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.
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 Venue Distance Date Winner Second Third Round 1 - European Championships 1 Ticino, Switzerland Sprint 6 May Daniel Hubmann Matthias Kyburz none Kristian Jones 2 Ticino, Switzerland Middle 9 May Matthias Kyburz Florian Howald Olav Lundanes 3 Ticino, Switzerland Long 13 May Olav Lundanes Matthias Kyburz Gernot Kerschbaumer Round 2 - World Championships 4 Riga, Latvia Sprint (WOC) 4 August Daniel Hubmann Tim Robertson Andreas Kyburz 5 Riga, Latvia Middle (WOC) 7 August Eskil Kinneberg Daniel Hubmann Florian Howald 6 Riga, Latvia Long (WOC) 11 August Olav Lundanes Ruslan Glibov Fabian Hertner Round 3 - Norway 7 Østfold, Norway Long 31 August Gustav Bergman Olav Lundanes Matthias Kyburz 8 Østfold, Norway Prologue + Middle Pursuit 1 September William Lind Gustav Bergman Frederic Tranchand Round 4 - Finals 9 Prague, Czech Republic Knockout Sprint 4 October Vojtěch Král Jonas Leandersson Gustav Bergman 10 Prague, Czech Republic Middle 6 October Miloš Nykodým Andreas Kyburz Gernot Kerschbaumer 11 Prague, Czech Republic Sprint 7 October Jonas Leandersson Yannick Michiels Matthias Kyburz
Women Venue Distance Date Winner Second Third Round 1 - European Championships 1 Ticino, Switzerland Sprint 6 May Tove Alexandersson Judith Wyder Natalia Gemperle 2 Ticino, Switzerland Middle 9 May Marika Teini Tove Alexandersson Simona Aebersold 3 Ticino, Switzerland Long 13 May Tove Alexandersson Natalia Gemperle Julia Gross Round 2 - World Championships 4 Riga, Latvia Sprint (WOC) 4 August Maja Alm Tove Alexandersson Judith Wyder 5 Riga, Latvia Middle (WOC) 7 August Natalia Gemperle Marika Teini Isia Basset 6 Riga, Latvia Long (WOC) 11 August Tove Alexandersson Maja Alm Sabine Hauswirth Round 3 - Norway 7 Østfold, Norway Long 31 August Tove Alexandersson Kamilla Olaussen Karolin Ohlsson 8 Østfold, Norway Prologue + Middle Pursuit 1 September Tove Alexandersson Karolin Ohlsson Anastasia Rudnaya Round 4 - Finals 9 Prague, Czech Republic Knockout Sprint 4 October Judith Wyder Karolin Ohlsson Tove Alexandersson 10 Prague, Czech Republic Middle 6 October Karolin Ohlsson Julia Jakob Lina Strand 11 Prague, Czech Republic Sprint 7 October Tove Alexandersson Maija Sianoja Judith Wyder
Relay Venue Distance Date Winner Second Third 1 Ticino, Switzerland Sprint Relay (EOC) 10 May 2 Ticino, Switzerland Women's relay (EOC) 12 May 3 Ticino, Switzerland Men's relay (EOC) 12 May 4 Riga, Latvia Sprint Relay (WOC) 5 August 5 Riga, Latvia Women's relay (WOC) 9 August 6 Riga, Latvia Men's relay (WOC) 9 August 7 Østfold, Norway Women's relay 2 September 8 Østfold, Norway Men's relay 2 September 9 Prague, Czech Republic Sprint Relay 5 October
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. Rank12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940Points100806050454037353331302928272625242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Overall standings This section shows the final standings after all 10 individual events. Men 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 260Women 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 The table shows the final standings after all 9 relay events. All results counted in the overall standings. Rank Nation 1 () 2 () 3 () 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 Only individual competitions.
References
External links World Cup Ranking - IOF 2018 Team World Cup Results - IOF