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19.01.2014 “We will not take all at ESOC!”
Four of the six podium places were occupied by Russians in the fifth individual race of the World Cup. But they are not at all complacent ahead of the European Championships on home ground later this winter. Head coach Alexander Bliznevsky was of course very satisfied with the results in Norway, but when he is […]

19.01.2014 Ski Orienteering World Cup: repeat wins for Alexandersson and Lamov
In today’s Sprint race at Hamar, Norway, Tove Alexandersson and Andrey Lamov took victory for the second day in succession. Alexandersson showed strength and accuracy in the latter part of the course to come up to win by 9 seconds, whilst Lamov, fastest throughout, won by 14 seconds.

18.01.2014 Lamov in front of everyone
Andrey Lamov had a super race in the first of the two World Cup races in Norway this weekend. “I felt in very good shape”, the Russian smiles. There were three loops in this Middle distance mass start race. Already at the first of the two map exchanges the Russian was in the lead. “I […]

18.01.2014 “I try to avoid hearing messages”
Tove Alexandersson was well down on the lead when passing the finish arena, after almost half the course of the fourth individual race in this year’s World Cup, but the Swede could smile at the end. After 3.7 km of the 8.2 kilometre course with mass start at Gåsbu, close to Hamar, in Norway, Tove […]

18.01.2014 Ski Orienteering World Cup: first win for Alexandersson, second for Lamov
Tove Alexandersson, Sweden enjoyed her first success in this season’s World Cup in the mass start Middle distance race today, the first race in the Cup’s second round. The Russian Andrey Lamov, leader in the World Cup standings, won the men’s race after being in front throughout.

17.01.2014 Ski Orienteering European and World Masters Championships to Switzerland
The IOF Council has awarded the European Ski Orienteering Championships and the World Masters Ski Orienteering Championships 2015 to Switzerland.

17.01.2014 Live TV from World Orienteering Championships 2014
There will be live TV coverage of all - or almost all - the 2014 World Orienteering Championships finals in July in Italy. The broadcasts will be produced by Gearbox Production Company with the renowned Czech TV producer Karel Jonak.

16.01.2014 Ski Orienteering World Cup: upcoming races in Norway and Sweden
The second round of the 2013-2014 Ski Orienteering World Cup uses two venues – Hamar in Norway, where the World Ski Orienteering Championships will be held in 2015, and Orsa Grönklitt in Sweden. There are six races in all, two in Norway and four in Sweden.

14.01.2014 New World Ranking: gender equity, world wide awareness, high level events
The World Ranking scheme for foot orienteering was changed for 2014. Read about the background here!

10.01.2014 Olympic medal hope designed WUOC medals
There are 213 days remaining before the World University Orienteering Championships 2014 in the Czech Republic will be officially opened. It is still quite a long time, but some activities need to be prepared in advance. One of these activities is designing the medals that will be awarded to the best competitors in the five […]