2018 Orienteering World Cup

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2018 Orienteering World Cup
World Cup events
Individual11
Relay9
Men's World Cup
1stFlag of Switzerland.svg  Matthias Kyburz  (SUI)
2ndFlag of Switzerland.svg  Daniel Hubmann  (SUI)
3rdFlag of Norway.svg  Olav Lundanes  (NOR)
Most winsFlag of Switzerland.svg  Matthias Kyburz  (SUI) (2)
Flag of Norway.svg  Olav Lundanes  (NOR) (2)
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Daniel Hubmann  (SUI) (2)
Women's World Cup
1stFlag of Sweden.svg  Tove Alexandersson  (SWE)
2ndFlag of Sweden.svg  Karolin Ohlsson  (SWE)
3rdFlag of Russia.svg  Natalia Gemperle  (RUS)
Most winsFlag of Sweden.svg  Tove Alexandersson  (SWE) (6)
Team World Cup
1st Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
2nd Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
3rd Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Most wins Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (4)
2017
2019

The 2018 Orienteering World Cup was the 24th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2018 Orienteering World Cup consisted of 11 individual events and 9 relay events. The events were located in Switzerland, Latvia, Norway and Czech Republic. [1] The European Orienteering Championships in Ticino, Switzerland and the 2018 World Orienteering Championships in Riga, Latvia were included in the World Cup.

Contents

Matthias Kyburz of Switzerland won his third consecutive overall title in the men's World Cup, his fifth title in total. Tove Alexandersson of Sweden won her fifth overall title in the women's World Cup.

Events

Men

No.VenueDistanceDateWinnerSecondThirdRef.
Round 1 - European Championships
1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ticino, Switzerland Sprint6 May Flag of Switzerland.svg Daniel Hubmann
Flag of Switzerland.svg Matthias Kyburz
none Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kristian Jones [2]
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ticino, Switzerland Middle9 May Flag of Switzerland.svg Matthias Kyburz Flag of Switzerland.svg Florian Howald Flag of Norway.svg Olav Lundanes [3]
3 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ticino, Switzerland Long13 May Flag of Norway.svg Olav Lundanes Flag of Switzerland.svg Matthias Kyburz Flag of Austria.svg Gernot Kerschbaumer [4]
Round 2 - World Championships
4 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia Sprint (WOC)4 August Flag of Switzerland.svg Daniel Hubmann Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Robertson Flag of Switzerland.svg Andreas Kyburz [5]
5 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia Middle (WOC)7 August Flag of Norway.svg Eskil Kinneberg Flag of Switzerland.svg Daniel Hubmann Flag of Switzerland.svg Florian Howald [6]
6 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia Long (WOC)11 August Flag of Norway.svg Olav Lundanes Flag of Ukraine.svg Ruslan Glibov Flag of Switzerland.svg Fabian Hertner [7]
Round 3 - Norway
7 Flag of Norway.svg Østfold, Norway Long31 August Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Bergman Flag of Norway.svg Olav Lundanes Flag of Switzerland.svg Matthias Kyburz [8]
8 Flag of Norway.svg Østfold, Norway Prologue + Middle Pursuit1 September Flag of Sweden.svg William Lind Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Bergman Flag of France.svg Frederic Tranchand [9]
Round 4 - Finals
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czech Republic Knockout Sprint4 October Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vojtěch Král Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Leandersson Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Bergman [10]
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czech Republic Middle6 October Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miloš Nykodým Flag of Switzerland.svg Andreas Kyburz Flag of Austria.svg Gernot Kerschbaumer [11]
11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czech Republic Sprint7 October Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Leandersson Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Michiels Flag of Switzerland.svg Matthias Kyburz [12]

Women

No.VenueDistanceDateWinnerSecondThirdRef.
Round 1 - European Championships
1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ticino, Switzerland Sprint6 May Flag of Sweden.svg Tove Alexandersson Flag of Switzerland.svg Judith Wyder Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Gemperle [2]
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ticino, Switzerland Middle9 May Flag of Finland.svg Marika Teini Flag of Sweden.svg Tove Alexandersson Flag of Switzerland.svg Simona Aebersold [3]
3 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ticino, Switzerland Long13 May Flag of Sweden.svg Tove Alexandersson Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Gemperle Flag of Switzerland.svg Julia Gross [4]
Round 2 - World Championships
4 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia Sprint (WOC)4 August Flag of Denmark.svg Maja Alm Flag of Sweden.svg Tove Alexandersson Flag of Switzerland.svg Judith Wyder [5]
5 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia Middle (WOC)7 August Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Gemperle Flag of Finland.svg Marika Teini Flag of France.svg Isia Basset [6]
6 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia Long (WOC)11 August Flag of Sweden.svg Tove Alexandersson Flag of Denmark.svg Maja Alm Flag of Switzerland.svg Sabine Hauswirth [7]
Round 3 - Norway
7 Flag of Norway.svg Østfold, Norway Long31 August Flag of Sweden.svg Tove Alexandersson Flag of Norway.svg Kamilla Olaussen Flag of Sweden.svg Karolin Ohlsson [8]
8 Flag of Norway.svg Østfold, Norway Prologue + Middle Pursuit1 September Flag of Sweden.svg Tove Alexandersson Flag of Sweden.svg Karolin Ohlsson Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rudnaya [9]
Round 4 - Finals
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czech Republic Knockout Sprint4 October Flag of Switzerland.svg Judith Wyder Flag of Sweden.svg Karolin Ohlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Tove Alexandersson [10]
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czech Republic Middle6 October Flag of Sweden.svg Karolin Ohlsson Flag of Switzerland.svg Julia Jakob Flag of Sweden.svg Lina Strand [11]
11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czech Republic Sprint7 October Flag of Sweden.svg Tove Alexandersson Flag of Finland.svg Maija Sianoja Flag of Switzerland.svg Judith Wyder [12]

Relay

No.VenueDistanceDateWinnerSecondThirdRef.
1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ticino, Switzerland Sprint Relay (EOC)10 MayFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Judith Wyder
Florian Howald
Martin Hubmann
Elena Roos
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Lina Strand
Emil Svensk
Jonas Leandersson
Karolin Ohlsson
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Sigrid Alexandersen
Trond Einar Moen Pedersli
Øystein Kvaal Østerbø
Andrine Benjaminsen
[13]
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ticino, Switzerland Women's relay (EOC)12 MayFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Judith Wyder
Elena Roos
Julia Gross
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Lina Strand
Sara Hagström
Karolin Ohlsson
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Cecilie Friberg Klysner
Ida Bobach
Maja Alm
[14]
3 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ticino, Switzerland Men's relay (EOC)12 MayFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Eskil Kinneberg
Magne Dæhli
Olav Lundanes
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Florian Howald
Matthias Kyburz
Daniel Hubmann
Flag of France.svg  France
Nicolas Rio
Lucas Basset
Frederic Tranchand
[14]
4 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia Sprint Relay (WOC)5 AugustFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Tove Alexandersson
Emil Svensk
Jonas Leandersson
Karolin Ohlsson
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Elena Roos
Florian Howald
Fabian Hertner
Judith Wyder
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Amanda Falck Weber
Tue Lassen
Jakob Edsen
Maja Alm
[15]
5 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia Women's relay (WOC)9 AugustFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Elena Roos
Julia Jakob
Judith Wyder
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Helena Bergman
Karolin Ohlsson
Tove Alexandersson
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Anastasia Rudnaya
Tatyana Riabkina
Natalia Gemperle
[16]
6 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia Men's relay (WOC)9 AugustFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Gaute Hallan Steiwer
Eskil Kinneberg
Magne Dæhli
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Florian Howald
Daniel Hubmann
Matthias Kyburz
Flag of France.svg  France
Nicolas Rio
Lucas Basset
Frederic Tranchand
[16]
7 Flag of Norway.svg Østfold, Norway Women's relay2 SeptemberFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Lina Strand
Karolin Ohlsson
Tove Alexandersson
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silje Ekroll Jahren
Marianne Andersen
Kamilla Olaussen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sari Anttonen
Lotta Karhola
Henna Riikka Haikonen
[17]
8 Flag of Norway.svg Østfold, Norway Men's relay2 SeptemberFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Eskil Kinneberg
Olav Lundanes
Magne Dæhli
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Albin Ridefeldt
Gustav Bergman
William Lind
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2
Martin Regborn
Jonas Leandersson
Emil Svensk
[17]
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czech Republic Sprint Relay5 OctoberFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 1
Sabine Hauswirth
Andreas Kyburz
Florian Howald
Judith Wyder
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
Lina Strand
Emil Svensk
Jonas Leandersson
Tove Alexandersson
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2
Julia Jakob
Thomas Curiger
Jonas Egger
Martina Ruch
[18]

Points distribution

The 40 best runners in each event were awarded points. The winner was awarded 100 points. In WC events 1 to 9, the eight best results counted in the overall classification. In the finals (WC 10 and WC 11), both results counted. [19]

Rank12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
Points100806050454037353331302928272625242322212019181716151413121110987654321

Overall standings

This section shows the final standings after all 10 individual events.

Men

RankAthletePoints
1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Matthias Kyburz 596
2 Flag of Switzerland.svg Daniel Hubmann 538
3 Flag of Norway.svg Olav Lundanes 470
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Bergman 414
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vojtech Kral 393
6 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ruslan Glibov 353
7 Flag of France.svg Frederic Tranchand 310
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Leandersson 264
9 Flag of Austria.svg Gernot Kerschbaumer 261
10 Flag of Norway.svg Eskil Kinneberg 260

Women

RankAthletePoints
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Tove Alexandersson 851
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Karolin Ohlsson 535
3 Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Gemperle 438
4 Flag of Finland.svg Marika Teini 393
5 Flag of Switzerland.svg Sabine Hauswirth 393
6 Flag of Switzerland.svg Judith Wyder 335
7 Flag of Finland.svg Maija Sianoja 306
8 Flag of Switzerland.svg Julia Jakob 302
9 Flag of Denmark.svg Maja Alm 275
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Lina Strand 257

Relay

The table shows the final standings after all 9 relay events. All results counted in the overall standings.

RankNation1 (SR)2 (W)3 (M)4 (SR)5 (W)6 (M)7 (W)8 (M)9 (SR)Points
1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland 1001008080100805045100735
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 80803010080331008080663
3 Flag of Norway.svg Norway 605010050501008010050640
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 502750453345376060407
5 Flag of Finland.svg Finland 334031354537605045376
6 Flag of Russia.svg Russia 354540406031402633350
7 Flag of Austria.svg Austria 453533283550453335339
8 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 37602860402933028315
9 Flag of France.svg France 28336027600293040307
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 40374537400273531292

Achievements

Only individual competitions.

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