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17.04.2014 Wyder got self-confidence
The victorious Swiss relay team at the finish line. Photo: Erik Borg After the first qualication races at the European Championships Judith Wyder started to perform very well. At the end, the Swiss became the most successful athlete of the Championships in Portugal. “It has been an incredible week”, she smiles.  In the relay she […]

17.04.2014 Bergman was strongest
Swedish joy at the finish. Photo: Erik Borg There was a huge battle for the victory on the last leg of the men’s relay, but one man was strongest of them all: Gustav Bergman. He saw Jan Prochazka from Czech Republic just behind him for the last kilometres.  “But he didn’t seem to come closer”, […]

16.04.2014 Antti Rusanen European Champion in TempO
TempO was for the first time an official format at the European Trail Orienteering Championships this year.

16.04.2014 Switzerland and Sweden win relays
The European Orienteering Championships relays took place today in sunny Palmela.

15.04.2014 Overnight leaders are TrailO champions
Jari Turto, Finland and Michael Johansson, Sweden are the Open and Paralympic class champions respectively at the end of Day 2 of the PreO competition in the European Trail Orienteering Championships.

15.04.2014 Hubmann: “I realised I had to concentrate”
After Daniel Hubmann had found the fourth control he changed his behaviour in the forest. And at the prize-giving he could climb to the highest position. The Swiss phantom lost about one minute in a mistake at the fourth control. “Then I realised I had to concentrate”, he says. The rest of the race was […]

15.04.2014 Lundanes back on track
Last season Olav Lundanes wasn’t very visible on the international scene. But in the Long distance today the Norwegian was just 25 seconds behind the gold winner. “It was a good race. I can’t really remember any mistakes except maybe some seconds and maybe a not so good route choice”, he says. The 26-year-old Norwegian […]

15.04.2014 Mironova: “I see I can be among the very best”
Svetlana Mironova has never done so well in an individual international race as on the Long distance today, but there is something that counts even more for her. “The victory at the relay at the European Championships two years ago counts more”, Svetlana says. But as an individual athlete today’s race was a step forward. […]

15.04.2014 Cat Taylor: “It’s a shock!”
Cat Taylor in the long distance race in Portugal. Photo: Erik Borg Catherine Taylor was running for being among the ten best, but the 24-year-old athlete achieved her biggest sports moment so far. She just wanted to perform well and she really did that. The very long course of 13.2 kilometres was finished in a […]

15.04.2014 Cath Taylor: “It’s a shock!”
Catherine Taylor was running for being among the ten best, but the 24-year-old athlete achieved her biggest sports moment so far. She just wanted to perform well and she really did that. The very long course of 13.2 kilometres was finished in a great way. “I don’t really know what to say! It’s of course […]