With the Nordic Orienteering Tour now over, 4 of the top 6 in the current men’s World Cup standings are Swiss, showing how strong the Swiss team is at present. The Swedish women’s team is almost as strong, with 3 in the top 6. Simone Niggli and Daniel Hubmann, both Swiss, hold commanding leads.

A massive 293 points is the present gap between Simone and Helena Jansson, Sweden, second in the standings. Helena has 11 points more than Maja Alm, the rapidly improving young Dane.

Daniel Hubmann’s lead is a bit more modest – only 171 points more than his team-mate Fabian Hertner! Third in the men’s standings is Valentin Novikov, Russia.

The next World Cup points will be based on the results of the three individual finals at the World Championships in Trondheim in August.

Leading standings

Women
1. Simone Niggli SUI 553
2. Helena Jansson SWE 260
3. Maja Alm DEN 249
4. Lena Eliasson SWE 243
5. Annika Billstam SWE 198
6. Anni-Maija Fincke FIN 172

Men
1. Daniel Hubmann SUI 470
2. Fabian Hertner SUI 299
3. Valentin Novikov RUS 262
4. Audun Weltzien NOR 257
5. Matthias Müller SUI 224
6. Matthias Merz SUI 220