World Cup Final 2025: Maps, Results and Splits analysis

Tomáš Křivda (CZE) took his first ever World Cup race win, while Simona Aebersold (SUI) crushed the competitors as this year’s World Cup Final started off with the individual sprint race on Friday afternoon. Sweden followed up with a Sprint Relay win ahead of Switzerland on Saturday, while the weekend and the international orienteering season finished off with a Swiss double on the Knock-Out Sprint – Tino Polsini and Simona Aebersold taking the last World Cup victory of the season.

A very strong Max Peter Bejmer (SWE) secured the overall World Cup victory among the men after a second place in the Knock-Out sprint. Simona Aebersold was already the winner of the overall World Cup in the women’s class after Friday’s individual sprint.

The sprint relay provided one of the weekend’s most exciting conclusions. Aebersold made up a 31-second gap to the lead after taking over on the final leg, and fought a thrilling duel with Hanna Lundberg. According to the Swedish Orienteering Federation, Lundberg reflected on her decisive performance: – Today I was best. What a great feeling. The critical moment came on the leg to the third-to-last control, where slightly different route choices around a building complex may have determined the outcome. The two athletes arrived at the final control from different directions, with Aebersold marginally ahead, but Lundberg’s determined sprint on the short run-in to the finish secured victory for Sweden.

Maps and GPS-tracking

Individual Sprint

Sprint Relay

Knock-Out Sprint

Splits analysis

See below for splits browser analysis illlustrations for the individual races in this weekend’s World Cup final.

Individual Sprint

Men

Tomáš Křivda delivered a near-flawless performance to claim his first ever World Cup victory, holding off home favorite Matthias Kyburz by just four seconds. The splits analysis reveals that Křivda maintained an excellent consistency throughout the course, avoiding any significant time losses and executing his route choices well. Kyburz, competing in his final elite orienteering season before transitioning to marathon running, set an impressive early pace despite limited recent sprint racing. The decisive moments came in the technical middle section of the course, where Křivda’s execution proved superior to his rivals. Yannick Michiels (BEL) rounded out the podium in third, nine seconds behind the winner, while Tuomas Heikkilä (FIN) produced a strong finish to claim fourth place after recovering from early time losses.

Women

Simona Aebersold’s dominance was evident from the second control onwards, as she raced away from the field and led throughout. Her 30 second margin of victory over Natalia Gemperle was the largest winning margin of the weekend, showing Aebersolds superior form on home terrain.
The battle for second place was far closer, with Gemperle, European Champion Pia Young Vik (NOR), and Hanna Lundberg (SWE) separated by just seconds throughout much of the course. Gemperle’s strong finish secured second place, while Young Vik finished four seconds back in third.

Knock-Out Sprint

Men Final

In the men’s final, the leg to the second last control proved decisive, where Tino Polsini (SUI) and Max Peter Bejmer took the fastest route. This critical decision brought them from the back half of the field to first and second place at the finish.

Women Final

In the women’s final, Aebersold showed excellent route selection to the second last control, choosing the fastest option, while Hanna Lundberg took a longer alternative that cost valuable seconds. Grace Molloy (GBR) delivered a strong performance to claim second place.

Results

Individual Sprint

Men

1	Tomas Krivda	CZE	13:32
2	Matthias Kyburz	SUI	13:36	+0:04
3	Yannick Michiels	BEL	13:41	+0:09
4	Tuomas Heikkila	FIN	13:49	+0:17
5	Tino Polsini	SUI	13:51	+0:19
5	Kasper Harlem Fosser	NOR	13:51	+0:19
7	Isac von Krusenstierna	SWE	13:55	+0:23
8	Jonatan Gustafsson	SWE	14:01	+0:29
9	Zoltan Bujdoso	HUN	14:09	+0:37
9	Adrien Delenne	FRA	14:09	+0:37
11	Oskar Spets Storhov	NOR	14:10	+0:38
12	Martin Regborn	SWE	14:11	+0:39
13	Mathias Barros Vallet	FRA	14:12	+0:40
14	Riccardo Rancan	SUI	14:13	+0:41
15	Fabian Aebersold	SUI	14:14	+0:42
16	Max Peter Bejmer	SWE	14:15	+0:43
17	Joey Hadorn	SUI	14:16	+0:44
18	Akseli Ruohola	FIN	14:17	+0:45
18	Tim Robertson	NZL	14:17	+0:45
20	Quentin Moulet	FRA	14:19	+0:47
20	Mathieu Perrin	FRA	14:19	+0:47

Women

1	Simona Aebersold	SUI	14:06
2	Natalia Gemperle	SUI	14:36	+0:30
3	Pia Young Vik	NOR	14:40	+0:34
4	Hanna Lundberg	SWE	14:42	+0:36
5	Frida Vikstrom	SWE	14:53	+0:47
6	Vilma von Krusenstierna	SWE	14:56	+0:50
6	Josefine Lind	DEN	14:56	+0:50
8	Victoria Haestad Bjornstad	NOR	15:01	+0:55
9	Venla Harju	FIN	15:05	+0:59
10	Aleksandra Hornik	POL	15:06	+1:00
11	Jana Peterova	CZE	15:07	+1:01
11	Maelle Beauvir	FRA	15:07	+1:01
13	Ines Berger	SUI	15:09	+1:03
14	Cecile Calandry	FRA	15:10	+1:04
15	Amy Nymalm	FIN	15:11	+1:05
15	Alva Sonesson	SWE	15:11	+1:05
17	Eleonora Alinder	SWE	15:14	+1:08
17	Laura Robertson	NZL	15:14	+1:08
17	Inka Nurminen	FIN	15:14	+1:08
20	Ida Agervig Kristiansson	DEN	15:15	+1:09

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Sprint Relay

1	Sweden 1				58:34
	1. Alva Sonesson	15:02	8	+0:20	15:02	8		+0:20
	2. Jonatan Gustafsson	14:34	9	+0:15	29:36	5	-3	+0:18	-0:02
	3. Martin Regborn	14:12	2	+0:05	43:48	3	-2	+0:09	-0:09
	4. Hanna Lundberg	14:46	2	+0:19	58:34	1	-2		-0:09
2	Switzerland 1				58:37			+0:03
	1. Natalia Gemperle	14:42	1		14:42	1
	2. Timo Suter	14:37	12	+0:18	29:19	2	+1	+0:01	+0:01
	3. Tino Polsini	14:51	12	+0:44	44:10	6	+4	+0:31	+0:30
	4. Simona Aebersold	14:27	1		58:37	2	-4	+0:03	-0:28
3	Norway 1				58:48			+0:14
	1. Victoria Haestad Bjornstad	14:42	1		14:42	1
	2. Eirik Langedal Breivik	14:36	11	+0:17	29:18	1	0		0:00
	3. Kasper Harlem Fosser	14:27	5	+0:20	43:45	2	+1	+0:06	+0:06
	4. Pia Young Vik	15:03	3	+0:36	58:48	3	+1	+0:14	+0:08
4	Finland 1				58:49			+0:15
	1. Inka Nurminen	15:09	10	+0:27	15:09	10		+0:27
	2. Akseli Ruohola	14:23	2	+0:04	29:32	4	-6	+0:14	-0:13
	3. Tuomas Heikkila	14:07	1		43:39	1	-3		-0:14
	4. Venla Harju	15:10	4	+0:43	58:49	4	+3	+0:15	+0:15
5	France 1				59:10			+0:36
	1. Maelle Beauvir	15:00	5	+0:18	15:00	5		+0:18
	2. Guilhem Verove	14:43	15	+0:24	29:43	9	+4	+0:25	+0:07
	3. Mathias Barros Vallet	14:17	3	+0:10	44:00	4	-5	+0:21	-0:04
	4. Cecile Calandry	15:10	4	+0:43	59:10	5	+1	+0:36	+0:15
6	Czechia 1				59:43			+1:09
	1. Jana Peterova	15:22	16	+0:40	15:22	16		+0:40
	2. Jakub Glonek	14:19	1		29:41	8	-8	+0:23	-0:17
	3. Tomas Krivda	14:22	4	+0:15	44:03	5	-3	+0:24	+0:01
	4. Tereza Rauturier	15:40	10	+1:13	59:43	6	+1	+1:09	+0:45

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Knock-Out Sprint

Men

1	Tino Polsini	SUI	6:47		3:23
2	Max Peter Bejmer	SWE	6:49	+0:02	3:24
3	Fabian Aebersold	SUI	6:50	+0:03	3:25
4	Matthias Kyburz	SUI	6:51	+0:04	3:25
5	Kasper Harlem Fosser	NOR	6:51	+0:04	3:25
6	Tuomas Heikkila	FIN	6:51	+0:04	3:25

Women

1	Simona Aebersold	SUI	7:38		3:49
2	Grace Molloy	GBR	7:39	+0:01	3:49
3	Tereza Rauturier	CZE	7:40	+0:02	3:50
4	Pia Young Vik	NOR	7:41	+0:03	3:50
5	Cecile Calandry	FRA	7:43	+0:05	3:51
6	Hanna Lundberg	SWE	7:46	+0:08	3:53
7	Vilma von Krusenstierna	SWE	7:51	+0:13	3:55

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