2 LUG 2024 · Eef van Dongen (NED) took the orienteering world by surprise, when she won the bronze medal as Knock-Out Sprint made its debut on the WOC-program in Denmark in 2022.  In this podcast episode, she shares her memories from the day and look ahead to the upcoming World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland from July 12 - 16, 2024. She also tells about the setup for the Dutch national team and their expectations in Scotland.   Follow the races on IOF TV: https://tv.orienteering.sport/ Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF Photo: William Hollowell

24 MAG 2024 · The 2024 Orienteering World Cup begins in Olten, Switzerland this weekend. Simona Aebersold (SUI) starts the international season in great shape, she tells us in this podcast episode, where we also talk about her long distance World Champs title last summer and her "new role" in the Swiss national team. Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF Photo: Kristina Lindgren

1 MAG 2024 · This year's 10Mila relays take place in Nynäshamn in eastern Sweden May 4-5 with more than 6000 athletes. You can follow all three relays on close hand with IOF TV in both English and Finnish from Saturday afternoon. https://tv.orienteering.sport/ In this episode IOF TV expert commentator Jonas Merz shares his thoughts on the prestigious relays. Episode photo: Peter Holgersson Interviewer: Erling Thisted

19 GEN 2024 · Daisy Kudre-Schnyder (EST) won four medals - two of gold - at the previous World Ski Orienteering Championships on homeground two years ago. This year, the world champs are held in Ramsau, Austria in a completely different terrain. Hear about Daisy's expectations, preparations and her take on who is favourite at WSOC. Interviewer: Erling Thisted

13 DIC 2023 · The Orienteering World Cup saw a new race winner in August, when Ralph Street (GBR) took his first ever win in the sprint in Czechia. He tells us what fell into place that day in Ceska Lipa, looks ahead at WOC 2024 in Edinburgh next summer and talks about being a sprint specialist or not. Interviewer: Erling Thisted Photo: Thomas Bubela / World Cup Czechia 2023

27 SET 2023 · Tereza Janosikova had a great start to the autumn season, finishing second in the World Cup Sprint Relay in Ceska Lipa with Team Czechia. In this episode of the IOF Podcast, we talk about what that means for the upcoming European Orienteering Championships in Italy and how she has prepared for the three sprint races from October 4 - 8. Tereza is a part of IOF's athletes' commission as well and tells us what that's all about. Follow EOC from Italy on IOF TV - tv.orienteering.sport. Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF

19 SET 2023 · The international orienteering season 2023 ends with three fast races in northern Italy in the first week of October. A Sprint, a Sprint Relay and a Knock-Out Sprint make up the European Orienteering Championships and World Cup final from October 4 - 8. It’s the highlight of the year for Belgian Sprint specialist Yannick Michiels who is eager to follow up on his bronze medal from World Championships in Denmark last year with another great sprint race in Verona. In this episode of the IOF Podcast we talk to him about preparing for big sprint championships, what the bronze medal has meant for him and why he prefers individual sprints over knock-out races. Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF

1 LUG 2023 · Sweden's Sara Hagström has done impressive in the spring of 2023 and shares the lead in the Orienteering World Cup after her Middle distance win in Norway in April. After that, she went on to win both Tiomila women's relay and Venla with her club IFK Göteborg. Now it's time for the biggest goal of the season, World Orienteering Championships in Switzerland from July 12-16. Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF

23 GIU 2023 · The six-time world champion Matthias Kyburz (SUI) is one of the favorites ahead of World Orienteering Championships in his home country Switzerland from July 12-16, 2023. He tells us about his preparations for WOC, the advantage of running on home soil and looks back on his first ever WOC-medal, the gold in sprint at WOC 2012 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Interviewer: Erling Thisted

24 APR 2023 · Gustav Bergman (SWE) has been part of the international orienteering elite for more than a decade and is ready for another international season - starting this Thursday with World Cup Round 1 in Østfold, Norway. Hear his thoughts on the terrain, the competitors and the importance of having won WOC-medals in similar terrain four years ago.