2018 Orienteering World Cup

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.

2018 Orienteering World Cup
World Cup events
Individual11
Relay9
Men's World Cup
1st Matthias Kyburz (SUI)
2nd Daniel Hubmann (SUI)
3rd Olav Lundanes (NOR)
Most wins Matthias Kyburz (SUI) (2)
 Olav Lundanes (NOR) (2)
 Daniel Hubmann (SUI) (2)
Women's World Cup
1st Tove Alexandersson (SWE)
2nd Karolin Ohlsson (SWE)
3rd Natalia Gemperle (RUS)
Most wins Tove Alexandersson (SWE) (6)
Team World Cup
1stSwitzerland Switzerland
2ndSweden Sweden
3rdNorway Norway
Most winsSwitzerland Switzerland (4)
2017
2019

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

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No. Venue Distance Date Winner Second Third Ref.
Round 1 - European Championships
1   Ticino, Switzerland Sprint 6 May   Daniel Hubmann
  Matthias Kyburz
none   Kristian Jones [2]
2   Ticino, Switzerland Middle 9 May   Matthias Kyburz   Florian Howald   Olav Lundanes [3]
3   Ticino, Switzerland Long 13 May   Olav Lundanes   Matthias Kyburz   Gernot Kerschbaumer [4]
Round 2 - World Championships
4   Riga, Latvia Sprint (WOC) 4 August   Daniel Hubmann   Tim Robertson   Andreas Kyburz [5]
5   Riga, Latvia Middle (WOC) 7 August   Eskil Kinneberg   Daniel Hubmann   Florian Howald [6]
6   Riga, Latvia Long (WOC) 11 August   Olav Lundanes   Ruslan Glibov   Fabian Hertner [7]
Round 3 - Norway
7   Østfold, Norway Long 31 August   Gustav Bergman   Olav Lundanes   Matthias Kyburz [8]
8   Østfold, Norway Prologue + Middle Pursuit 1 September   William Lind   Gustav Bergman   Frederic Tranchand [9]
Round 4 - Finals
9   Prague, Czech Republic Knockout Sprint 4 October   Vojtěch Král   Jonas Leandersson   Gustav Bergman [10]
10   Prague, Czech Republic Middle 6 October   Miloš Nykodým   Andreas Kyburz   Gernot Kerschbaumer [11]
11   Prague, Czech Republic Sprint 7 October   Jonas Leandersson   Yannick Michiels   Matthias Kyburz [12]

Women

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No. Venue Distance Date Winner Second Third Ref.
Round 1 - European Championships
1   Ticino, Switzerland Sprint 6 May   Tove Alexandersson   Judith Wyder   Natalia Gemperle [2]
2   Ticino, Switzerland Middle 9 May   Marika Teini   Tove Alexandersson   Simona Aebersold [3]
3   Ticino, Switzerland Long 13 May   Tove Alexandersson   Natalia Gemperle   Julia Gross [4]
Round 2 - World Championships
4   Riga, Latvia Sprint (WOC) 4 August   Maja Alm   Tove Alexandersson   Judith Wyder [5]
5   Riga, Latvia Middle (WOC) 7 August   Natalia Gemperle   Marika Teini   Isia Basset [6]
6   Riga, Latvia Long (WOC) 11 August   Tove Alexandersson   Maja Alm   Sabine Hauswirth [7]
Round 3 - Norway
7   Østfold, Norway Long 31 August   Tove Alexandersson   Kamilla Olaussen   Karolin Ohlsson [8]
8   Østfold, Norway Prologue + Middle Pursuit 1 September   Tove Alexandersson   Karolin Ohlsson   Anastasia Rudnaya [9]
Round 4 - Finals
9   Prague, Czech Republic Knockout Sprint 4 October   Judith Wyder   Karolin Ohlsson   Tove Alexandersson [10]
10   Prague, Czech Republic Middle 6 October   Karolin Ohlsson   Julia Jakob   Lina Strand [11]
11   Prague, Czech Republic Sprint 7 October   Tove Alexandersson   Maija Sianoja   Judith Wyder [12]

Relay

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

Points distribution

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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]

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Points 100 80 60 50 45 40 37 35 33 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Overall standings

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

Rank Athlete Points
1   Matthias Kyburz 596
2   Daniel Hubmann 538
3   Olav Lundanes 470
4   Gustav Bergman 414
5   Vojtech Kral 393
6   Ruslan Glibov 353
7   Frederic Tranchand 310
8   Jonas Leandersson 264
9   Gernot Kerschbaumer 261
10   Eskil Kinneberg 260

Women

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Rank Athlete Points
1   Tove Alexandersson 851
2   Karolin Ohlsson 535
3   Natalia Gemperle 438
4   Marika Teini 393
5   Sabine Hauswirth 393
6   Judith Wyder 335
7   Maija Sianoja 306
8   Julia Jakob 302
9   Maja Alm 275
10   Lina Strand 257

Relay

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

Rank Nation 1 (SR) 2 (W) 3 (M) 4 (SR) 5 (W) 6 (M) 7 (W) 8 (M) 9 (SR) Points
1   Switzerland 100 100 80 80 100 80 50 45 100 735
2   Sweden 80 80 30 100 80 33 100 80 80 663
3   Norway 60 50 100 50 50 100 80 100 50 640
4   Czech Republic 50 27 50 45 33 45 37 60 60 407
5   Finland 33 40 31 35 45 37 60 50 45 376
6   Russia 35 45 40 40 60 31 40 26 33 350
7   Austria 45 35 33 28 35 50 45 33 35 339
8   Denmark 37 60 28 60 40 29 33 0 28 315
9   France 28 33 60 27 60 0 29 30 40 307
10   Great Britain 40 37 45 37 40 0 27 35 31 292

Achievements

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Only individual competitions.

References

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  1. ^ "Orienteering World Cup 2018". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Official results WC 1 Sprint (EOC)". International Orienteering Federation. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Official results WC 2 Middle Distance (EOC)". International Orienteering Federation. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Official results WC 3 Long Distance (EOC)". International Orienteering Federation. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Official results WC 4 Sprint (WOC)". International Orienteering Federation. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Official results WC 5 Middle Distance (WOC)". International Orienteering Federation. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Official results WC 6 Long Distance (WOC)". International Orienteering Federation. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Official results WC 7 Long Distance". International Orienteering Federation. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Official results WC 8 Prologue + Middle Pursuit". International Orienteering Federation. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Official results WC 9 Knockout Sprint". International Orienteering Federation. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Official results WC 10 Middle Distance". International Orienteering Federation. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Official results WC 11 Sprint". International Orienteering Federation. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Official results EOC Sprint Relay". International Orienteering Federation. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Official results EOC Relay". International Orienteering Federation. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Official results WOC Sprint Relay". International Orienteering Federation. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Official results WOC Relay". International Orienteering Federation. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  17. ^ a b "Official results Relay". International Orienteering Federation. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Official results Sprint Relay". International Orienteering Federation. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Special Rules for the 2018 World Cup in Orienteering" (PDF). International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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