2024 Orienteering World Cup

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2024 Orienteering World Cup
World Cup events
Individual7
Relay3
Men's World Cup
1stFlag of Norway.svg  Kasper Harlem Fosser  (NOR)
2ndFlag of Sweden.svg  Martin Regborn  (SWE)
3rdFlag of Norway.svg  Eirik Langedal Breivik  (NOR)
Most winsFlag of Norway.svg  Kasper Fosser  (NOR)(2)
Flag of Norway.svg  Eirik Langedal Breivik  (NOR)(2)
Women's World Cup
1stFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Simona Aebersold  (SUI)
2ndFlag of Sweden.svg  Tove Alexandersson  (SWE)
3rdFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Natalia Gemperle  (SUI)
Most winsFlag of Sweden.svg  Tove Alexandersson  (SWE) (4)
Team World Cup
1stFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2ndFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
3rdFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Most winsFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden(2)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland(2)
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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]

Contents

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

Men

No.VenueDistanceDateWinnerSecondThirdRef.
Round 1 – Switzerland
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Olten, Switzerland Knock-out sprint25 MayFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Joey Hadorn  (SUI)Flag of Sweden.svg  Jonatan Gustafsson  (SWE)Flag of Finland.svg  Tuomas Heikkila  (FIN) [16]
2Sprint26 MayFlag of Sweden.svg  Emil Svensk  (SWE)Flag of Finland.svg  Tuomas Heikkila  (FIN)Flag of Sweden.svg  Martin Regborn  (SWE) [17]
Round 2 – Italy
3 Flag of Italy.svg Genoa, Italy Sprint1 JuneFlag of Norway.svg  Kasper Fosser  (NOR)Flag of Sweden.svg  Martin Regborn  (SWE)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomas Krivda  (CZE) [18]
Round 3 – Hungary
4 Flag of Hungary.svg Mór, Hungary Middle17 AugustFlag of Norway.svg  Eirik Langedal Breivik  (NOR)Flag of Norway.svg  Kasper Fosser  (NOR)Flag of Sweden.svg  Albin Ridefelt  (SWE) [19]
5Long18 AugustFlag of Norway.svg  Kasper Fosser  (NOR)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Daniel Hubmann  (SUI)Flag of Finland.svg  Miika Kirmula  (FIN) [19]
Round 4 – Finland
6 Flag of Finland.svg Kuopio, Finland Long26 SeptemberFlag of Finland.svg  Miika Kirmula  (FIN)Flag of Sweden.svg  Martin Regborn  (SWE)Flag of Finland.svg  Eetu Savolainen  (FIN)
7Middle28 SeptemberFlag of Norway.svg  Eirik Langedal Breivik  (NOR)Flag of Norway.svg  Kasper Fosser  (NOR)Flag of Sweden.svg  Max Peter Bejmer  (SWE)

Women

No.VenueDistanceDateWinnerSecondThirdRef.
Round 1 – Switzerland
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Olten, Switzerland Knock-out sprint25 MayFlag of Sweden.svg  Tove Alexandersson  (SWE)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Simona Aebersold  (SUI)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Natalia Gemperle  (SUI)
 [16]
2Sprint26 MayFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Natalia Gemperle  (SUI)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Simona Aebersold  (SUI)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tereza Janosikova  (CZE)
 [17]
Round 2 – Italy
3 Flag of Italy.svg Genoa, Italy Sprint1 JuneFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Simona Aebersold  (SUI)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Natalia Gemperle  (SUI)Flag of Norway.svg  Ane Dyrkorn  (NOR) [18]
Round 3 – Hungary
4 Flag of Hungary.svg Mór, Hungary Middle17 AugustFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Simona Aebersold  (SUI)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Natalia Gemperle  (SUI)Flag of Norway.svg  Andrine Benjaminsen  (NOR) [19]
5Long18 AugustFlag of Sweden.svg  Tove Alexandersson  (SWE)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Simona Aebersold  (SUI)Flag of Norway.svg  Andrine Benjaminsen  (NOR) [19]
Round 4 – Finland
6 Flag of Finland.svg Kuopio, Finland Long26 SeptemberFlag of Sweden.svg  Tove Alexandersson  (SWE)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Simona Aebersold  (SUI)Flag of Sweden.svg  Hanna Lundberg  (SWE)
7Middle28 SeptemberFlag of Sweden.svg  Tove Alexandersson  (SWE)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Simona Aebersold  (SUI)Flag of Norway.svg  Marie Olaussen  (NOR)

Relay

No.VenueDistanceDateWinnerSecondThirdRef.
1 Flag of Italy.svg Genoa, Italy Sprint relay2 JuneFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Natalia Gemperle
Riccardo Rancan
Joey Hadorn
Simona Aebersold
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Maja Sianoja
Miika Kirmula
Toumas Heikkila
Venla Harju
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Barbora Matejkova
Jakub Glonek
Tomas Krivda
Tereza Janosikova
[20]
2 Flag of Hungary.svg Mór, Hungary Men's relay20 AugustFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Eskil Kinneberg
Eirik Langedal Breivik
Kasper Harlem Fosser
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
Viktor Svensk
Albin Ridefelt
Emil Svensk
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1
Daniel Hubmann
Fabian Aebersold
Joey Hadorn
[19]
3Women's relay20 AugustFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1
Ines Berger
Natalia Gemperle
Simona Aebersold
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Kamilla Steiwer
Marie Olaussen
Andrine Benjaminsen
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
Johanna Ridefelt
Hanna Lundberg
Tove Alexandersson
[19]
4 Flag of Finland.svg Kuopio, Finland Men's relay29 SeptemberFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2
Albin Ridefelt
Emil Svensk
Gustav Bergman
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Jørgen Baklid
Eirik Langedal Breivik
Kasper Harlem Fosser
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
Teemu Oksanen
Eetu Savolainen
Miika Kirmula
5Women's relay29 SeptemberFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
Hanna Lundberg
Sanna Fast
Tove Alexandersson
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Ane Dyrkorn
Marie Olaussen
Andrine Benjaminsen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
Marika Teini
Maija Sianoja
Venla Harju

Overall standings

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

Men

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

Women

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

Team

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

RankNationPoints
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 5887
2 Flag of Norway.svg Norway 5525
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 4938
4 Flag of Finland.svg Finland 3735
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 2330
6 Flag of France.svg France 2086
7 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1673
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 1609
9 Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 1461
10 Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1453

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