Orienteering World Cup | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Sports event |
Date(s) | January–October |
Frequency | Annual |
Location(s) | Various |
Inaugurated | 1983 |
Area | Europe |
Organised by | International Orienteering Federation (IOF) |
Website | orienteering |
2024 Orienteering World Cup |
The Orienteering World Cup is a series of orienteering competitions organized annually by the International Orienteering Federation. Two unofficial cups were organized in 1983 and 1984. The official World Cup was held first in 1986, and then every second year up to 2004. From 2004 the World Cup has been held annually.
Year | Hosting nations | Notes |
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1986 | Norway, Canada, USA, France, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland | 8 events |
1988 | Hong Kong, Australia, Great Britain, Finland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden | 8 events |
1990 | Poland, Denmark, Norway, Canada, USA, Switzerland, France, Germany | 8 events |
1992 | Sweden, Finland, Russia, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Canada, USA | 8 events |
1994 | New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic | 9 events (6 individual, 3 relays) |
1996 | Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, France | 10 events (7 individual, 3 relays) |
1998 | Ireland, Great Britain, Sweden, Poland, Slovakia, Estonia, Finland | 13 events (10 individual, 3 relays). |
2000 | Japan, Australia, Ukraine, [1] Finland, Portugal | 12 events (9 individual, 3 relays) |
2002 | Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Czech Republic | 17 events (13 individual, 4 relays). |
2004 | Denmark, Sweden, Germany | 12 events (9 individual, 3 relays) |
2005 | Great Britain, Japan, Italy | 12 events (9 individual, 3 relays) |
2006 | Estonia, Denmark, France | 12 events (9 individual, 3 relays) |
2007 | Finland, Norway, Sweden, Ukraine, Switzerland | 10 events (all individual) |
2008 | Latvia, Norway, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland | 13 events (all individual) |
2009 | Finland, Norway, Hungary, Switzerland | 9 events (all individual) |
2010 | Bulgaria, Finland, Sweden, Norway, France, Switzerland | 12 events (all individual) |
2011 | Czech Republic, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland | 10 events (all individual) |
2012 | Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Finland | 13 events (all individual) |
2013 | New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland | 13 events (all individual) |
2014 | Turkey, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Finland, Italy, Switzerland | 14 events (all individual) |
2015 | Australia, Norway, Sweden, Scotland, Switzerland | 14 events (11 individual, 3 sprint relays) |
2016 | Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland | 14 events (10 individual, 4 sprint relays) |
2017 | Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Switzerland | 15 events (10 individual, 5 relays) |
2018 | Switzerland, Latvia, Norway, Czech Republic | 20 events (11 individual, 9 relays) |
2019 | Finland, Norway, Switzerland, China | 13 events (9 individual, 4 relays) |
2020 | Switzerland, Estonia, Italy(Events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | 9 events (7 individual, 2 relays) |
2021 | Switzerland, Sweden, Italy | 9 events (6 individual, 3 relays) |
2022 | Sweden, Estonia, Switzerland | 9 events (6 individual, 3 relays) |
2023 | Norway, Czech Republic, Italy | 10 events (7 individual, 3 relays) |
2024 | Switzerland, Italy, Hungary, Finland | 11 events (7 individual, 4 relays) |
2025 | Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland | 9 events (6 individual, 3 relays) |
The object of the World Cup is to collect points during the season. The total score for an individual is the sum of all points scored in each competition. The 40 best runners in each individual event are awarded points, where the winner is awarded 100 points. [3] Any runner places below 40th is not awarded points. If a tie occurs, both runners are awared the points as if they were placed in the highest of the tied positions. As of 2024, the current points distribution are as follows:
Place | Points |
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1st | 100 |
2nd | 80 |
3rd | 60 |
4th | 50 |
5th | 45 |
6th | 40 |
7th | 37 |
8th | 35 |
9th | 33 |
10th to 40th | -n + 41* |
*For example, 10th place gains 31 points (-10 + 41 = 31)
Race | Place | Points |
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Final | 1st to 6th | Same as individual places 1 to 6 |
Semi-finals | 3rd | 35 |
4th | 30 | |
5th | 27 | |
6th | 24 | |
Quarter-finals | 4th | 20 |
5th | 14 | |
6th | 8 | |
Qualification | 13th | 4 |
14th | 1 |
Runners who are not placed in any given round are awarded points for last place in the given round.
The total team score is the sum of scores from both individual and relay events.
For individual races: the sum of the four best places runners, both men and women.
Relay: The individual table * 10.
Sprint relay: The table above * 20.
The table shows all winners of the overall World Cup who achieved minimum two top 3 finishes.
As of 10 October 2023
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This is a list of the orienteers who have won two or more World Cup races.
Pasi Ikonen was a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the middle distance at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships. His other achievements include two individual silver medals at the world championships, and medals at the World Games and the European championships.
Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, World champion and European champion. She took the overall victory in the 2008 World Cup.
Håvard Tveite was a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He was Relay World Champion from 1987 and 1989, and has a silver medal from 1991 and a bronze medal from 1997. He also obtained bronze in the individual course at the 1989 World Orienteering Championships.
Magne Dæhli is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, ski-orienteer, and cross-country skier. His achievements include five medals in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships, of which three are gold medals. His best individual performances include a silver medal in the long distance from the European Orienteering Championships, and a bronze medal in the middle distance from the 2019 World Orienteering Championships.
Ellen Sofie Olsvik is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, world champion in the relay event, and winner of the first overall Orienteering World Cup. She is also world champion in ski-orienteering.
Jorunn Teigen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She finished overall second in the first official Orienteering World Cup in 1986.
Øystein Kvaal Østerbø is a Norwegian orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor. He finished overall third in the Orienteering World Cup in 2004, and won a silver medal in the relay in the 2004 World Ski Orienteering Championships. He has competed in all fifteen World Orienteering Championships since his debut in 2004 until 2018, obtaining his first two medals in Inverness in 2015; in the relay and mixed sprint relay, respectively. His best individual achievements are fourth places in the sprint in 2005 and 2010.
The FIS Cross-Country World Cup is an annual cross-country skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1981. The competition was arranged unofficially between 1973 and 1981, although it received provisional recognition on the 31st FIS Congress, 29–30 April 1977 in Bariloche, Argentina.
Tove Alexandersson is a Swedish foot orienteer, ski orienteer, skyrunner, trail runner, ski mountaineer and skysnow runner. Alexandersson has won gold medals at world championships in five different sports plus a silver medal in a sixth sport, and has won a total of 21 gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships, making her the second most successful orienteer in history by number of gold medals at World Championships, behind Simone Niggli-Luder. Alexandersson holds the record for the number of gold medals in a row at the World Orienteering Championships, winning 11 in a row between 2018 and 2022.
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. The European Orienteering Championships in Ticino, Switzerland and the 2018 World Orienteering Championships in Riga, Latvia were included in the World Cup.
Simona Aebersold is a Swiss orienteering competitor. She is the daughter of Christian Aebersold, who won the World Orienteering Championships 3 times.
The 2017 Orienteering World Cup was the 23rd edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2017 Orienteering World Cup consisted of 10 individual events, four relays and three sprint relay events. The events were located in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Switzerland. The 2017 World Orienteering Championships in Tartu, Estonia are included in the World Cup.
The 2016 Orienteering World Cup was the 22nd edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2016 Orienteering World Cup consisted of 10 individual events and four sprint relay events. The events were located in Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland. The European Orienteering Championships in Jeseník, Czech Republic and the 2016 World Orienteering Championships in Strömstad, Sweden, were included in the World Cup.
The 2019 Orienteering World Cup was the 25th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2019 Orienteering World Cup consisted of nine individual events and four relay events. The events are located in Finland, Norway, Switzerland and China. The 2019 World Orienteering Championships in Østfold, Norway are included in the World Cup.
The 2015 Orienteering World Cup was the 21st edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2015 Orienteering World Cup consisted of 11 events, all individual competitions. The events were located in Australia, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and Switzerland. The 2015 World Orienteering Championships in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom was included in the World Cup.
The 2014 Orienteering World Cup was the 20th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2014 Orienteering World Cup consisted of 14 events, all individual competitions. The events were located in Turkey, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Finland, Italy and Switzerland. The 2014 European Orienteering Championships in Palmela, Portugal and the 2014 World Orienteering Championships in Venezia and Trentino, Italy were included in the World Cup.
Kasper Harlem Fosser is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who represents Norwegian club IL Heming and Swedish club IFK Göteborg.
The 2021 Orienteering World Cup was the 26th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2021 Orienteering World Cup consisted of six individual events and four relay events. The events were located in Switzerland, Sweden, and Italy. The 2021 World Orienteering Championships in the Czech Republic were not included in the World Cup.
The 2022 Orienteering World Cup is the 27th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2022 Orienteering World Cup consists of six individual events and four relay events. The events are located in Sweden, Estonia, and Switzerland. The 2022 World Orienteering Championships in Denmark are not included in the World Cup. But the European Orienteering Championships in Estonia are part of the world cup, and non-European Orienteers can hence participate in the European Championships as well. By winning the fifth race, middle distance in Davos, Tove Alexandersson secured her eight total world cup win. Later the same day, Kasper Fosser secured his second total world cup win.
The 2023 Orienteering World Cup is the 28th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2023 Orienteering World Cup consists of seven individual events and three relay events. The events are located in Norway, the Czech Republic, and Italy. The 2023 World Orienteering Championships in Switzerland are not included in the World Cup, but the European Orienteering Championships in Italy are part of the World Cup program. Non-European Orienteers can hence participate in the European Championships as well. Russian and Belarusian competitors are still banned, but this season saw Natalia Gemperle returning to the world cup, now competing for Switzerland.