WOC 2017 Relay: Maps and Results

Jan Kocbach July 7, 2017 Orienteering News Comments Off on WOC 2017 Relay: Maps and Results

[Updated with Sweden’s Gold in the women’s class] Norway did just as last year – winning WOC Relay Gold medal in the men’s race after Olav Lundanes ran away from the bunch on the second leg and delivering Magne Dæhli a one minute lead. France finished second after Thierry Gueorgiou’s last WOC race. Sweden took Bronze after a good race by Gustav Bergman – but never enough to see Gueorgiou’s back.

In the women’s class Sweden won after a fantastic team effort; Emma Johansson and Helena Jansson delivered Tove Alexandersson in the lead, and Alexandersson took care of the lead on the last leg. Behind Sweden there was a tight fight between Russia and Finland in the first part of the last leg, but Russia managed to get a gap after mistakes by Finland – and Russia took silver with Finland in Bronze.

Maps

Results

1	Magne Daehli Norway	94:50 (1) +00:00
2	Thierry Gueorgiou France	96:06 (2) +01:16
3	Gustav Bergman Sweden	96:53 (3) +02:03
4	Lauri Sild Estonia	98:47 (4) +03:57
5	Matthias Kyburz Switzerland	101:11 (5) +06:21
6	Leonid Novikov Russian Federation	101:20 (6) +06:30
7	Edgars Bertuks Latvia	101:28 (7) +06:38
8	Fredric Portin Finland	101:32 (8) +06:42
9	Tue Lassen Denmark	102:23 (9) +07:33
10	Ruslan Glibov Ukraine	103:20 (10) +08:30

Women

1	Tove Alexandersson Sweden	101:12 (1) +00:00
2	Natalia Gemperle Russian Federation	103:53 (2) +02:41
3	Merja Rantanen Finland	105:35 (3) +04:23
4	Sabine Hauswirth Switzerland	108:41 (4) +07:29
5	Sandra Grosberga Latvia	108:45 (5) +07:33
6	Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg Norway	112:21 (6) +11:09
7	Hollie Orr Great Britain	113:51 (7) +12:39
8	Jana Knapova Czech Republic	113:56 (8) +12:44
9	Isia Basset France	114:58 (9) +13:46
10	Maja Alm Denmark	116:56 (10) +15:44

Full results (unofficial)
Official results will be available here

Statements from the men’s press conference

Magne Dæhli (Norway): – Of course I was really nervous. I know that he was in very good shape, so I was very focused. I was focused in the start to get a good first control. I felt very well the rest of the course, except for the first control after the arena where I had a small mistake.

Thierry Gueorgiou (France): – I never saw Magne. I was very focused on having a good start. I was just focusing on my orienteering. I had some small struggles, but nothing big. I think I was not in super shape, but it was a good race, and I am happy with my race. I think he (Magne) fulfilled his mission, it is always difficult to run in the front. I don’t think we should be frustrated with a second place, Norway was very impressive here. We are all three every happy.

Gustav Bergman (Sweden): – I felt quite relaxed going out. I knew from yesterday that when you try to much, you do mistakes. I was just focusing on my own orienteering, and I knew that if I just did my own orienteering I would be in the medals.

[Note that there was no women’s press conference]