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WOC Mixed Sprint Relay: Full Analysis

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The mixed sprint relay in Trento was an exciting race – partly because the lead changed often during the race. However, it was difficult to understand exactly why the lead changed during the race – especially due to the GPS not working well in the narrow streets of Trento. Was ...

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WOC Mixed Sprint Relay: Victory for Switzerland

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[Updated with maps] Switzerland’s Judith Wyder ran Switzerland to gold when the first World Championship in mixed sprint relay was decided in Trento, Italy today. Belgium and Denmark had a clear lead after two legs, but Switzerland’s Matthias Kyburz basically decided the race on the third leg were he brought ...

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WOC Sprint Women 2014: The full analysis

Both Maja Alm and Tove Alexandersson did bad technical races taking wrong route choices and doing navigational errors – but they still managed to win medals due to their high running speed. Judith Wyder secured gold through a very stable race – at a bit lower speed. The sprint in ...

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WOC 2014 Sprint: Maps and Results

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[Updated with analysis and splitsgraphs] Surprise Gold to Søren Bobach (Denmark). Judith Wyder (Switzerland) handles the pressure and wins the women’s sprint at WOC 2014. The sprint in Venice was spectacular and exciting – Denmark was the big winner with three medals at the first day of the World Championships ...

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WOC 2014 Sprint Qual: Maps and Results

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[Updated with better quality picture] The big surprise of the day was Mårten Boström failing to qualify for the final – except for that everything went according to plan for the big favourites in today’s sprint qualification in Burano by Venice. Heat winners were Daniel Hubmann, Jonas Leandersson and Yannick ...

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WOC 2014: All You Need to Know!

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The World Orienteering Championships starts on Saturday July 5th at 09:00 CET with sprint qualification in Burano – an island outside Venice. The first medals are fought for in the sprint final in Venice in the afternoon – with start from 15:20 CET. The championships continue with Mixed sprint relay ...

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