WOC 2018 Relay: Maps and Results

Switzerland won the women’s relay and Norway the men’s after two very exciting races. The terrain offered very interesting orienteering were many top teams struggled both with mistakes on controls and routechoice misses.

In the women’s race Switzerland and Sweden ran head to head through the last leg, with two of the big women of orienteering the last years Tove Alexandersson and Judith Wyder battling it out for gold. Alexandersson seemed to have a physical edge in the tough uphill towards the end of the course, but Wyder still managed to run Switzerland in to victory after Alexandersson did small misses on two easy controls in a row at the very end.

Alexandersson did small misses on two easy controls in a row at the very end

On the third last Alexandersson did not see the control point and on the second last Alexander’s saw the control, but thought it was not her control and stood still for a moment. Enough time for Wyder to pass by and run into the finish celebrating a gold medal with her teammates Elena Roos and Julia Jakob. Russia finished in a safe bronze position ahead of Norway.

Switzerland 🇨🇭 wins #WOC2018 Relay ahead of Sweden 🇸🇪 in head-to-head finish after mistakes on two easy controls by Alexandersson in the very end. Russia 🇷🇺 takes clear bronze. See video here. Results https://t.co/DnPjiIJCIO pic.twitter.com/05HKinRh43

— WorldofO.com (@worldofo) August 9, 2018

In the men’s race the battle for gold was even more exciting, with 8 teams in the battle for gold just a few controls before the finish. Norway decided ahead of Switzerland and France after Norway’s Magne Dæhli did an excellent route on the long leg towards the end of the course.

Norway decided ahead of Switzerland and France after Norway’s Magne Dæhli did an excellent route on the long leg towards the end of the course.

In the battle for silver Switzerland and France proved to be strongest in the tough uphill towards the end, and could battle it out for the medals. Austria finished in a strong 4th place. Latvia was in the lead on large parts of the last leg, but lost some time towards the end and finished down in 8th place. Gaute Hallan Steiwer ran an excellent first leg for Norway after coming in as reserve for a sick Olav Lundanes. Eskil Kinneberg, World Champion from the Middle on Tuesday, ran equally well on the second leg.

Norway 🇳🇴 wins #woc2018 Relay after thriller finish, choosing the fastest route on the long leg. Three gold 🏅🏅🏅 in a row for Norway! Switzerland 🇨🇭 takes silver, France 🇫🇷 bronze #gpsanimation #orienteering pic.twitter.com/7sghphMkSJ

— WorldofO.com (@worldofo) August 9, 2018

Maps

WOC Relay Men leg1

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WOC Relay Men leg2

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WOC Relay 2018 Men - leg 3

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WOC Relay Women leg1

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WOC Relay Women leg2

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WOC Relay Women leg3

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Results

Men

1	Norway				1:47:26
	Hallan Steiwer Gaute	36:33	2		36:33	2
	Eskil Kinneberg	35:40	5		1:12:13	1	-1
	Magne Daehli	35:13	5		1:47:26	1	0
2	Switzerland				1:47:30			+0:04
	Florian Howald	37:37	14		37:37	14
	Daniel Hubmann	35:55	7		1:13:32	9	-5
	Matthias Kyburz	33:58	2		1:47:30	2	-7	+0:04
3	France				1:47:36			+0:10
	Nicolas Rio	37:25	12		37:25	12
	Lucas Basset	36:20	9		1:13:45	10	-2
	Frederic Tranchand	33:51	1		1:47:36	3	-7	+0:10
4	Austria				1:47:43			+0:17
	Matthias Groell	39:02	18		39:02	18
	Gernot Ymsen Kerschbaumer	33:50	1		1:12:52	5	-13
	Robert Merl	34:51	3		1:47:43	4	-1	+0:17
5	Czech Republic				1:48:02			+0:36
	Pavel Kubat	37:59	15		37:59	15
	Milos Nykodym	34:56	3		1:12:55	6	-9
	Vojtech Kral	35:07	4		1:48:02	5	-1	+0:36
6	Great Britain				1:48:03			+0:37
	Peter Hodkinson	36:56	3		36:56	3
	Kristian Jones	35:21	4		1:12:17	2	-1
	Ralph Street	35:46	7		1:48:03	6	+4	+0:37

Women

1	Switzerland				1:45:03
	Elena Roos	37:23	1		37:23	1
	Julia Jakob	34:50	3		1:12:13	2	+1
	Judith Wyder	32:50	1		1:45:03	1	-1
2	Sweden				1:45:18			+0:15
	Helena Bergman	37:32	2		37:32	2
	Karolin Ohlsson	34:33	2		1:12:05	1	-1
	Tove Alexandersson	33:13	3		1:45:18	2	+1	+0:15
3	Russian Federation				1:47:20			+2:17
	Anastasia Rudnaya	37:42	4		37:42	4
	Tatyana Riabkina	36:44	4		1:14:26	3	-1
	Natalia Gemperle	32:54	2		1:47:20	3	0	+2:17
4	Norway				1:50:09			+5:06
	Kamilla Olaussen	40:35	8		40:35	8
	Marianne Andersen	34:28	1		1:15:03	4	-4
	Andrine Benjaminsen	35:06	4		1:50:09	4	0	+5:06
5	Finland				1:54:56			+9:53
	Sofia Haajanen	37:45	5		37:45	5
	Maija Sianoja	40:31	11		1:18:16	5	0
	Marika Teini	36:40	7		1:54:56	5	0	+9:53
6	Denmark				1:55:09			+10:06
	Amanda Falck Weber	40:53	12		40:53	12
	Caroline Gjotterup	38:26	6		1:19:19	6	-6
	Maja Alm	35:50	5		1:55:09	6	0	+10:06

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