– A long run through the Scandinavian forest, only few controls and a deep experience, is Denisa Kosova’s description of her favourite orienteering course in 2019. Read more about Kosova’s experiences in the forest the last year further down. Denisa Kosova is a Czech orienteer who is knocking on the door to ...

– It was a true long distance challenge in a tough Norwegian terrain, with several long and medium-length legs, Lucas Basset explains when talking about his favourite course of the year. And no, it is not the World Championships Long distance, but another Long distance course in Norway without spectators ...

What was the best orienteering course of 2019? The World Cup Final Middle in Czech Republic won in 2018, the World Champs middle distance in Estonia won in 2017 and the last stage of France 5 won in 2016. Other recent winners are a spectacular sprint between boulders and old buildings in Portugal in 2013 and some great technical ...

A very technical middle distance course in Czech Republic is the “Orienteering Course of the Year 2018″! The course really challenged the competitors – both with tricky orienteering, challenging routechoices and tough climbs and downhills. To top it off, the area is truly spectacular, with big sandstone “rock citys” setting the ...

A fantastic long distance course in Scottish wilderness takes the honors as “Orienteering Course of the Year 2015″. The men’s course in the World Orienteering Championships Long distance wins with nearly three times as many votes as the World Cup long distance in Tasmania in second place – a massive victory!  ...

The Orienteering World Cup starts already January 2nd/3rd with a sprint race in Tasmania. The next week the World Cup continues with two more races – a middle distance race on Thursday (Wednesday evening/night European time) and a long distance race on Saturday (Friday evening/night European time). Program Friday January ...

New year – new series! January is usually a “slow month” within orienteering, so why not beef it up a bit? Each day a new classic course (what today is called long distance) is featured – starting with the WOC long distance course from 1991 in Marianske Lazne, Czechoslovakia today. ...

– I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I have been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Thierry ...

… a very technical course which gave the runners a lot of interesting challenges. Read the interview with the course setters and see four different versions of the courses – from the early version to the final version. Course setters Tip: Don’t forget to offer the most pleasure to the ...

– I have not much to say, except that I did a mistake. It is as simple as this, but I still can’t believe it and it really hurts. Thierry Gueorgiou’s “Back in Black” was the Top story at World of O in 2010. With 2010 being history, it is ...