2024 Orienteering World Cup

The 2024 Orienteering World Cup is the 29th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. It consists of seven individual events and three relay events. These are split over four rounds taking place in Switzerland, Italy, Hungary and Finland.[1] The World Cup was broadcast on public television in Sweden (SVT)[2] Finland (YLE) and Switzerland (SRF)[3]

2024 Orienteering World Cup
World Cup events
Individual7
Relay3
Men's World Cup
1st Kasper Harlem Fosser (NOR)
2nd Martin Regborn (SWE)
3rd Eirik Langedal Breivik (NOR)
Most wins Kasper Fosser (NOR)(2)
 Eirik Langedal Breivik (NOR)(2)
Women's World Cup
1st Simona Aebersold (SUI)
2nd Tove Alexandersson (SWE)
3rd Natalia Gemperle (SUI)
Most wins Tove Alexandersson (SWE) (4)
Team World Cup
1st Sweden
2nd Norway
3rd  Switzerland
Most wins Sweden(2)
  Switzerland(2)
2023
2025

This edition of the World Cup started with Sprint races[4] in Switzerland[5][6] and Italy. In Switzerland, Joey Hadorn and Tove Alexandersson won the first race of the first round,[7] held in Knock-out sprint format. The second race was a sprint won by Natalia Gemperle[8] and Emil Svensk.[9] The second round was the first time the World Cup had been in Genoa, and was held in Voltri and Nervi.[10] Kasper Harlem Fosser and Simona Aebersold won the sprint race, and the next day the Sprint relay was won by Switzerland.[11]

The third round of the World Cup was held in Hungary, and was characterized by hot conditions.[12] The world cup round was combined with the European Orienteering Championships. The first race was won by Eirik Langedal Breivik and Simona Aebersold[13] In the long distance the next day, Kasper Fosser and Tove Alexandersson were the victors.[14] The relay event was won by Switzerland and Norway.[15]

Events

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No. Venue Distance Date Winner Second Third Ref.
Round 1 – Switzerland
1   Olten, Switzerland Knock-out sprint 25 May   Joey Hadorn (SUI)   Jonatan Gustafsson (SWE)   Tuomas Heikkila (FIN) [16]
2 Sprint 26 May   Emil Svensk (SWE)   Tuomas Heikkila (FIN)   Martin Regborn (SWE) [17]
Round 2 – Italy
3   Genoa, Italy Sprint 1 June   Kasper Fosser (NOR)   Martin Regborn (SWE)   Tomas Krivda (CZE) [18]
Round 3 – Hungary
4   Mór, Hungary Middle 17 August   Eirik Langedal Breivik (NOR)   Kasper Fosser (NOR)   Albin Ridefelt (SWE) [19]
5 Long 18 August   Kasper Fosser (NOR)   Daniel Hubmann (SUI)   Miika Kirmula (FIN) [19]
Round 4 – Finland
6   Kuopio, Finland Long 26 September   Miika Kirmula (FIN)   Martin Regborn (SWE)   Eetu Savolainen (FIN)
7 Middle 28 September   Eirik Langedal Breivik (NOR)   Kasper Fosser (NOR)   Max Peter Bejmer (SWE)

Women

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No. Venue Distance Date Winner Second Third Ref.
Round 1 – Switzerland
1   Olten, Switzerland Knock-out sprint 25 May   Tove Alexandersson (SWE)   Simona Aebersold (SUI)   Natalia Gemperle (SUI)
[16]
2 Sprint 26 May   Natalia Gemperle (SUI)   Simona Aebersold (SUI)   Tereza Janosikova (CZE)
[17]
Round 2 – Italy
3   Genoa, Italy Sprint 1 June   Simona Aebersold (SUI)   Natalia Gemperle (SUI)   Ane Dyrkorn (NOR) [18]
Round 3 – Hungary
4   Mór, Hungary Middle 17 August   Simona Aebersold (SUI)   Natalia Gemperle (SUI)   Andrine Benjaminsen (NOR) [19]
5 Long 18 August   Tove Alexandersson (SWE)   Simona Aebersold (SUI)   Andrine Benjaminsen (NOR) [19]
Round 4 – Finland
6   Kuopio, Finland Long 26 September   Tove Alexandersson (SWE)   Simona Aebersold (SUI)   Hanna Lundberg (SWE)
7 Middle 28 September   Tove Alexandersson (SWE)   Simona Aebersold (SUI)   Marie Olaussen (NOR)

Relay

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No. Venue Distance Date Winner Second Third Ref.
1   Genoa, Italy Sprint relay 2 June   Switzerland
Natalia Gemperle
Riccardo Rancan
Joey Hadorn
Simona Aebersold
  Finland
Maja Sianoja
Miika Kirmula
Toumas Heikkila
Venla Harju
  Czech Republic
Barbora Matejkova
Jakub Glonek
Tomas Krivda
Tereza Janosikova
[20]
2   Mór, Hungary Men's relay 20 August   Norway 1
Eskil Kinneberg
Eirik Langedal Breivik
Kasper Harlem Fosser
  Sweden 1
Viktor Svensk
Albin Ridefelt
Emil Svensk
  Switzerland 1
Daniel Hubmann
Fabian Aebersold
Joey Hadorn
[19]
3 Women's relay 20 August   Switzerland 1
Ines Berger
Natalia Gemperle
Simona Aebersold
  Norway 1
Kamilla Steiwer
Marie Olaussen
Andrine Benjaminsen
  Sweden 1
Johanna Ridefelt
Hanna Lundberg
Tove Alexandersson
[19]
4   Kuopio, Finland Men's relay 29 September   Sweden 2
Albin Ridefelt
Emil Svensk
Gustav Bergman
  Norway 1
Jørgen Baklid
Eirik Langedal Breivik
Kasper Harlem Fosser
  Finland 1
Teemu Oksanen
Eetu Savolainen
Miika Kirmula
5 Women's relay 29 September   Sweden 1
Hanna Lundberg
Sanna Fast
Tove Alexandersson
  Norway 1
Ane Dyrkorn
Marie Olaussen
Andrine Benjaminsen
  Finland 1
Marika Teini
Maija Sianoja
Venla Harju

Overall standings

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This section shows the standings after the events in Finland.[21]

Rank Athlete Points
1   Kasper Harlem Fosser (NOR) 444
2   Martin Regborn (SWE) 346
3   Eirik Langedal Breivik (NOR) 294
4   Emil Svensk (SWE) 258
5   Daniel Hubmann (SUI) 239
6   Miika Kirmula (FIN) 232
7   Joey Hadorn (SUI) 225
8   Tomas Krivda (CZE) 213
9   Fabian Aebersold (SUI) 189
10   Albin Ridefelt (SWE) 156

Women

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Rank Athlete Points
1   Simona Aebersold (SUI) 600
2   Tove Alexandersson (SWE) 537
3   Natalia Gemperle (SUI) 405
4   Andrine Benjaminsen (NOR) 308
5   Hanna Lundberg (SWE) 283
6   Venla Harju (FIN) 238
7   Marie Olaussen (NOR) 213
8   Victoria Haestad Bjornstad (NOR) 198
9   Evely Kaasiku (EST) 181
10   Maija Sianoja (FIN) 178

Team

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The table shows the standings after the final stage in Finland.[21][22]

Rank Nation Points
1   Sweden 5887
2   Norway 5525
3   Switzerland 4938
4   Finland 3735
5   Czech Republic 2330
6   France 2086
7   Denmark 1673
8   Great Britain 1609
9   Estonia 1461
10   Austria 1453

References

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