– I really enjoyed to run such a big event in a challenging forest on a course that offered demanding orienteering from the first to the last step, Swedish orienteering star Peter Öberg answers when asked about the best course he run in 2010. Öberg’s pick is the Jukola relay, ...
Read More »Czech National Coach chooses WOC in Trondheim
Both the best and one of the worst courses in 2010 were at the World Champs – the best in one of the qualification races and the “worst” in one of the WOC finals. At least that is the opinion of Czech National Team coach Radek Novotny when asked about ...
Read More »Helena Jansson chooses Portugal
– It was such a cool place and really fun and demanding orienteering, Helena Jansson explains about her favourite course in 2010 – the NAOM WRE-competition in Crato, Portugal at the 20th of Febuary. Helena Jansson – who won silver in the sprint at the World Champs in Norway this ...
Read More »Course of the Year 2010: Submit your suggestions!
What was the best orienteering course of 2010? Finding THE ONE won’t be easy, but the search for it will be fun, for sure! The rules are simple: Suggest a course from a competition or training in 2010, and state the reason why you think this course deserves to be ...
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HeadCam action from Team Norway
See some of the top Norwegian stars running fast in French forest – including Holger Hott and Lars Skjeset – in this video from the Team Norway training camp in France the first week in October. Starring Holger Hott, Lars Skjeset, Anders Nordberg, Audun Weltzien and Petter Thoresen. HeadCam runners ...
Read More »World Cup Final Sprint: Map and Results
– I have not often had this long a routechoice leg in a city sprint, an enthusiastic Simone Niggli – winner of the womens class in the World Cup final – said after the race. Niggli and Daniel Hubmann took popular victories on home ground in the old city of ...
Read More »World Cup Final Live from 12:15 CET
Follow the final race of the 2010 World Cup from Geneva, Switzerland live from 12:15 CET. First start in the womens class is at 12:15 CET – with Simone Niggli starting at 12:54 as the last starter. First start in the mens class is at 13:25 CET – with Daniel ...
Read More »World Cup Final Middle: Map and Results
Thierry Gueorgiou and Simone Niggli took home the victories in todays World Cup over the middle distance in Switzerland – in a terrain which was not as technical as many of the runners had expected. Simone Niggli had already decided the overall World Cup in the womens class – and ...
Read More »– Because this is real orienteering
This is what Thierry Gueorgiou answered when asked why he won today’s World Cup over the long distance in Annecy, France. Gueorgiou won with a clear margin ahead of Matthias Müller and Olav Lundanes. In the womens class the victory yet again went to Simone Niggli ahead of Helena Jansson ...
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