World of O News

What was the best orienteering course of 2012? Last year’s winner was the very technical WOC 2011 Middle distance course in France. Which course will take the prestigious top spot this year? The search for the course of the year  will be fun for sure, as it was last year! The rules ...

[Live from 12.40 CET] A double for Switzerland? Or can Lundanes and Gueorgiou chase down Kyburz and snatch the overall NORT victory AND the overall World Cup from the young Swiss runner? Or can Helena Jansson chase down Swiss superstar Simone Niggli on the last NORT stage in Vukatti, Finland? ...

[Updated after Stage 4Q] Stage 4 LIVE from 14:00 CET. Stage 5 Saturday from 12:40 CET. All races will be broadcast on national TV in Finland and Norway. Get ready for an exciting finish of both the World Cup and the Nordic Orienteering Tour during two busy days in the ...

First ever World Cup victory for junior Emma Klingenberg (Denmark) – Matthias Kyburz (Switzerland) increases his overall lead in the Nordic Orienteering Tour 2012. Simone Niggli lost a lot of time in the semi-final – and did not manage to qualify for the final. Update: You can see a replay ...

The “King of Middle” is back – Thierry Gueorgiou (France) won the middle distance race in Holmenkollen ahead of  Peter Öberg (Sweden) and Matthias Kyburz.  Simone Niggli (Switzerland) is “impossible” these days – winning again – this time with another Swiss runner in second spot – Judith Wyder. Overall NORT ...

Victory on Stage 1 and overall lead with 46 seconds in the overall Nordic Orienteering Tour for Olav Lundanes (Norway) – Simone Niggli (Switzerland) has a lead of more than a minute after her victory on the first Stage thanks to 120 bonus second and a good qualification race. Olav ...

The Final goes live from 14:00 CET – most favourites made it within the Top 30 going to the final. Olav Lundanes (Norway) surprised by winning the men’s sprint – Tove Alexandersson (Sweden) won the women’s sprint after a quite large mistake at the last control. Notably Matthias Müller (Switzerland) ...

5 stages – 9 races – 3 countries – 8 days – 500 World Cup points to be won. The 2012 edition of the Nordic Orienteering Tour is the first edition which can really be counted as a Tour: NORT 2012 starts Saturday September 1st at 09:00 in Holmenkollen, Oslo ...

Brian Porteous talks about TV, spreading of orienteering, WOC and WC in the future and the Olympics. Some hot news: It is likely that WOC qualifications will be canceled already in WOC in Italy in 2014 – and that also the mixed relay will be introduced from then on. Read on for ...

– Another world class performance by Olav Lundanes (Norway) at Euromeeting Long distance on Sunday. More than 5 minutes down to Johan Runesson (Sweden) in second spot in a very though long distance race. Gomzyk Michaela Omová (Czech Republic) won the women’s race ahead of Sari Anttonen (Finland). – It ...