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You'll meet some of the world's greatest orienteering athletes in this podcast from The International Orienteering Federation.
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27 MAR 2025 · Danish music artist MØ has spent the last 15 years creating some monster hits like Lean On and Final song and touring the world with her music.
But what you probably don't know is that she is also a passionate orienteer, who took up the sport as a child and rediscovered the joy of orienteering a handful of years ago.
In this episode of the IOF Podcast, she talks about her joy of orienteering, competing against seven-time world champion Maja Alm in the youth classes and not being best friends with her compass.
Interviewer: Erling Thisted
Photo: Thomas Greve Jensen
29 NOV 2024 · Eirik Langedal Breivik (NOR) had a remarkable fall season in 2024: Taking a surprise European title on the middle distance in Hungary, where he also was part of Norwegian relay team that won EOC gold - and then another win at the World Cup Final middle race in Finland in September. This episode was recorded the day before his World Cup win and takes us back to the warm Saturday afternoon in Hungary, where Langedal Breivik was better than them all.
Interviewer: Erling Thisted
Commentators: Katherine Bett, Jonas Merz
Photo: William Hollowell
3 NOV 2024 · Karolin Ohlsson (SWE) achieved the best individual result of her career so far at the WOC 2024 KO Sprint in Scotland, where she won the silver medal behind compatriot Tove Alexandersson.Â
In this episode of the IOF Podcast, we watch the final with Karolin to relive it from her point of view.
So join us for a trip to the slippery cobblestones of Edinburgh and one of the most intense races of the 2024 international season of orienteering.
Interviewer: Erling Thisted
Photo: Kristina LindgrenÂ
23 SEP 2024 · Andrine Benjaminsen (NOR) played a big role in Norway's impressive performances at EOC in Hungary, where the Norwegians took seven medals and topped the medal standings.
She won a relay silver and two individual bronze medals in the Hungarian heat and has hit a good shape this fall and look forward to the World Cup Final in Finland from September 26-29.
In this podcast episode, she shares her thoughts on the Norwegian success, her chances in the Finnish forests and her role as a U20 national coach for the Danish talents.
Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF
Photo: William Hollowell
2 JUL 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.Â
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.
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Follow the races on IOF TV: https://tv.orienteering.sport/
Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF
Photo: William Hollowell
24 MAY 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 MAY 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 JAN 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 DEC 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 SEP 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
You'll meet some of the world's greatest orienteering athletes in this podcast from The International Orienteering Federation.
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| Author | Erling Thisted |
| Organization | Erling Thisted |
| Categories | Sports |
| Website | orienteering.sport |
| erling.thisted@orienteering.sport |
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