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Halden wins Venla 2016 after strong last leg by Mari Fasting: – I made some mistakes in the start, but then I ran very good, Fasting said after the race. Halden’s team was very international: Sabine Hauswirth (Switzerland), Hollie Orr (Great Britain), Anni-Maija Fincke (Finland) and Mari Fasting (Norway).
– I was very eager at the start as I have not been running orienteering for a while, but I knew my shape was good, Mari Fasting said after the race. – Therefore I did some mistakes in the first half of the course. After passing the arena I managed to keep my concentration and do good orienteering, so from there on and in I am very satisfied with my race.
Strong from the start
Sabine Hauswirth ran a good first leg for Halden, finishing in 2nd place only 4 seconds behind leading team Falköpings AIK (Sarah Hagström).
Sarah Hagström wins first leg for Falköping ahead of Haldens Hauswirth #venla pic.twitter.com/zO3a9OJ1tT
— WorldofO.com (@worldofo) June 18, 2016
Second leg runner Hollie Orr did brought Halden in to 8th place, nearly 3 minutes behind new leader OK Kåre. On the third leg, Halden’s Anni-Maija Fincke did another excellent race, taking Halden all the way into the lead, just as at 10Mila earlier this year. With Mari Fasting back from injury, Halden had the finisher which managed to decide the relay for Halden – giving Halden the first victory since 2012.
Finnish teams in the top
The Finnish teams took all top positions except the very top in this year’s Venla relay. Saila Kinni took Tampereen Pyrintö to second place after fighting in the top all the way from the start. Marika Teini took SK Pohjantähti to third place and Svetlana Mironova took Koovee to fourth place. The best Swedish team was Göteborg Majorna in 5th place.
Tight last leg
Venla featured a tight fight on the last leg. Two of the strongest challengers for Fasting were Alfta ÖSA’s Natalia Gemperle (formerly Vinogradova) and Majorna’s Judith Wyder. Wyder lost 3 minutes on a mistake on a forked control early in the course. Gemperle did a similiar 3 minute mistake on a forked control later in the course.
This is where Alfta ÖSA lost 3 minutes – out of the fight for victory #Venla pic.twitter.com/DxvtJ5tuIR
— WorldofO.com (@worldofo) June 18, 2016
With that the fight was between Fasting and Finnish top runners Saila Kinni and Marika Teini – a battle Fasting decided alone in the lead by not making mistakes.
This is where Halden got an advantage vs Pohjantähti & TP in fight for victory at #Venla #GPS. Now 1 minute lead! pic.twitter.com/u3bGQ4AEP7
— WorldofO.com (@worldofo) June 18, 2016
Fasting did “her mistake” at the arena passage, but this cost her only some 30 seconds – and was not decisive for the relay.
Halfway on last leg – 3 teams from 3 countries battling at the front after small Halden miss https://t.co/GGb7owG5nm pic.twitter.com/i8wB9Ak7xz
— WorldofO.com (@worldofo) June 18, 2016
Results
| 1 | 8 | Halden SK | NOR | 3:06:04 | |||
| 1 Sabine Hauswirth | 44:08 | ||||||
| 2 Hollie Orr | 47:50 | 1:31:59 | |||||
| 3 Anni-Maija Fincke | 34:33 | 2:06:32 | |||||
| 4 Mari Fasting | 59:32 | 3:06:04 | |||||
| 2 | 6 | Tampereen Pyrintö | FIN | 3:06:57 | |||
| 1 Lotta Karhola | 44:58 | ||||||
| 2 Sonja Kyrölä | 47:14 | 1:32:12 | |||||
| 3 Venla Harju | 35:15 | 2:07:27 | |||||
| 4 Saila Kinni | 59:30 | 3:06:57 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | SK Pohjantähti | FIN | 3:07:47 | |||
| 1 Heini Wennman | 45:37 | ||||||
| 2 Marttiina Joensuu | 46:29 | 1:32:06 | |||||
| 3 Sofia Haajanen | 34:32 | 2:06:39 | |||||
| 4 Marika Teini | 1:01:08 | 3:07:47 | |||||
| 4 | 13 | Koovee | FIN | 3:09:42 | |||
| 1 Johanna Hulkkonen | 44:24 | ||||||
| 2 Ulrika Uotila | 47:47 | 1:32:11 | |||||
| 3 Mia Niittynen | 38:11 | 2:10:23 | |||||
| 4 Svetlana Mironova | 59:19 | 3:09:42 | |||||
| 5 | 16 | Göteborg Majorna OK | SWE | 3:09:43 | |||
| 1 Viktoria Ernstsson | 45:52 | ||||||
| 2 Anna Forsberg | 43:30 | 1:29:23 | |||||
| 3 Lina Strand | 37:28 | 2:06:51 | |||||
| 4 Judith Wyder | 1:02:51 | 3:09:43 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | Alfta ÖSA OK | SWE | 3:10:09 | |||
| 1 Galina Vinogradova | 44:37 | ||||||
| 2 Sara Eskilsson | 45:39 | 1:30:17 | |||||
| 3 Josefine Engström | 36:57 | 2:07:14 | |||||
| 4 Natalia Gemperle | 1:02:55 | 3:10:09 | |||||
| 7 | 22 | Stora Tuna OK | SWE | 3:10:13 | |||
| 1 Anna Mårsell | 44:40 | ||||||
| 2 Johanna Erlandsson | 48:15 | 1:32:56 | |||||
| 3 Julia Gross | 40:03 | 2:12:59 | |||||
| 4 Tove Alexandersson | 57:14 | 3:10:13 | |||||
| 8 | 10 | IFK Lidingö SOK | SWE | 3:10:18 | |||
| 1 Johanna Sanderi | 46:31 | ||||||
| 2 Annica Gustafsson | 45:17 | 1:31:48 | |||||
| 3 Helena Karlsson | 35:42 | 2:07:30 | |||||
| 4 Anna Bachman | 1:02:47 | 3:10:18 | |||||
| 9 | 83 | Paimion Rasti | FIN | 3:10:19 | |||
| 1 Eveliina Hirvonen | 47:00 | ||||||
| 2 Salla Fagerudd | 45:12 | 1:32:13 | |||||
| 3 Inga Dambe | 35:06 | 2:07:19 | |||||
| 4 Saara Norrgrann | 1:03:00 | 3:10:19 | |||||
| 10 | 26 | IFK Göteborg | SWE | 3:11:28 | |||
| 1 Isia Basset | 45:41 | ||||||
| 2 Anna Närhi | 46:33 | 1:32:14 | |||||
| 3 Elin Månsson | 37:36 | 2:09:50 | |||||
| 4 Kirsi Nurmi | 1:01:37 | 3:11:28 | |||||
| 11 | MS Parma (15) | +5:46 | Anastasia Rudnaya | 1:02:28 | |
| 12 | OK Kåre (23) | +5:50 | Lisa Risby | 1:01:17 | |
| 13 | IFK Lidingö SOK 2 (20) | +5:52 | Sarina Jenzer | 1:02:04 | |
| 14 | OK Linne (18) | +6:19 | Catherine Taylor | 1:02:29 | |
| 15 | Fredrikstad SK (19) | +8:51 | Heidi Östlid Bagstevold | 1:02:38 | |
| 16 | OK Tisaren (9) | +9:53 | Lilian Forsgren | 1:01:20 | |
| 17 | Hiidenkiertäjät (14) | +10:12 | Julia Novikova | 1:03:26 | |
| 18 | OK Orion (29) | +10:30 | Nadiya Volynska | 1:02:39 | |
| 19 | Järla Orientering (3) | +10:38 | Emma Klingenberg | 1:04:28 | |
| 20 | Domnarvets GoIF (1) | +11:21 | Dana Safka Brokov | 1:04:15 | |
| 21 | Halden SK 2 (95) | +11:46 | Vendula Haldin | 1:07:34 | |
| 22 | Linköpings OK (41) | +12:16 | Alva Olsson | 1:01:15 | |
| 23 | IFK Lidingö SOK 3 (54) | +13:16 | Adela Indrakova | 1:04:49 | |
| 24 | Lynx (36) | +13:21 | Aino Mänkärlä | 1:03:31 | |
| 25 | Freidig SPK (482) | +13:28 | Karen Oline Kolstad | 1:02:38 | |
| 26 | IGTISA (31) | +14:05 | Sandra Pauzaite | 1:07:35 | |
| 27 | Pan-Kristianstad (48) | +14:15 | Ursula Kadan | 1:08:31 | |
| 28 | Jämsän Retki-Veikot (37) | +14:25 | Merja Rantanen | 1:02:25 | |
| 29 | Angelniemen Ankkuri (46) | +14:25 | Emily Kemp | 59:21 | |
| 30 | Kangasala SK (27) | +14:36 | Outi Hytönen | 1:03:01 | |
| 31 | Sävedalens AIK (25) | +14:42 | Silje Ekroll Jahren | 1:04:56 | |
| 32 | Kalevan Rasti (17) | +14:49 | Amlie Chataing | 1:02:00 | |
| 33 | IFK Moras OK (28) | +15:02 | Magdalena Olsson | 1:09:51 | |
| 34 | Tampereen Pyrintö 2 (60) | +15:15 | Tytti Kirvesmies | 1:06:51 | |
| 35 | Nydalens SK (7) | +15:25 | Siri Ulvestad | 1:04:06 | |
| 36 | Lahden Suunnistajat -37 (35) | +15:33 | Laura Ramstein | 1:05:38 | |
| 37 | Hiisirasti (30) | +15:58 | Natalia Efimova | 1:04:05 | |
| 38 | Koovee 2 (52) | +16:09 | Anna-Kaisa Asikainen | 1:06:29 | |
| 39 | IL Tyrving (315) | +16:55 | Ingunn H Weltzien | 1:04:57 | |
| 40 | OK Ravinen (91) | +17:07 | Helena Jansson | 58:10 | |
| 41 | Göteborg Majorna OK 2 (115) | +17:10 | Agnes Leo | 1:07:27 | |
| 42 | OK Linne 2 (38) | +17:36 | Inga Kazlauskaite | 1:06:56 | |
| 43 | Tullinge SK (39) | +18:02 | Jenny Lönnkvist | 1:09:45 | |
| 44 | Lillomarka OL (24) | +18:04 | Andrine Benjaminsen | 1:02:11 | |
| 45 | Lynx 2 (78) | +18:09 | Kristine Bertuka | 1:06:23 | |
| 46 | Pargas IF (53) | +18:13 | Yvonne Gunell | 1:04:57 | |
| 47 | Espoon Akilles (82) | +18:19 | Leenukka Hanhijärvi | 1:01:16 | |
| 48 | Rajamäen Rykmentti (64) | +18:20 | Hanna Raitanen | 1:06:02 | |
| 49 | Fossum IF (61) | +18:24 | Victoria Hästad Björnstad | 1:08:34 | |
| 50 | Paimion Rasti 2 (122) | +18:44 | Satu Tahvonen | 1:09:10 | |
| 51 | Falköpings AIK OK (364) | +18:47 | Amanda Blennow | 1:11:34 | |
| 52 | Black Sea OK (50) | +19:04 | Anastasya Neverova | 1:02:52 | |
| 53 | OK Kompas (129) | +19:06 | Evgenyja Veremeenko | 1:04:03 | |
| 54 | OK Trian (70) | +19:43 | Mari Seppänen | 1:11:24 | |
| 55 | Ärla IF (62) | +19:44 | Susen Lösch | 1:01:53 | |
| 56 | Helsingin Suunnistajat (63) | +19:46 | Tiina Haarlaa | 1:07:34 | |
| 57 | Espoon Suunta (75) | +19:55 | Emilia Stählberg | 1:13:22 | |
| 58 | SK Pohjantähti 2 (87) | +20:09 | Anna Haataja | 1:00:58 | |
| 59 | Kuopion Suunnistajat (155) | +20:40 | Alma Toivonen | 1:05:05 | |
| 60 | Bäkkelagets SK 2 (365) | +20:45 | Louise Oram | 1:04:58 | |
| 61 | NTNUI (34) | +20:53 | Linn Hokholt | 1:07:55 | |
| 62 | Södertälje Nykvarn Orienter (21) | +21:01 | Vendula Horcickova | 1:17:05 | |
| 63 | Koovee 3 (110) | +21:25 | Elo Saue | 1:11:34 | |
| 64 | MS Parma 2 (57) | +21:32 | Laura Portin | 1:07:48 | |
| 65 | Hiidenkiertäjät 2 (134) | +21:53 | Marianne Haug | 1:07:13 | |
| 66 | Göteborg Majorna OK 3 (104) | +21:58 | Frida Nero | 1:07:42 | |
| 67 | Bäkkelagets SK (11) | +22:16 | Kine Gulliksen | 1:13:16 | |
| 68 | NTNUI 2 (56) | +22:30 | Anna Ulvensöen | 1:07:47 | |
| 69 | OK Trian 2 (148) | +23:28 | Elffors Anna | 1:06:47 | |
| 70 | OK77 (188) | +23:41 | Ina Westerlund | 1:05:25 | |
| 71 | Domnarvets GoIF 2 (67) | +24:49 | Johanna Lindberg | 1:12:00 | |
| 72 | Täby OK (159) | +25:17 | Lenka Poklopova | 1:07:39 | |
| 73 | OK Tisaren 2 (96) | +25:30 | Rebecka Nylin | 1:10:44 | |
| 74 | Rastikarhut (43) | +25:38 | Laura Jakobsson | 1:13:48 | |
| 75 | Nord West (85) | +25:41 | Tatiana Bevza | 1:04:05 | |
| 76 | Tullinge SK 2 (80) | +25:49 | Rebecka Heinrup | 1:10:54 | |
| 77 | OK Hällen (557) | +25:58 | Anna Soprrong | 1:11:20 | |
| 78 | Raja-Karjalan Suunnistajat (72) | +26:00 | Veera Kortelainen | 1:09:31 | |
| 79 | Kangasala SK 2 (81) | +26:07 | Mari Schutskoff | 1:11:57 | |
| 80 | Tampereen Pyrintö 6 (343) | +26:08 | Annika Viilo | 1:11:06 | |
| 81 | Umeå OK (109) | +26:19 | Åsa Otterbjörk | 1:11:50 | |
| 82 | MS Parma 3 (135) | +26:23 | Elisa Mäkinen | 1:12:17 | |
| 83 | OK Kapa (149) | +28:12 | Irita Pukite | 1:07:35 | |
| 84 | IK Hakarpspojkarna (42) | +28:13 | Anna Serralonga | 1:10:43 | |
| 85 | Kalevan Rasti 2 (84) | +28:14 | Hanna Laine | 1:19:56 | |
| 86 | KFUM Örebro OK (71) | +28:28 | Ellinor Eriksson | 1:07:34 | |
| 87 | Halden SK 3 (44) | +28:46 | Lizzie Ingham | 1:13:54 | |
| 88 | IFK Moras OK 2 (121) | +28:52 | Johanka Simkova | 1:11:42 | |
| 89 | Vehkalahden Veikot (89) | +28:58 | Elina Kilpeläinen | 1:13:29 | |
| 90 | IK Hakarpspojkarna 2 (120) | +29:07 | Moa Svensson | 1:12:51 | |
| 91 | Domnarvets GoIF 3 (177) | +32:13 | Emma Johansson | 1:10:10 | |
| 92 | Vittjärvs IK (283) | +32:26 | Evelina Wickbom | 1:09:32 | |
| 93 | Rasti-Kurikka (58) | +32:28 | Satu Heittola | 1:12:12 | |
| 94 | Hämeenlinnan Suunnistajat (32) | +32:40 | Ildiko Szerencsi | 1:10:52 | |
| 95 | OK Orion 2 (86) | +32:51 | Agata Stragewisz | 1:21:01 | |
| 96 | Rehns BK (90) | +32:57 | Kristin Olovsson | 1:15:07 | |
| 97 | Pan-Kristianstad 3 (664) | +33:00 | Jannie Hagård | 1:10:09 | |
| 98 | OK Södertörn (69) | +33:07 | Marielle Larsson | 1:21:25 | |
| 99 | Kouvolan Suunnistajat (94) | +33:15 | Marja Laukkanen | 1:18:45 | |
| 100 | Rastivarsat (102) | +33:31 | Irina Mihalko | 1:10:32 |
