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WOC Long Race & Favourites Preview: The Swiss Alps are expected to deliver a spectacular Long distance when the first medals of the 2023 World Orienteering Championships (WOC) will be decided within 14:00 (women) and 16:10 (men) today. The women start from 09:02 until 12:35 with expected winning time of 82 minutes, and the men start from 10:49 to 14:40 with 90 minutes expected winning time.
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The terrain looks stunning, and so are the views from the terrain – especially if the thunderstorms of yesterday afternoon keep away and the sun comes out. The upper part of the terrain up to 2000 masl – where the start of the race will be – is mountainous terrain dominated by steep slopes, deep stream systems and ditches – both above and below the tree line. Going further down towards the finish in the 14 / 11 km long courses with 680 / 510 meter climb and 35 / 23 controls for men / women, it changes to moderate hills with more rounded forms.
There are parts that have a lot of contour details, rocks and cliffs – partly like the middle distance qualification where we had a look at how the most tricky controls should be taken yesterday. This should be a long distance that contains it all – from tough uphills and downhills in alpine terrain to tricky orienteering in stony parts with some undergrowth.
Update: Today’s course and GPS-tracking
- GPS tracking men
- GPS-tracking women
- “Route to Christmas” early edition for the Women’s long leg
- “Route to Christmas” early edition for last long leg in the forest (the most interesting routechoice leg of the day)
Reigning champions WOC 2021: Fosser & Alexandersson
Reigning champions from WOC 2021 Long in Czech Republic are Kasper Fosser (Norway) and Tove Alexandersson (Sweden) – both being the biggest favourites also two years later. But as we saw at the European Championships Long in Estonia last year, none of the them are unbeatable – with Martin Regborn (Sweden) and Venla Harju (Finland) taking home the gold medals the last time the international orienteering elite fought for international medals. As for the middle distance qualification, it is expected that the Swedish and Swiss runners will be among the main favourites for the long distance.
Men: A last, beautiful dance for Daniel Hubmann?
Daniel Hubmann (Switzerland) has been one of the best long distance orienteers in the World the last 15(!) years – with two WOC Long gold medals back-to-back in 2008 and 2009, a total of 6 WOC Long medals and with 10 Top-10 finishes at WOC Long. In 2008 he was accompanied by Anders Nordberg (now coach for Norway) and Francois Gonon (now coach for Switzerland) on the podium – in 2009 Thierry Gueorgiou (now coach for Finland) stood on the second step on the podium. At the last WOC Long in 2021 Hubmann was 4th – can he climb up onto the podium, or even up to the top of the podium today? Hubmann has shown good shape this year, and nobody can beat his experience in Swiss terrain.
But Hubmann will be challenged by many younger athletes – one of them being another veteran in the Swiss team, Matthias Kyburz. Kyburz has often been very strong in the first part of Long distance races, but has often got problem to keep up both speed and orienteering during all of the race during WOC Long distance races – and had to wait until 2021 to get a medal (silver) at WOC Long. Still, Kyburz definitely has the capacity to win the gold medal at WOC Long on home soil.
The reigning champion Kasper Fosser of Norway is probably the biggest favourite (at least he has a Swiss girlfriend, medal favourite Simona Aebersold, so the Swiss would be able to take part in some of the celebrations with a Norwegian win). Below the WOC 2023 Long starters are sorted as a function of previous Long distance results (miniature photos: WOC 2023) – with Fosser, Kyburz and Hubmann topping the list. Going further down the list, we find Martin Regborn (Sweden; Gold EOC Long 2022), Ruslan Glibov (Ukraine; Silver WOC Long 2018), Eskil Kinneberg (Norway; Silver EOC Long 2022), Emil Svensk (Sweden; 2nd place behind Kasper Fosser at the only World Cup Long organized this year, after a very tight battle), Miika Kirmula (Finland) and Joey Hadorn (Switzerland). Of these Hadorn should be given special attention – he seems to be flying these days, knows the terrain type very well – his only challenge being to keep the concentration all the way from start to finish.
| # | Name | Country | Picture | Results |
| 1. | Kasper Fosser |  NOR |
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Gold WOC Long (2021), Silver WOC Long (2019), Gold WC #1, Long (2023), Gold WC #5, Long (2021), Gold WC #3, Long (2021), 4th EOC Long (2022), Bronze WC #6, Long (2022), Gold JWOC Long (2019), Gold JWOC Long (2018) Ranked Gold in World Ranking. |
| 2. | Matthias Kyburz |  SUI |
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Silver WOC Long (2021), Silver EOC Long (2018), 4th WOC Long (2019), Silver WC #5, Long (2021), Gold WC #9, Long (2017), Gold WC #9, Long (2016), 8th WOC Long (2018), Gold WC #4, Long (2015), Gold WC #3, Long (2015), Bronze WC #7, Long (2018), Bronze JWOC Long (2010), Bronze JWOC Long (2008) Ranked Silver in World Ranking. |
| 3. | Daniel Hubmann | SUI |
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Bronze WOC Long (2019), Gold WC #6, Long (2022), Silver WOC Long (2015), Silver WOC Long (2014), 4th WOC Long (2021), Gold EOC Long (2016), Bronze WOC Long (2016), Silver WC #4, Long (2021), Gold EOC Long (2014), Bronze WC #3, Long (2021), Bronze WC #5, Long (2021), Gold WOC Long (2009), Gold WOC Long (2008), Gold WC #10, Long (2015), Silver WC #3, Long (2015), Gold EOC Long (2010), Silver EOC Long (2008), Silver EOC Long (2006), Silver WC #5, Long (2008), Gold JWOC Long (2002), Bronze JWOC Long (2003) Ranked Bronze in World Ranking. |
| 4. | Martin Regborn |  SWE |
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Gold EOC Long (2022), Bronze WC #1, Long (2023), Bronze EOC Long (2016), 9th WOC Long (2017), 18th WOC Long (2018), 5th WC #5, Long (2021), 5th WC #2, Long (2019), 25th EOC Long (2018), 11th WC #6, Long (2022) Ranked 5th in World Ranking. |
| 5. | Ruslan Glibov |  UKR |
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Silver WOC Long (2018), 5th WOC Long (2019), 6th WC #1, Long (2023), 28th WOC Long (2016), 12th WOC Long (2015), 23rd EOC Long (2018), 7th WC #7, Long (2018), 27th WC #3, Long (2021), 29th WC #6, Long (2022) Ranked 20th in World Ranking. |
| 6. | Eskil Kinneberg | NOR |
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Silver EOC Long (2022), 6th WOC Long (2018), 5th WOC Long (2017), 6th WC #5, Long (2021), 12th EOC Long (2018), 12th WC #1, Long (2023), 5th WC #3, Long (2017), 11th WC #4, Long (2021), 13th WC #6, Long (2022), Gold JWOC Long (2012) Ranked 9th in World Ranking. |
| 7. | Emil Svensk | SWE |
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5th WOC Long (2021), Silver WC #1, Long (2023), 5th EOC Long (2022), 13th WOC Long (2019), Bronze WC #3, Long (2017), 7th WC #6, Long (2022), 7th WC #3, Long (2021), 4th WC #7, Long (2018), 11th EOC Long (2018) Ranked 8th in World Ranking. |
| 8. | Miika Kirmula |  FIN |
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9th WOC Long (2021), 16th WOC Long (2019), 15th WOC Long (2018), 10th EOC Long (2022), 19th WOC Long (2017), 4th WC #2, Long (2019), 7th WC #5, Long (2021), 13th WC #1, Long (2023), 12th WC #6, Long (2022) Ranked 16th in World Ranking. |
| 9. | Joey Hadorn | SUI |
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Gold WC #4, Long (2021), 5th WC #1, Long (2023), Gold JWOC Long (2016), 8th WC #6, Long (2022), 20th EOC Long (2018), 8th WC #2, Long (2019), 23rd WC #7, Long (2018), 72nd WC #5, Long (2021), 52nd JWOC Long (2015) Ranked 14th in World Ranking. |
| 10. | Milos Nykodym |  CZE |
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8th WOC Long (2021), 25th WOC Long (2018), 7th EOC Long (2018), 22nd WOC Long (2017), 14th WOC Long (2016), 15th WC #6, Long (2022), 23rd WC #4, Long (2021), 26th WC #5, Long (2021), 37th WC #1, Long (2023) Ranked 29th in World Ranking. |
| 11. | Olli Ojanaho | FIN |
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11th WOC Long (2021), 6th EOC Long (2022), 4th WC #6, Long (2022), Gold JWOC Long (2017), 9th WC #1, Long (2023), Gold JWOC Long (2015), 20th WC #4, Long (2021), 21st WC #5, Long (2021), 12th WC #3, Long (2017) Ranked 10th in World Ranking. |
| 12. | Robert Merl |  AUT |
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22nd WOC Long (2021), 18th WOC Long (2019), 23rd WOC Long (2018), 34th EOC Long (2022), 19th EOC Long (2018), 27th WC #6, Long (2022), 35th WC #3, Long (2021), 52nd WC #1, Long (2023), 40th EOC Long (2016), Silver JWOC Long (2011) Ranked 51st in World Ranking. |
| 13. | Michal Olejnik |  POL |
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26th WOC Long (2021), 28th WOC Long (2019), 37th WOC Long (2018), 33rd WOC Long (2017), 39th WC #1, Long (2023), 39th WC #3, Long (2021), 40th WC #5, Long (2021), 41st WC #4, Long (2021), 62nd WC #6, Long (2022) Ranked 44th in World Ranking. |
| 14. | Sebastian Inderst |  ITA |
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48th WOC Long (2021), 43rd WOC Long (2019), 36th WOC Long (2018), 35th WOC Long (2017), 54th EOC Long (2022), 51st WOC Long (2016), 42nd EOC Long (2018), 38th WC #6, Long (2022), 63rd WC #1, Long (2023) Ranked 149th in World Ranking. |
| 15. | Kenny Kivikas |  EST |
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27th WOC Long (2019), 16th WOC Long (2017), 40th WOC Long (2018), 26th EOC Long (2022), 30th WOC Long (2016), 39th WC #5, Long (2021), 59th WC #6, Long (2022), 83rd WC #1, Long (2023), 28th WC #9, Long (2017) Ranked 57th in World Ranking. |
| 16. | Søren Thrane Ødum |  DEN |
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24th WOC Long (2021), Silver JWOC Long (2021), 8th WC #4, Long (2021), 31st WC #5, Long (2021), 43rd WC #6, Long (2022), 18th JWOC Long (2019), 49th JWOC Long (2018) Ranked 47th in World Ranking. |
| 17. | Bartosz Pawlak | POL |
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20th WOC Long (2021), 45th WOC Long (2016), 31st WOC Long (2015), 34th WOC Long (2014), 39th EOC Long (2018), 12th EOC Long (2016), 60th WC #1, Long (2023), 24th EOC Long (2014), 47th WC #2, Long (2019) Ranked 94th in World Ranking. |
| 18. | Toby Scott |  NZL |
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30th WOC Long (2019), 55th WOC Long (2021), 56th EOC Long (2022), 61st WC #3, Long (2021), 63rd WC #6, Long (2022), 75th WC #1, Long (2023), 74th WC #5, Long (2021), 90th WC #4, Long (2021), 91st WC #4, Long (2015) Ranked 131st in World Ranking. |
| 19. | Jannis Bonek | AUT |
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35th WOC Long (2021), 22nd EOC Long (2022), 22nd WC #1, Long (2023), 20th WC #5, Long (2021), 52nd WC #6, Long (2022), 6th JWOC Long (2018), 15th JWOC Long (2017) Ranked 41st in World Ranking. |
| 20. | Gene Beveridge | NZL |
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34th WOC Long (2019), 49th WOC Long (2018), 37th WOC Long (2017), 52nd WOC Long (2016), 29th WC #3, Long (2015) Ranked 465th in World Ranking. |
| 21. | Kristo Heinmann | EST |
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29th WOC Long (2018), 30th WOC Long (2017), 28th EOC Long (2022), 57th EOC Long (2018), 71st WC #1, Long (2023), 46th WC #7, Long (2018), 71st WC #2, Long (2019), 96th WC #6, Long (2022), 56th WC #3, Long (2017) Ranked 113th in World Ranking. |
| 22. | Simon Imark | SWE |
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5th WC #6, Long (2022), 35th EOC Long (2022), Silver JWOC Long (2017), 14th WC #1, Long (2023), 13th WC #3, Long (2021), 15th WC #4, Long (2021), 27th WC #5, Long (2021), 37th WC #2, Long (2019), 11th JWOC Long (2018) Ranked 12th in World Ranking. |
| 23. | Riccardo Scalet | ITA |
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28th WOC Long (2021), 18th WC #5, Long (2021), 59th EOC Long (2018), 28th WC #6, Long (2022), 31st WC #3, Long (2021), 59th WC #1, Long (2023), 51st WC #4, Long (2021), 43rd WC #9, Long (2017), 69th WC #7, Long (2018) Ranked 26th in World Ranking. |
| 24. | Luis Nogueira |  ESP |
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15th EOC Long (2022), 41st WOC Long (2017), 59th WOC Long (2018), 67th EOC Long (2018), 54th WC #5, Long (2021), 44th WC #2, Long (2014) Ranked 85th in World Ranking. |
| 25. | Isac von Krusenstierna | SWE |
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6th WC #6, Long (2022), 7th WC #4, Long (2021), 8th WC #3, Long (2021), 17th WC #5, Long (2021), Bronze JWOC Long (2016), 8th JWOC Long (2018), 14th JWOC Long (2017) Ranked 7th in World Ranking. |
| 26. | Algirdas Bartkevicius |  LTU |
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25th WOC Long (2021), 37th WOC Long (2015), 60th WC #3, Long (2021), 80th WC #6, Long (2022), 80th WC #4, Long (2021), 88th WC #1, Long (2023), 91st WC #2, Long (2019), 55th JWOC Long (2015), 56th JWOC Long (2014) Ranked 96th in World Ranking. |
| 27. | Gerardo Garcia |  ARG |
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62nd WOC Long (2021), 75th WOC Long (2019), 68th WOC Long (2018), 115th WC #4, Long (2021) Ranked 1991st in World Ranking. |
| 28. | Uldis Upitis |  LAT |
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29th WOC Long (2021), 65th EOC Long (2018), 66th WC #1, Long (2023), 66th WC #3, Long (2021), 77th WC #5, Long (2021), 85th WC #6, Long (2022), 93rd WC #4, Long (2021), 20th JWOC Long (2017), 35th JWOC Long (2018) Ranked 118th in World Ranking. |
| 29. | Lukas Liland | NOR |
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33rd EOC Long (2022), 10th WC #1, Long (2023), 11th WC #5, Long (2021), 12th WC #4, Long (2021), 18th WC #3, Long (2021), 10th JWOC Long (2019), 17th JWOC Long (2018) Ranked 17th in World Ranking. |
| 30. | Quentin Moulet |  FRA |
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17th EOC Long (2022), 33rd WC #1, Long (2023), 32nd WC #6, Long (2022), 63rd WC #3, Long (2021), 75th WC #4, Long (2021), 57th JWOC Long (2018) Ranked 60th in World Ranking. |
Women: Can someone “finally” beat Tove Alexandersson?
Tove Alexandersson has won 5 straight titles on WOC Long distance – and took her first WOC Long medal back in 2013 behind this WOC’s head of course setting, Simone Niggli! Even if Alexandersson was beaten at EOC Long last year by Venla Harju (Finland; who is also among the outsiders today), the Swede is still the big, big favourite going into today’s WOC long distance. A more than 3 minute victory in the warm-up Middle Qualification yesterday did confirm that both the physical and orienteering technical shape is excellent, and that she can handle the Swiss terrain well. The longer courses for the women this year (up to 82 minutes expected winning time) should also suit Alexandersson.
The biggest rival of Alexandersson is Simona Aebersold (Switzerland). Aebersold showed in the World Cup Final Long distance in Davos Klosters at home ground last autumn that she can beat everybody – including Alexandersson – on her best days on the Long distance. Home terrain is surely a big advantage, but Aebersold did actually also beat Alexandersson on the Swede’s home ground at a World Cup race over the Long distance in Idre in 2021.
Another Swiss runner who has shown many times that she is strong on the Long distance is Natalia Gemperle – previously running for Russia. Gemperle has not been as strong this year as at her best, but she has had a special way to peak her shape for the championships – with silver at WOC Long in both 2021 and 2016, silver at EOC Long 2018 and bronze at WOC Long 2017.
Alexandersson’s biggest rival might however very well be coming from Sweden: Sara Hagström was very impressive at the World Cup long distance in Norway this spring (although finishing just behind Alexandersson in the end), and seems to be a lot stronger physically this year than earlier after a long stay in Italy to improve her uphill running. We also have to mention Andrine Benjaminsen (Norway) who finished 4th at the last WOC Long distance and has several World Cup podiums over the long distance. Benjaminsen has the speed and technical skills to win a medal at WOC Long, but needs to keep it together all the way from start to finish.
Below the WOC 2023 Long starters are sorted as a function of previous Long distance results (miniature photos: WOC 2023). The following on the list should also be counted among the outsiders for a medal: Elena Roos (Switzerland), Lisa Risby (Sweden), Marie Olaussen (Norway) and Marianne Andersen (Norway).
| # | Name | Country | Picture | Results |
| 1. | Tove Alexandersson | SWE |
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Gold WOC Long (2021), Gold WOC Long (2019), Gold WOC Long (2018), Gold WOC Long (2017), Gold WOC Long (2016), Silver EOC Long (2022), Gold EOC Long (2018), Gold WC #1, Long (2023), Gold WC #5, Long (2021), Silver WOC Long (2014), Gold EOC Long (2016), Gold WC #2, Long (2019), Gold WC #7, Long (2018), Silver WOC Long (2013), Gold WC #3, Long (2017), Bronze WC #3, Long (2021), Gold WC #3, Long (2015), Gold WC #8, Long (2014), Gold WC #2, Long (2014), Silver WC #4, Long (2015), Bronze WC #9, Long (2016), Bronze WC #8, Long (2011), Bronze JWOC Long (2011) Ranked Silver in World Ranking. |
| 2. | Natalia Gemperle | SUI |
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Silver WOC Long (2021), Silver WOC Long (2016), Bronze WOC Long (2017), Silver EOC Long (2018), 4th WOC Long (2018), Bronze WC #4, Long (2021), Bronze WC #5, Long (2021), 11th WOC Long (2019), 5th WOC Long (2015), Bronze WC #9, Long (2017) Ranked 4th in World Ranking. |
| 3. | Simona Aebersold | SUI |
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Bronze WOC Long (2021), Bronze WOC Long (2019), Gold WC #6, Long (2022), Gold WC #3, Long (2021), Silver WC #5, Long (2021), Silver WC #4, Long (2021), Gold JWOC Long (2018), 14th EOC Long (2022), Gold JWOC Long (2017) Ranked Gold in World Ranking. |
| 4. | Andrine Benjaminsen | NOR |
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4th WOC Long (2021), Silver WC #6, Long (2022), Silver WC #3, Long (2021), 6th WOC Long (2018), 8th EOC Long (2022), 9th WOC Long (2017), 27th WOC Long (2019), 4th WC #1, Long (2023), 4th WC #5, Long (2021) Ranked Bronze in World Ranking. |
| 5. | Venla Harju | FIN |
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Gold EOC Long (2022), 6th WOC Long (2019), 8th WC #3, Long (2021), 7th WC #2, Long (2019), 27th WC #1, Long (2023), 22nd WC #4, Long (2021), 7th WC #9, Long (2017), 7th WC #3, Long (2017), 10th WOC Long (2012) Ranked 11th in World Ranking. |
| 6. | Sara Hagström | SWE |
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Silver WC #1, Long (2023), 8th WOC Long (2021), 4th EOC Long (2022), 9th WOC Long (2019), 22nd WOC Long (2018), 5th WC #5, Long (2021), Gold JWOC Long (2015), 10th WC #3, Long (2021), 14th WC #6, Long (2022), Silver JWOC Long (2014), Silver JWOC Long (2013) Ranked 6th in World Ranking. |
| 7. | Elena Roos | SUI |
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Gold WC #9, Long (2017), Bronze WC #6, Long (2022), 5th WOC Long (2017), 16th WOC Long (2021), 10th EOC Long (2018), 21st WC #1, Long (2023), 13th WC #4, Long (2021), 17th WC #3, Long (2021), 10th WC #2, Long (2019) Ranked 10th in World Ranking. |
| 8. | Lisa Risby | SWE |
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4th WOC Long (2021), 14th WOC Long (2018), 23rd EOC Long (2022), 6th WC #4, Long (2021), 7th WC #5, Long (2021), 9th WC #6, Long (2022), 23rd EOC Long (2018), 16th WC #1, Long (2023), 21st WC #3, Long (2021), Gold JWOC Long (2013) Ranked 8th in World Ranking. |
| 9. | Marie Olaussen | NOR |
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7th WOC Long (2021), Bronze WC #1, Long (2023), 4th WC #6, Long (2022), 13th EOC Long (2022), 12th WC #4, Long (2021), 15th WC #5, Long (2021), 45th WC #3, Long (2021), 13th WC #7, Long (2018), 40th WC #2, Long (2019) Ranked 13th in World Ranking. |
| 10. | Marianne Andersen | NOR |
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15th WOC Long (2019), Silver WOC Long (2010), Silver WOC Long (2009), Silver WOC Long (2008), Silver WOC Long (2006), 11th WOC Long (2018), 4th WC #7, Long (2018), 9th WC #1, Long (2023), 5th WC #9, Long (2017), Silver WC #4, Long (2009) Ranked 43rd in World Ranking. |
| 11. | Miri Thrane Ødum | DEN |
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11th WOC Long (2021), 18th WOC Long (2019), 12th WOC Long (2018), 19th EOC Long (2022), 24th WC #1, Long (2023), 49th EOC Long (2018), 31st WC #5, Long (2021), 37th WC #6, Long (2022), 19th WC #2, Long (2019) Ranked 51st in World Ranking. |
| 12. | Sandra Grosberga | LAT |
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17th WOC Long (2021), 24th WOC Long (2019), 33rd WOC Long (2018), 15th EOC Long (2022), 12th WC #1, Long (2023), 55th WC #7, Long (2018), 67th WC #9, Long (2017), 22nd JWOC Long (2015), 22nd JWOC Long (2014) Ranked 44th in World Ranking. |
| 13. | Hanna Wisniewska | POL |
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19th WOC Long (2021), 33rd WOC Long (2019), 38th WOC Long (2018), 37th WOC Long (2017), 34th EOC Long (2022), 39th WOC Long (2016), 19th WC #1, Long (2023), 59th EOC Long (2018), 27th WC #6, Long (2022) Ranked 44th in World Ranking. |
| 14. | Johanna Oberg | SWE |
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10th WOC Long (2021), 6th EOC Long (2022), 8th WC #4, Long (2021), 9th WC #6, Long (2022), 18th WC #1, Long (2023), 32nd WC #5, Long (2021), 35th WC #3, Long (2021), 9th JWOC Long (2015), 19th JWOC Long (2014) Ranked 13th in World Ranking. |
| 15. | Megan Carter-Davies |  GBR |
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6th WOC Long (2021), 30th EOC Long (2022), 17th WC #1, Long (2023), 12th WC #5, Long (2021), 21st WC #6, Long (2022), 33rd WC #3, Long (2021), 37th WC #2, Long (2019), 62nd WC #4, Long (2021), 50th WC #3, Long (2017) Ranked 28th in World Ranking. |
| 16. | Jo Shepherd | GBR |
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30th WOC Long (2021), 21st WOC Long (2019), 31st WOC Long (2018), 49th WOC Long (2016), 72nd EOC Long (2022), 26th WC #6, Long (2022), 36th WC #4, Long (2021), 31st EOC Long (2016), 51st WC #1, Long (2023) Ranked 69th in World Ranking. |
| 17. | Vendula Horčičková | CZE |
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12th WOC Long (2019), 15th WOC Long (2018), 24th WOC Long (2017), 24th EOC Long (2022), 26th WOC Long (2015), 39th EOC Long (2018), 19th WC #5, Long (2021), 29th WC #1, Long (2023), 33rd WC #6, Long (2022) Ranked 41st in World Ranking. |
| 18. | Tereza Janosikova | CZE |
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13th WOC Long (2021), 10th EOC Long (2022), 7th WC #6, Long (2022), 9th WC #5, Long (2021), Bronze JWOC Long (2018), 47th WC #1, Long (2023), 41st WC #3, Long (2021), 44th WC #4, Long (2021), 6th JWOC Long (2019) Ranked 15th in World Ranking. |
| 19. | Annika Rihma | EST |
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26th WOC Long (2019), 20th WOC Long (2018), 20th WOC Long (2017), 26th WOC Long (2016), 24th WOC Long (2015), 28th EOC Long (2018), 33rd WOC Long (2014), 29th EOC Long (2016), 42nd WC #5, Long (2021) Ranked 125th in World Ranking. |
| 20. | Lizzie Ingham | NZL |
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25th WOC Long (2019), 28th WOC Long (2017), 46th WOC Long (2018), 31st WOC Long (2016), 28th WOC Long (2015), 13th WOC Long (2011), 63rd WC #7, Long (2018), 12th WC #10, Long (2015), 13th WC #3, Long (2015) Ranked 143rd in World Ranking. |
| 21. | Hinako Inage |  JPN |
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48th WOC Long (2021), 53rd WOC Long (2019), 48th WOC Long (2018), 48th WOC Long (2017), 56th WOC Long (2014), 79th WC #6, Long (2022), 88th WC #7, Long (2018), 75th WC #3, Long (2017), 66th JWOC Long (2013) Ranked 273rd in World Ranking. |
| 22. | Kristina Ivanova |  BUL |
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39th WOC Long (2021), 47th WOC Long (2018), 40th WOC Long (2017), 38th EOC Long (2018), 27th EOC Long (2016), 40th JWOC Long (2013) Ranked 303rd in World Ranking. |
| 23. | Maija Sianoja | FIN |
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33rd WOC Long (2021), 6th EOC Long (2018), 15th WC #1, Long (2023), 11th WC #6, Long (2022), 16th WC #2, Long (2019), 31st WC #7, Long (2018), 37th EOC Long (2014) Ranked 55th in World Ranking. |
| 24. | Emily Kemp |  CAN |
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8th WOC Long (2016), 23rd WOC Long (2017), 7th EOC Long (2016), 20th WOC Long (2015), 25th WOC Long (2014), 8th WC #3, Long (2017), 25th WOC Long (2013), 66th WC #1, Long (2023), 28th EOC Long (2014), Bronze JWOC Long (2012) Ranked 182nd in World Ranking. |
| 25. | Andra Anghel |  ROU |
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46th WOC Long (2021), 58th WOC Long (2019), 41st WOC Long (2017), 53rd WOC Long (2015), 72nd WC #1, Long (2023), 37th WOC Long (2011), 92nd JWOC Long (2013) Ranked 120th in World Ranking. |
| 26. | Olena Pitirimova | UKR |
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50th WOC Long (2019), 42nd WOC Long (2018), 29th EOC Long (2022), 46th WOC Long (2015), 48th EOC Long (2018), 49th WOC Long (2014), 53rd WC #1, Long (2023), 68th WC #6, Long (2022), 70th WC #3, Long (2021) Ranked 147th in World Ranking. |
| 27. | Galina Ribediuc |  MDA |
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37th WOC Long (2019), 44th WOC Long (2018), 46th WOC Long (2017), 59th WOC Long (2014), 60th WOC Long (2015), 69th WC #1, Long (2023), 63rd WC #6, Long (2022), 69th WC #4, Long (2021), 69th WC #7, Long (2018) Ranked 176th in World Ranking. |
| 28. | Ida Haapala | FIN |
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Gold JWOC Long (2019), 16th EOC Long (2022), 9th WC #3, Long (2021), 17th WC #6, Long (2022), 50th WC #5, Long (2021), 9th JWOC Long (2021) Ranked 30th in World Ranking. |
| 29. | Gabija Razaityte | LTU |
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31st WOC Long (2019), 26th EOC Long (2022), 19th WOC Long (2015), 27th EOC Long (2018), 26th WOC Long (2013), 58th WC #2, Long (2019), 52nd WC #3, Long (2017), 56th WC #9, Long (2017), 73rd WC #7, Long (2018) Ranked 161st in World Ranking. |
| 30. | Zsofia Sarkozy |  HUN |
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40th WOC Long (2019), 45th WOC Long (2018), Silver JWOC Long (2018), 55th WC #1, Long (2023), 52nd WC #6, Long (2022), 61st WC #5, Long (2021), 84th WC #7, Long (2018), 36th JWOC Long (2019), 22nd JWOC Long (2017) Ranked 107th in World Ranking. |
Why do they never have a forking for women’s class too? It would have been easily possible to include butterflies for today’s course. Now I bet we’ll see a lot of grouping and also among the last starters.