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SkiO World Cup: Olsson and Baklid head standings after second round

Magdalena Olsson, Sweden leads by 94 points, whilst Norwegian Jørgen Baklid is 158 points in front after winning 5 of the 6 races held. Olsson won the World Cup overall last year – and Baklid has ach…

Swiss National broadcaster SRG acquires TV rights for WOC until 2028  

Swiss TV viewers will have great opportunities to follow the world’s most prestigious orienteering competitions for the next four years.    The national broadcaster SRG has acquired the TV righ…

SkiO World Cup: Olsson and Riisanen win Mass Start races

A convincing win for Magdalena Olsson, Sweden by 1.52 and a tight 3-second victory for the 19-year-old Finn Pyry Riisanen were the outcomes of today’s Mass Start races, the final day of the second ro…

SkiO Middle Distance wins for Olsson and Baklid

Magdalena Olsson, Sweden returned to winning ways today, finishing 1 minute quicker than her compatriot Frida Sandberg. Men’s World Cup leader, Norwegian Jørgen Baklid, lost time early in the men’s r…

SkiO World Cup round 2: Favourites win Sprint

Norwegians Anna Ulvensøen and Jørgen Baklid took the first victories in the 3-day World Cup round in Germany, Ulvensøen winning comfortably by 19 seconds, whereas only Baklid’s fast finish gave him t…