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– The course setter forced us to switch between different techniques along the course, Eva Jurenikova (Czech Republic) says about her choice for “The Course of the Year” – the Swedish Championships Middle distance final. – It was not easy to decide, but I pick the Swedish Championships Middle distance final ...

– It got all the characteristics of a good long distance race, the reigning World Champion on the long distance Annika Billstam (Sweden) says about her choice for the course of the year 2011 – the Swedish Championships long distance. Annika Billstam is full of praise for the Swedish Championships ...

What was the best orienteering course of 2011? Last year’s winner was Jukola with great courses in fantastic terrain. 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 are simple: ...

WOC in the Future: A suggestion to split the World Orienteering Championships into a separate sprint WOC and traditional WOC – organized alternating years – is finally on the table. Splitting into two different WOCs has been dismissed by the IOF in earlier discussions, but with the Swedish Orienteering Federation ...

[Updated with analysis and comments]: The chasing start in Camp Norway today featured a test of the new Runners Choice spreading method. With GPS-tracking available – it is very interesting to see how it worked out. In the mens course, there were three legs with “Runners Choice” – in which ...

– It is likely that there will be a World Cup event at the Olympic Cross-Country/Biathlon Stadium 1-2 weeks before the formal opening [of the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014], Chairman of the Ski Orienteering Commission in the IOF, Markku Vauhkonen, explains. Alexander Bliznevsky, Leho Haldna (IOF vice president) ...

– Since I quit the job for Halden SK I have wanted to feel the pressure of working with a team again, the new national coach for Team France, Kenneth Buch, comments the announcement made by the French Orienteering Federation earlier today. With Thierry Gueorgiou continuing on top level for ...

The GoPro HD Hero2 and the Garmin Forerunner 910XT both promise to be best-in-class gadgets in categories interesting for orienteers. The Garmin 910XT is the first GPS-watch with built-in barometer – making it possible to analyze your trainings and competitions more accurately due to accurate altitude data. The GoPro HD ...

Analysis of GPS tracking data from races outside Europe is still a novelty in the orienteering world. With the exciting and picturesque native forest of the Oceania 2011 Orienteering Championships – and several longer legs with different route choice options – this was really an interesting task to set out ...

Runner profiles have now been updated with 1000+ pictures from the World Cup Final, the World of O Ranking has been updated, the results archive has been updated and photos from the World Cup final have been added to the World of O Facebook page and many have been tagged ...