World of O News
Matthias Kyburz (Switzerland) had a fantastic weekend and won all three World Ranking Events in the men’s superelite at the Maximus O-Meeting this weekend. In the women’s class Sanna Fast (Sweden), Anastasia Rudnaya (Russia), Svetlana Mironova (Russia) and won the Middle, Sprint and Long distances races, respectively.
Maximus O-Meeting organized in the Madrid-area in Spain is one of the races with largest elite field in the traditional Spain/Portugal round of races in February and March this year. Three World Ranking events, with more than 350 elite runners on the start. The races offered fast and technical terrain with many orienteering challenges.
See below for maps, results and splits graphs for the men’s super-elite and the women’s elite for all the three races.
Middle
Men
Matthias Kyburz (Tyrving IL Tyrving IL) won 27 seconds ahead of Olav Lundanes (Halden SK Halden SK) with Akseli Ruohola (MS Parma MS Parma) in 3rd at 0:34. Matthias Kyburz won 5 of 22 legs and did less than a minute of mistakes.
Simon Imark took the lead at the first control. The race lead then changed between Matthias Kyburz (leading at the 2nd control), Simon Imark (leading at the 3rd control), Matthias Kyburz (leading at the 4th control), Simon Imark (leading from the 5th to 7th control, losing 21 seconds and the lead at the 8th), Matthias Kyburz (leading from the 8th to 10th control, losing 18 seconds and the lead at the 11th), Akseli Ruohola (leading at the 11th control, losing 16 seconds and the lead at the 12th), Matthias Kyburz (leading at the 12th control, losing 14 seconds and the lead at the 13th) and Simon Imark (leading at the 13th control, losing 4:26 at the 14th control and falling down to 22nd place) until Matthias Kyburz took over the lead at control 14 of 22 controls and kept it until the finish.
| 1. | Matthias Kyburz | Tyrving IL Tyrving IL | 34:21 | (+0:00) |
| 2. | Olav Lundanes | Halden SK Halden SK | 34:48 | (+0:27) |
| 3. | Akseli Ruohola | MS Parma MS Parma | 34:55 | (+0:34) |
| 4. | Torgeir Nørbech | Tyrving IL Tyrving IL | 35:46 | (+1:25) |
| 5. | Gernot Ymsén | OK PAN Kristians OK PAN Kristianstad | 36:52 | (+2:31) |
| 6. | Michal Olejnik | Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering | 37:06 | (+2:45) |
| 7. | Pascal Buchs | Tampereen Pyrint Tampereen Pyrinto | 37:13 | (+2:52) |
| 8. | Oleksandr Kratov | Koovee Koovee | 37:20 | (+2:59) |
| 9. | Håvard Wedege | Individuals/No c Individuals/No club | 38:28 | (+4:07) |
| 10. | Kaspar Hägler | OLV Baselland / OLV Baselland / ANCO | 38:34 | (+4:13) |
| 11. | Filip Grahn | Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering | 38:37 | (+4:16) |
| 12. | Olivier Blanc Tranchant | O’Jura O’Jura | 38:40 | (+4:19) |
| 13. | Oskar Sjöberg | OK Linné OK Linné | 38:43 | (+4:22) |
| 14. | Simon Imark | Tullinge SK Tullinge SK | 39:01 | (+4:40) |
| 15. | Riccardo Scalet | Halden SK Halden SK | 39:12 | (+4:51) |
Women
Sanna Fast (Eksjö SOK Eksjö SOK) won 1:40 minutes ahead of Maija Sianoja (MS Parma MS Parma) with Megan Carter-Davies (All Wales Orient) in 3rd at 2:57.
Sanna Fast won 4 of 16 legs and had time losses of more than a minute. Sanna Fast lost 1:12 or less to the leg winner on all legs – that was least of all runners in this race. Anastasia Rudnaya took the lead at the first control. The race lead then changed between María Prieto Del Campo (leading at the 2nd control), Anastasia Rudnaya (leading at the 3rd control, losing 11 seconds and the lead at the 4th), María Prieto Del Campo (leading from the 4th to 6th control, losing 2:44 at the 7th control and falling down to 7th place) and Maija Sianoja (leading from the 7th to 10th control) until Sanna Fast took over the lead at control 11 of 16 controls and kept it until the finish.
| 1. | Sanna Fast | Eksjö SOK Eksjö SOK | 33:11 | (+0:00) |
| 2. | Maija Sianoja | MS Parma MS Parma | 34:51 | (+1:40) |
| 3. | Megan Carter-davies | All Wales Orient All Wales Orienteering Legends | 36:08 | (+2:57) |
| 4. | Anastasia Rudnaya | MS Parma MS Parma | 36:10 | (+2:59) |
| 5. | Csilla Gárdonyi | MOM Budapest MOM Budapest | 36:40 | (+3:29) |
| 6. | Svetlana Mironova | Halden SK Halden SK | 37:16 | (+4:05) |
| 7. | Jo Shepherd | Halden SK Halden SK | 38:32 | (+5:21) |
| 8. | Lone Karin Brochmann | Bækkelagets SK Bækkelagets SK | 40:45 | (+7:34) |
| 9. | Salla Laitinen | Paimion Rasti Paimion Rasti | 41:02 | (+7:51) |
| 10. | María Prieto Del Campo | Madrid MALARRUTA | 42:04 | (+8:53) |
| 11. | Aleksandra Hornik | Paimion Rasti Paimion Rasti | 42:16 | (+9:05) |
| 12. | Jasmina Gassner | Naturfreunde Wie Naturfreunde Wien | 42:21 | (+9:10) |
| 13. | Anna Nilsson Simkovics | Ulricehamns OK Ulricehamns OK | 42:28 | (+9:17) |
| 14. | Chloé Haberkorn | O’Jura O’Jura | 42:31 | (+9:20) |
| 15. | Tiia Istolahti | MS Parma MS Parma | 42:38 | (+9:27) |
Sprint
Men
Matthias Kyburz (Tyrving IL Tyrving IL) won 44 seconds ahead of Artem Popov (MS Parma MS Parma) with Riccardo Scalet (Halden SK Halden SK) in 3rd at 0:53.
Matthias Kyburz won 17 of 22 legs and did nearly no mistakes. Matthias Kyburz lost 6 seconds or less to the leg winner on all legs – that was least of all runners in this race. Lari Takanen took the lead at the first control. Then the race lead changed between Lukas Liland (leading at the 2nd control, losing 13 seconds at the 3rd control and falling down to 7th place) and Florian Attinger (leading at the 3rd control, losing 21 seconds at the 4th control and falling down to 9th place) before Matthias Kyburz took over the lead at control 4 of 22 controls and kept it until the finish.
Note that the leg from 16-17 gave trouble for some runners here – are you fully familiar with the new International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps (valid from January 1st 2020) – although that might not be the reason for the time losses here…
| 1. | Matthias Kyburz | Tyrving IL Tyrving IL | 13:16 | (+0:00) |
| 2. | Artem Popov | MS Parma MS Parma | 14:00 | (+0:44) |
| 3. | Riccardo Scalet | Halden SK Halden SK | 14:09 | (+0:53) |
| 4. | Michal Olejnik | Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering | 14:13 | (+0:57) |
| 5. | Oskar Sjöberg | OK Linné OK Linné | 14:18 | (+1:02) |
| 6. | Håkon Jarvis Westergaard | Tyrving IL Tyrving IL | 14:20 | (+1:04) |
| 7. | Filip Grahn | Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering | 14:25 | (+1:09) |
| 8. | Pascal Buchs | Tampereen Pyrint Tampereen Pyrinto | 14:41 | (+1:25) |
| 9. | Johan Ek-larsson | Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering | 14:44 | (+1:28) |
| 10. | Kenny Kivikas | Koovee Koovee | 14:46 | (+1:30) |
| 11. | Gernot Ymsén | OK PAN Kristians OK PAN Kristianstad | 14:48 | (+1:32) |
| 12. | Jens Rönnols | Järla Orienterin Järla Orientering | 14:51 | (+1:35) |
| 13. | Janis Tamuzs | NAVI NAVI | 14:53 | (+1:37) |
| 13. | Lari Takanen | Paimion Rasti Paimion Rasti | 14:53 | (+1:37) |
| 15. | Eduardo Gil Marcos | Burgos TJALVE | 14:54 | (+1:38) |
| 15. | Giacomo Zagonel | Unione Sportiva Unione Sportiva Primiero | 14:54 | (+1:38) |
Women
Anastasia Rudnaya (MS Parma MS Parma) won 13 seconds ahead of Agata Olejnik (Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering) with Aleksandra Hornik (Paimion Rasti Paimion Rasti) in 3rd at 0:15.
Anastasia Rudnaya won 5 of 17 legs and did less than half a minute of mistakes. Agata Olejnik lost 7 seconds or less to the leg winner on all legs – that was least of all runners in this race. The fight for victory was close; Sanna Fast (lost 25 seconds at leg 3, finished 21 seconds behind in 4th) was only one control away from beating Anastasia Rudnaya.
| 1. | Anastasia Rudnaya | MS Parma MS Parma | 12:58 | (+0:00) |
| 2. | Agata Olejnik | Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering | 13:11 | (+0:13) |
| 3. | Aleksandra Hornik | Paimion Rasti Paimion Rasti | 13:13 | (+0:15) |
| 4. | Sanna Fast | Eksjö SOK Eksjö SOK | 13:19 | (+0:21) |
| 5. | Maija Sianoja | MS Parma MS Parma | 13:25 | (+0:27) |
| 6. | Megan Carter-davies | All Wales Orient All Wales Orienteering Legends | 13:31 | (+0:33) |
| 7. | Svetlana Mironova | Halden SK Halden SK | 13:45 | (+0:47) |
| 8. | Anna Nilsson Simkovics | Ulricehamns OK Ulricehamns OK | 13:58 | (+1:00) |
| 9. | Kateryna Dzema | Voshod Voshod | 14:09 | (+1:11) |
| 10. | Ewa Gwozdz | UKS Orientus Lod UKS Orientus Lodz | 14:10 | (+1:12) |
| 11. | Csilla Gárdonyi | MOM Budapest MOM Budapest | 14:23 | (+1:25) |
| 12. | Johanka Simkova | IFK Mora OK IFK Mora OK | 14:36 | (+1:38) |
| 13. | Ana Isabel Toledo Navarro | Madrid IMPERDIBLE | 14:38 | (+1:40) |
| 14. | Nelly Carlsson | OK PAN Kristians OK PAN Kristianstad | 14:39 | (+1:41) |
| 15. | Kristin Olovsson | OK Linné OK Linné | 14:41 | (+1:43) |
| 15. | Violeta Feliciano Sanjuán | Alicante COLIVENC | 14:41 | (+1:43) |
Long
Men
Matthias Kyburz (Tyrving IL Tyrving IL) won 52 seconds ahead of Simon Imark (Tullinge SK Tullinge SK) with Olav Lundanes (Halden SK Halden SK) in 3rd at 2:37.
Matthias Kyburz won 9 of 31 legs while doing several minutes of time losses. Olav Lundanes lost 47 seconds or less to the leg winner on all legs – that was least of all runners in this race. The fight for victory was close; Simon Imark (lost 1:48 at leg 18, finished 52 seconds behind in 2nd) was only one control away from beating Matthias Kyburz.
Matthias Kyburz took the lead at the first control. The race lead then changed between Olav Lundanes (leading at the 2nd control, losing 11 seconds and the lead at the 3rd), Matthias Kyburz (leading from the 3rd to 7th control, losing 1:12 at the 8th control and falling down to 4th place), Simon Imark (leading from the 8th to 10th control, losing 45 seconds and the lead at the 11th), Olav Lundanes (leading from the 11th to 12th control, losing 37 seconds and the lead at the 13th), Simon Imark (leading from the 13th to 17th control, losing 1:48 and the lead at the 18th) and Olav Lundanes (leading from the 18th to 20th control, losing 47 seconds and the lead at the 21st) until Matthias Kyburz took over the lead at control 21 of 31 controls and kept it until the finish.
| 1. | Matthias Kyburz | Tyrving IL Tyrving IL | 79:54 | (+0:00) |
| 2. | Simon Imark | Tullinge SK Tullinge SK | 80:46 | (+0:52) |
| 3. | Olav Lundanes | Halden SK Halden SK | 82:31 | (+2:37) |
| 4. | Filip Grahn | Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering | 84:29 | (+4:35) |
| 5. | Johan Ek-larsson | Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering | 85:16 | (+5:22) |
| 6. | Elias Bäcklund Ekvall | Halden SK Halden SK | 86:04 | (+6:10) |
| 7. | Joonas Ahola | NAVI NAVI | 86:08 | (+6:14) |
| 8. | Akseli Ruohola | MS Parma MS Parma | 86:19 | (+6:25) |
| 9. | Kenny Kivikas | Koovee Koovee | 86:32 | (+6:38) |
| 10. | Gernot Ymsén | OK PAN Kristians OK PAN Kristianstad | 87:27 | (+7:33) |
| 11. | Michal Olejnik | Södertälje-Nykva Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering | 87:58 | (+8:04) |
| 12. | Jens Rönnols | Järla Orienterin Järla Orientering | 88:27 | (+8:33) |
| 13. | Daniel Roos | Attunda OK Attunda OK | 88:28 | (+8:34) |
| 14. | Olivier Blanc Tranchant | O’Jura O’Jura | 88:29 | (+8:35) |
| 15. | Florian Attinger | IFK Mora OK IFK Mora OK | 88:59 | (+9:05) |
Women
Svetlana Mironova (Halden SK Halden SK) won 1:42 minutes ahead of Anastasia Rudnaya (MS Parma MS Parma) with Megan Carter-davies (All Wales Orient All Wales Orienteering Legends) in 3rd at 8:11.
Svetlana Mironova won 5 of 28 legs and had time losses of more than two minutes. Anastasia Rudnaya lost 1:35 or less to the leg winner on all legs – that was least of all runners in this race. Anastasia Rudnaya took the lead at the first control and stayed in front until control 2. Then Megan Carter-davies (leading from the 3rd to 12th control, losing 2:16 and the lead at the 13th) was at the front before Svetlana Mironova took over the lead at control 13 of 28 controls and kept it until the finish.
| 1. | Svetlana Mironova | Halden SK Halden SK | 70:56 | (+0:00) |
| 2. | Anastasia Rudnaya | MS Parma MS Parma | 72:38 | (+1:42) |
| 3. | Megan Carter-davies | All Wales Orient All Wales Orienteering Legends | 79:07 | (+8:11) |
| 4. | Csilla Gárdonyi | MOM Budapest MOM Budapest | 80:09 | (+9:13) |
| 5. | Aleksandra Hornik | Paimion Rasti Paimion Rasti | 82:16 | (+11:20) |
| 6. | Anna Nilsson Simkovics | Ulricehamns OK Ulricehamns OK | 82:57 | (+12:01) |
| 7. | Kateryna Dzema | Voshod Voshod | 82:58 | (+12:02) |
| 8. | María Prieto Del Campo | Madrid MALARRUTA | 83:07 | (+12:11) |
| 9. | Lone Karin Brochmann | Bækkelagets SK Bækkelagets SK | 85:19 | (+14:23) |
| 10. | Ewa Gwozdz | UKS Orientus Lod UKS Orientus Lodz | 85:54 | (+14:58) |
| 11. | Chloé Haberkorn | O’Jura O’Jura | 86:22 | (+15:26) |
| 12. | Jasmina Gassner | Naturfreunde Wie Naturfreunde Wien | 86:49 | (+15:53) |
| 13. | Esmeralda Ruiz Alonso | Murcia MURCIA-O | 87:38 | (+16:42) |
| 14. | Jo Shepherd | Halden SK Halden SK | 89:09 | (+18:13) |
| 15. | Kristina Smirnova | IFK Mora OK IFK Mora OK | 89:42 | (+18:46) |
All results:
- Middle
- Sprint
- Long
- See GPS-tracking in TracTrac here (looks like TracTrac again has some problems with serving the right data to 2DRerun, at least for the men’s long)
