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26/06/2011 || First World Cup victory for Annika ||Arena||
Annika Billstam on her way to the finish. Annika Billstam took her first World Cup triumph at Nordic Orienteering Tour’s final event in Norway. “It’s wonderful to finally have made it”, Annika smiles. She showed her glad feelings on the way to the finish line when the audience gave her a big hand. “I have […]
22/06/2011 || This time on the centre spot of the podium ||Arena||
Galina Vinogradova arrives to the finish at Götaplatsen. Photo: Erik Borg Galina Vinogradova finished second in the Knock-Out sprint in Stockholm last year. This time she was mostly running in the front for the latter half of the course. She did not plan to be so aggressive but closer to the finish she felt she […]
22/06/2011 || Jerker strongest of the sprinters ||Arena||
Jerker Lysell got his first World Cup victory in Gothenburg. Photo: Erik Borg Jerker Lysell felt strong during the super final at the World Cup race in central Gothenburg. “I was in front already at the first three controls and speeded down a bit some places just to save energy”, he comments. Last year the […]
21/06/2011 || Vroni now working with Swiss elite ||Arena||
Vroni König-Salmi is attending the first round of World Cup 2011 as a team leader. “When I watch the races I occasionally get the feeling that it would be nice to take part myself”, Vroni says. The veteran left the Swiss anti-doping pool in October which means she will not be representing Switzerland at this […]
21/06/2011 || Will Minna make it to the World Orienteering Championships? ||Arena||
One of the history’s most successful female athletes in orienteering might not be able to participate in the World Orienteering Championships this year. “We’ll have to see but hopefully I can make it to France”, Minna Kauppi says. Kauppi was only a spectator at the first World Cup race as she has been sick for […]
17/06/2011 || Injured at qualification – victory when it counted ||Arena||
Linnea Gustafsson got her first World Cup triumph in Porvoo. Linnea Gustafsson hit her knee on a stone at the first control of the Nordic Orienteering Tour Stage 1 qualification race in Porvoo. Despite the injury, she managed to take her first World Cup victory in the Sprint final. “I got a bit afraid when […]
17/06/2011 || Matthias’ day in sprint ||Arena||
What a day for Switzerland with five men on top of the results list at the first World Cup event of this year and first of them all a first year senior. In addition, only Fabian Hertner (3rd) managed to break the Matthias day: winner Matthias Kyburz was followed in the results list by Matthias […]
31/05/2011 || Who is Johan Granath? ||Arena||
Johan Granath (SWE) was recently appointed Chairman of the Ski Orienteering Athletes’ Commission. Johan is a gold medallist from the European Ski Orienteering Championships in 2010 and has two bronze medals from the 2006 and 2011 editions. From this year’s World Ski Orienteering Championships he returned home with a silver medal. Johan still remembers his […]
06/05/2011 || World Masters entry deadline 10 May 2011 ||Arena||
The World Masters Orienteering Championships take place in Pécs, Hungary, 1-8 July. Athletes from all continents have already entered to the competitions. As the entry deadline is 10 May, it is now the time to enter to the events, which, according to the Senior Event Adviser Jan Lien, “may very well be the best WMOC […]
26/04/2011 || Athlete of the Month competition results are out! ||Arena||
The Athlete of the Month team has picked Tove Alexandersson and Olav Lundanes as Athlete’s of June and July. The IOF 50 Years memory stick winners are Radu Milea and Anatolijs Tarasovs: Congratulations! The winners are asked to contact us at athleteofthemonth@orienteering.org. The Athlete of the Month Team wishes to thank all voters for their […]
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