsgren (11th) 0:34 +0:09 -12%
25. Cecilie Friberg Klysner (14th) 0:34 +0:09 -11%
26. Georgia Whitla (28th) 0:38 +0:13 -13%
27. Sabine Hauswirth (16th) 0:40 +0:15 -27%
28. Lena Eliasson (25th) 0:40 +0:15 -22%
29. Bettina Aebi (23rd) 0:41 +0:16 -24%
30. Kayla Fairbairn (29th) 0:41 +0:16 -16%
31. Aislinn Prendergast (36th) 0:42 +0:17 -13%
32. Imogene Scott (30th) 0:44 +0:19 -23%
33. Lizzie Ingham (21st) 0:45 +0:20 -35%
34. Tessa Ramsden (37th) 0:46 +0:21 -17%
35. Renee Beveridge (33rd) 0:47 +0:22 -25%
36. Jessica Tullie (27th) 0:50 +0:25 -32%
37. Julia Gross (6th) 0:51 +0:26 -44%
38. Krystal Neumann (32nd) 0:54 +0:29 -29%
39. Tatiana Ryabkina (12th) 0:55 +0:30 -47%
40. Heather Muir (39th) 1:02 +0:37 -32%
Women: 18-19 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 14:05 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 14:59 +0:54
3. Sara Luescher 15:14 +1:09
4. Ida Bobach 15:47 +1:42
5. Karolin Ohlsson 15:49 +1:44
6. Elena Roos 15:53 +1:48
7. Julia Gross 15:56 +1:51
8. Rahel Friederich 16:01 +1:56
9. Alva Olsson 16:02 +1:57
10. Svetlana Mironova 16:10 +2:05
Women: 19-20

Easy one!

Women: 19-20 (Legtimes)

1. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:30 +0:00 +7%
2. Tatiana Ryabkina (12th) 0:33 +0:03 +6%
3. Jasmine Neve (22nd) 0:34 +0:04 +10%
4. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:35 +0:05 -1%
5. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:35 +0:05 +3%
6. Julia Gross (6th) 0:35 +0:05 0%
9. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:36 +0:06 -2%
10. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:36 +0:06 0%
12. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:37 +0:07 -2%
13. Elena Roos (7th) 0:37 +0:07 -3%
14. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:37 +0:07 0%
19. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:38 +0:08 -2%
22. Sarina Jenzer (13th) 0:39 +0:09 -5%
23. Sabine Hauswirth (16th) 0:39 +0:09 -6%
31. Bettina Aebi (23rd) 0:41 +0:11 -6%
33. Rachel Effeney (15th) 0:42 +0:12 -10%
40. Cecilie Friberg Klysner (14th) 0:47 +0:17 -18%
Women: 19-20 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 14:35 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 15:34 +0:59
3. Sara Luescher 15:50 +1:15
4. Ida Bobach 16:22 +1:47
5. Karolin Ohlsson 16:26 +1:51
6. Elena Roos 16:30 +1:55
7. Julia Gross 16:31 +1:56
8. Rahel Friederich 16:37 +2:02
9. Alva Olsson 16:39 +2:04
10. Svetlana Mironova 16:48 +2:13
Women: 20-21

Now it is actually over …

Women: 20-21 (Legtimes)

1. Julia Gross (6th) 0:13 +0:00 +12%
2. Svetlana Mironova (10th) 0:13 +0:00 +17%
3. Tove Alexandersson (1st) 0:14 +0:01 -4%
4. Jasmine Neve (22nd) 0:14 +0:01 +12%
5. Sara Luescher (3rd) 0:15 +0:02 -2%
6. Lilian Forsgren (11th) 0:15 +0:02 +3%
14. Ida Bobach (4th) 0:16 +0:03 -4%
15. Karolin Ohlsson (5th) 0:16 +0:03 -5%
16. Rahel Friederich (8th) 0:16 +0:03 -5%
17. Alva Olsson (9th) 0:16 +0:03 -2%
18. Tatiana Ryabkina (12th) 0:16 +0:03 -7%
28. Judith Wyder (2nd) 0:17 +0:04 -15%
29. Elena Roos (7th) 0:17 +0:04 -11%
30. Sarina Jenzer (13th) 0:17 +0:04 -9%
31. Rachel Effeney (15th) 0:17 +0:04 -8%
32. Lena Eliasson (25th) 0:17 +0:04 -5%
36. Jessica Tullie (27th) 0:18 +0:05 -6%
37. Imogene Scott (30th) 0:18 +0:05 -5%
Women: 20-21 (Total times)

1. Tove Alexandersson 14:49 +0:00
2. Judith Wyder 15:51 +1:02
3. Sara Luescher 16:05 +1:16
4. Ida Bobach 16:38 +1:49
5. Karolin Ohlsson 16:42 +1:53
6. Julia Gross 16:44 +1:55
7. Elena Roos 16:47 +1:58
8. Rahel Friederich 16:53 +2:04
9. Alva Olsson 16:55 +2:06
10. Svetlana Mironova 17:01 +2:12
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1. Tove Alexandersson 14:49 +3 +7 +2 -3 -2
2. Judith Wyder +1:02 -2 -2 -3 +2 +3 +6 +2 -2 +4 +3
3. Sara Luescher +1:16 +4 -2 -2 +2 -2 +3
4. Ida Bobach +1:49 +5 -3 -2 +3 +3 -2 -3 +3
5. Karolin Ohlsson +1:53 -2 +5 -3 +6 -4 +6 -3 +7 +3 +4
6. Julia Gross +1:55 +2 +2 +3 +3 +6 +4 +3 +3 -2 +24
7. Elena Roos +1:58 +5 -3 -4 +3 +16 +5 +4 +2 +3
8. Rahel Friederich +2:04 +11 -2 +9 -2 +17 +3 -3 -2
9. Alva Olsson +2:06 +2 -4 -3 +5 -2 -7 +4 +9 +3 -4
10. Svetlana Mironova +2:12 +3 -2 -3 -2 +4 +6 +2 +3 +3 +2 -2
11. Lilian Forsgren +2:18 +7 -3 -3 -3 +5 +3 +2 +5
12. Tatiana Ryabkina +2:20 +12 +15 -2 +2 -2 -2 +14 +28 -2 +2
13. Sarina Jenzer +2:30 +4 +6 +2 +7 +24 -2 +4 -2 -2 -3 -4 +3 +2
14. Rachel Effeney +2:33 -3 +6 -2 -2 -3 +8 +6 +2 +6 +6 +5 +2
15. Cecilie Friberg Klysner +2:34 -3 +4 -4 -5 -2 +8 +10 -7 +2 -2 +3 +2 -2 +5 +10
16. Sabine Hauswirth +2:34 +4 +2 +9 -2 +11 +7 +4 +8 +12 +3
17. Maria Magnusson +2:51 -2 -3 -3 +2 +6 -4 +2 +4 +2 +13 +6
18. Laura Robertson +3:02 -5 -4 +10 +4 -3 +10 +12 +2 +4 +4 +12 -2
19. Hanny Allston +3:06 +2 +6 +3 -2 +43 -3 -2 +6 +4 +26 +23 -3 -3 -4 -3 +2 +2
20. Mari Fasting +3:19 +22 +9 +10 +7 +38 -3 -4 -2 -2 -2
21. Lizzie Ingham +3:20 -2 -8 -2 +25 +3 -2 +6 +31 +41 -3 +2 +2 +2 +17
22. Jasmine Neve +3:23 +14 +16 +6 +8 +4 -2 -2 +10 +7 -3
23. Bettina Aebi +3:33 +2 +21 +5 +21 -2 +2 +3 +2 +2 +12 +4
24. Emma Johansson +3:44 +2 +9 -3 -6 -2 +64 -7 -3 +3 -5 -3 +3 +12 +3 -2
25. Lena Eliasson +3:51 +47 +5 -2 -2 +12 +5 +4 -2 -4 +10 +10 +2
26. Jessica Tullie +4:12 +8 +10 -2 -3 +7 -3 -4 +17 +2 +19 -2 +2
27. Helena Karlsson +4:13 +2 +28 -3 +11 +3 -3 +28 +11 +6 +3 -4 -4 -3 +6 -6 +2
28. Georgia Whitla +4:15 -3 -2 -5 -2 +7 -2 +17 -2 +14 +4 +4 +3 +3 +3 -2 +7
29. Kayla Fairbairn +4:17 -5 +6 -3 +2 -3 +3 -3 +4 -2 -3 +5 +8 -3 +9
30. Imogene Scott +4:19 +2 +11 +5 -3 +4 +13 -2 -2 +10 +3 -5 -4 -3 +12 +2
31. Kathryn Preston +4:53 +5 +6 +3 +2 +11 +7 +2 +26 -3 -3 -4 -2 -2
32. Krystal Neumann +5:00 +13 -9 -8 -7 -7 -3 +3 +4 -2 +5 +2 +10 -7 -3 +20 -2 -2
33. Belinda Lawford +5:14 +4 +10 -2 +17 -5 +2 +2 +7 +7 -2
34. Renee Beveridge +5:14 +3 +13 +3 -2 -3 +26 +12 -5 -3 -2 +15 +15 -2
35. Esther Doetsch +5:22 +2 +3 +23 +8 -7 -4 +24 -4 +2 +18 -2 -3
36. Aislinn Prendergast +5:59 +2 +28 -6 +25 -8 -7 -4 +2 -3 +4 -3 +3 -8 +20 +8
37. Tessa Ramsden +6:36 +3 -2 +2 +28 +7 +2 +2 -3 +11 +2
38. Sonia Hollands +6:44 -6 +37 -13 +2 +8 -7 +3 -2 +24 +8 +7 +9 +10 -2 -4
39. Heather Muir +7:06 -7 +22 -10 -10 +6 -4 -3 -2 +8 +18 +5 +7 +8 +20 +27

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16 comments

  1. Samo
    January 5, 2015 at 9:22

    Great analysis. Maybe an additional small flag symbol in the center of CP on the pre-prepared map for media could be very helpful to understand the correct position for CP #12 & #19.

    If such maps with alternatives would exsist on the race day it would be good for orienteering.

    • Jan Kocbach
      January 6, 2015 at 20:46

      Thanks! Good idea with the “flag” indicating where the control is placed. I haven’t got a tool for that as of now, but might be a good idea to include it.

      About race day: My plan was to start making these when the quarantine closed before the first start and have them ready when the excitement started building, but maps were unfortunately released several hours after the race finished. I even asked before the race, but was told that this was due to the public race organized afterwards using similar courses. Quite unfortunate from my point of view – not much fun following an orienteering race live without knowing which challenges the athletes face.

      • Samo
        January 6, 2015 at 22:53

        Interesting. IOF has a rule how major IOF events should not be organized on the same day with other major sports events (no mention of other public races) to maximize media interest. Maybe they should define what type of media and spectators they want to address with such policy. They should really rethink what type of data should be available for media prior the WC race.

      • sebasoi
        January 18, 2015 at 10:42

        I would add control description near the image. Another thing to learn. And wouldn’t dirty the map

  2. rjaba
    January 6, 2015 at 20:33

    Have a question about 16. control. Back to computer I diceded a better way through 4. control. Does anybody (man and woman have same leg) choosed it and how longer it?

    • rjaba
      January 6, 2015 at 20:38

      Update: not same, mans class have 5th leg. And also there no left route choose analysed. Guys, someone of you runned it?

    • Jan Kocbach
      January 6, 2015 at 20:40

      It is significantly longer (that’s why I did not include it) – I measure it to around 315 meters. I don’t know if anyone took it, though.

      1516right

  3. rjaba
    January 7, 2015 at 11:50

    No, I means othed routchoose. I got at it 247,7m.

  4. teno
    January 8, 2015 at 0:25

    Great job, as always!
    One question: to control 6, why did you think “By taking half left/half right you lose time”? is is not the best one instead?
    To control 16, rjaba already pointed my same thought :)
    I think it was the best one, using the little passage on the canopy
    regards from Italy,
    Alessio

    • Jan
      January 8, 2015 at 1:07

      @teno: My compliments for seeing my mistakes :-) Yes, I think I missed the best one to control 6 as well. Half left/half right (which is not drawn on the map) is probably slightly better. And yes, to control 16 rjaba’s suggestion is probably equivalent. I don’t think it is really faster due to surface/corners etc. – but equivalent. Would be nice with GPS here, though – to use along with the split times! Then I hadn’t missed these either with some help from the GPS :-)

  5. Sputnik
    January 9, 2015 at 22:02

    Very interesting and well done, Jan. I was looking for control descriptions, as they are described as “Tricky”. Can you load them, at least for the two “traps”?
    Hi and thanks

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