The Junior European Championships mark the final international battle of the 2025 season. A last chance for the best juniors in Europe to measure themselves against each other before the long winter of preparation begins again. The program is a classic trilogy: Sprint, Long Distance, and Relay. And if one discipline truly embodies the grit, … Continue reading Route to JEC25: 🌲 Brave Routes in Loch Ard
Tag: Simulation
🇫🇮 Route to WOC25 Kuopio – Episode 3: Mastering long navigation in Neulaniemi (feat. Aebersold, Fosser, and Weckman
The WOC Long Distance takes us again to Neulaniemi, where orienteering turns into a game of strategic navigation, endurance, and constant decision-making. In this third episode of our Road to WOC series, we focus on the key demands of this year’s long distance, with insights from the reigning world champions in the discipline, Simona Aebersold … Continue reading 🇫🇮 Route to WOC25 Kuopio – Episode 3: Mastering long navigation in Neulaniemi (feat. Aebersold, Fosser, and Weckman
🇫🇮 Route to WOC25 Kuopio – Episode 2: Neulaniemi Insights (feat. Thierry Gueorgiou)
After the steep dilemmas of Puijo in Episode 1, we now turn our attention to what is arguably the most iconic stage of WOC 2025: the Middle distance final. This decisive race will take place in Neulaniemi, a strikingly wild peninsula of rocky hills, mature spruce forests, and intricate contour shapes just a few kilometers … Continue reading 🇫🇮 Route to WOC25 Kuopio – Episode 2: Neulaniemi Insights (feat. Thierry Gueorgiou)
🎯 Mastering Slope Controls: Lessons from Idre Fjäll
As the Orienteering World Cup kicks off this week in Idre Fjäll (June 18–22, 2025), athletes will be tested not just physically, but technically—perhaps more than anywhere else this season. One of the most demanding skills in this type of terrain is the art of attacking controls on sloping ground, especially on diagonal downhill approaches. … Continue reading 🎯 Mastering Slope Controls: Lessons from Idre Fjäll
🇫🇮 Route to WOC25 Kuopio – Episode 1: Steep Decisions in Puijo
This Saturday, one of the most crucial steps in the journey to the World Orienteering Championships 2025 will take place: the WOC test races in Kuopio. As part of our new series, Route to WOC25 Kuopio, we’ll be diving into some of the terrain’s most demanding route choice challenges. Let’s kick things off with a … Continue reading 🇫🇮 Route to WOC25 Kuopio – Episode 1: Steep Decisions in Puijo
MOM 2025 Preview: 4 Days, 4 Challenges
The 6th edition of the Maximus O Meeting is just around the corner, and it promises to be one of the best editions to date! Four days of competition in four distinct terrains will challenge every participant, offering a fantastic mix of physical and technical demands. From the youngest competitors to the world’s elite, MOM … Continue reading MOM 2025 Preview: 4 Days, 4 Challenges
Route to WOC24 Edinburgh 🇬🇧 (3)
Welcome to the third and final challenge in our "Road to WOC" series! This time, we stay in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town, presenting a simulated leg for the individual final. A key variable in this championship is route choice involving steep staircases. These legs are particularly challenging because runners lose significant time on … Continue reading Route to WOC24 Edinburgh 🇬🇧 (3)
Route to WOC24 Edinburgh 🇬🇧 (2)
The journey continues with our second post in the "Route to WOC" series, this time focusing on the Individual Sprint Qualifiers. We expect an interesting mix of fast and straightforward legs, combined with legs where route choice will be crucial. These qualifiers come with added stress as there are three parallel heats, resulting in numerous … Continue reading Route to WOC24 Edinburgh 🇬🇧 (2)
Route to WOC24 Edinburgh 🇬🇧
The countdown has begun! With less than 6 days remaining, the most significant event in the world of orienteering for 2024 is about to kick off: The World Orienteering Sprint Championship in Edinburgh, Scotland, from July 11 to 16. As the excitement builds and the favorites finalize their preparations, now is the perfect time to … Continue reading Route to WOC24 Edinburgh 🇬🇧
Route to WorldCup Olten #bonus
Only 1 day left for Round-1 of the World Orienteering Cup kicks off in Olten (Switzerland)!! Exciting!! It was not planned before, but I couldn't avoid sharing one more simulation leg after the great reception of the previous posts. We come back to the most interesting area of the Olten map, where the final rounds … Continue reading Route to WorldCup Olten #bonus
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