WOC-WTOCWOC-WTOC NEWSPAPERNEWSPAPER No. 2 | sunday 6th july 2014 | VENICE CROWNS WYDER (SUI) AND BOBACH (DEN) SPECTACULAR WOC-WTOC DAY-1 IN read more on page 2

Analysis: Opening IOF Congress five days WOC Sprint Ceremony in Italy at of italy 2014 Page 13 WOC-WTOC Page 16 Page 3 2014 Page 14 GUIDELINES FOR THE ORGANIZERS WOC-WTOCWOC-WTOC NEWSPAPERNEWSPAPER VENICE CROWNS WYDER (SUI) AND BOBACH (DEN) SPECTACULAR WOC-WTOC DAY-1 IN ITALY

Soren Bobach of Denmark seizes the Sprint World title Judith Wyder (SUI) has no rivals amongst women Alexandersson (SWE) and Hubmann (SUI) wear silver Opening ceremony tomorrow in Asiago

Red and white flags waving in beautiful Venice. Soren Bobach of Den- Sprint Final - Ladies mark and Judith Wyder of Switzerland took gold medals in today’s World 1 Wyder Judith SUI 15:32.0 Championships Sprint in Italy. They respectively beat overall World Cup leader and Sprint superstar , while 2 Alexandersson Tove SWE 15:43.9 and Tue Lassen (DEN) seized bronze. 3 Moeller Alm Maja DEN 15:45.7 4 Volynska Nadiya UKR 15:46.9 After closing in second position the qualifying round, Wyder looked like 5 Eliasson Lena SWE 15:59.1 a sure winner already from the start of the final race. The Swiss finished 6 Friederich Rahel SUI 16:06.9 11.9 seconds ahead of Alexandersson, whilst Alm left back Volynska (UKR) and Eliasson (SWE). In the men’s class, Bobach came in tenth in 7 Vinogradova Galina RUS 16:11.5 the qualification heat, but his final race was simply flawless. The Dane 8 Ronning Sund Goril NOR 16:29.9 eventually crossed the finish line 2.1 seconds ahead of Hubmann. 9 Niemi Venla FIN 16:31.4 10 Klingenberg Emma DEN 16:35.6 The 2014 WOC-WTOC, for the first time ever in Italy, continues tomorrow with the official opening ceremony in Asiago at 6pm. A Model Temp-O is scheduled tomorrow at 10am in Valsugana (Trentino region). Sprint Final – Men 1 Bobach Soren DEN 15:37.2 Along with the WOC-WTOC races, the promo event ‘5 Days of Italy’ with 2 Hubmann Daniel SUI 15:39.3 over 2000 participants from all over the planet started off in the morning 3 Lassen Tue DEN 15:41.4 with a Prologue in the venetian lagoon, and goes on tomorrow at 2pm 4 Lysell Jerker SWE 15:48.1 in Turcio, near Asiago. 5 Kyburz Matthias SUI 15:52.4 6 Leandersson Jonas SWE 15:58.0 Info: www.woc2014.info 7 Michiels Yannick BEL 16:04.7 8 Prochazka Jan CZE 16:08.0 Download TV images: 9 Gvildys Jonas Vytautas LTU 16:09.4 http://woc2014.broadcaster.it/ 10 Hubmann Martin SUI 16:10.7

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The sprint in Venice was a mix of routechoice legs and navigationally WOMEN: S-1 (Legtimes) WOMEN: S-1 (Total times) technical legs. Several of the favourites did some big routechoice mis- 1. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 0:34 +0:00 1. Alexandersson Tove 0:34 +0:00 takes (or other mistakes) losing them the place on the podium. 2. Wyder Judith (1st) 0:34 +0:00 2. Wyder Judith 0:34 +0:00 3. Ingham Lizzie (13th) 0:35 +0:01 3. Ingham Lizzie 0:35 +0:01 4. Skrastina Aija (21st) 0:35 +0:01 4. Skrastina Aija 0:35 +0:01 Below detailed splits tables and route choice options are included for 5. Eliasson Lena (5th) 0:36 +0:02 5. Eliasson Lena 0:36 +0:02 each leg. For the legs of special interest (legs which were desicive with 6. Kaasiku Evely (44th) 0:36 +0:02 6. Kaasiku Evely 0:36 +0:02 respect to route choices taken by the runners), the variant each runner 7. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 0:36 +0:02 7. Moeller Alm Maja 0:36 +0:02 took in included in the table below the map. 8. Vercellotti Lea (28th) 0:36 +0:02 8. Vercellotti Lea 0:36 +0:02 9. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 0:36 +0:02 9. Volynska Nadiya 0:36 +0:02 10. Gross Julia (11th) 0:37 +0:03 10. Gross Julia 0:37 +0:03 Summary: Most decisive legs 18. Friederich Rahel (6th) 0:38 +0:04 18. Friederich Rahel 0:38 +0:04 The following were the most decisive legs - with respect to the medals: WOMEN: 1-2 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 1-2 (Total times) 1. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 0:22 +0:00 1. Alexandersson Tove 0:58 +0:00 Leg 1: Note how Maja Alm loses 4 seconds already to the first 2. Strand Lina (17th) 0:22 +0:00 2. Ingham Lizzie 0:58 +0:00 control - having only 30th best split time. No special routechoice 3. Ingham Lizzie (13th) 0:23 +0:01 3. Volynska Nadiya 0:58 +0:00 4. Lind Anne Johanne (15th) 0:23 +0:01 4. Wyder Judith 0:58 +0:00 challenges here. 5. Hao Shuangyan (35th) 0:23 +0:01 5. Eliasson Lena 1:00 +0:02 6. Johanson Liis (45th) 0:23 +0:01 6. Kaasiku Evely 1:00 +0:02 7. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 0:24 +0:02 7. Lind Anne Johanne 1:00 +0:02 Leg 3: ... to be continued 8. Wyder Judith (1st) 0:24 +0:02 8. Gross Julia 1:01 +0:03 9. Eliasson Lena (5th) 0:24 +0:02 9. Hao Shuangyan 1:01 +0:03 10. Kaasiku Evely (44th) 0:24 +0:02 10. Johanson Liis 1:01 +0:03 14. Friederich Rahel (6th) 0:24 +0:02 14. Friederich Rahel 1:02 +0:04 30. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 0:26 +0:04 17. Moeller Alm Maja 1:02 +0:04

WOMEN 2-3 WOMEN: 2-3 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 2-3 (Total times) 1. Wyder Judith (1st) 0:42 +0:00 1. Wyder Judith 1:40 +0:00 2. Hao Shuangyan (35th) 0:44 +0:02 2. Alexandersson Tove 1:43 +0:03 3. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 0:45 +0:03 3. Hao Shuangyan 1:45 +0:05 4. Niemi Venla (9th) 0:45 +0:03 4. Eliasson Lena 1:46 +0:06 5. Eliasson Lena (5th) 0:46 +0:04 5. Volynska Nadiya 1:46 +0:06 6. Sistkova Iveta (20th) 0:46 +0:04 6. Ingham Lizzie 1:47 +0:07 7. Ronning Sund Goril (8th) 0:46 +0:04 7. Gross Julia 1:49 +0:09 8. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 0:47 +0:05 8. Moeller Alm Maja 1:49 +0:09 9. Teini Marika (16th) 0:47 +0:05 9. Sistkova Iveta 1:49 +0:09 10. Rafols Ona (25th) 0:47 +0:05 10. Teini Marika 1:49 +0:09 11. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 0:48 +0:06 11. Friederich Rahel 1:50 +0:10 13. Friederich Rahel (6th) 0:48 +0:06 33. Vinogradova Galina (7th) 0:55 +0:13 44. Klingenberg Emma (10th) 1:11 +0:29 45. Guizzardi Michela (36th) 1:14 +0:32

WOMEN: 3-4 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 3-4 (Total times) 1. Eliasson Lena (5th) 1:20 +0:00 1. Wyder Judith 3:03 +0:00 2. Vinogradova Galina (7th) 1:21 +0:01 2. Alexandersson Tove 3:05 +0:02 3. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 1:22 +0:02 3. Eliasson Lena 3:06 +0:03 4. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 1:22 +0:02 4. Volynska Nadiya 3:09 +0:06 5. Wyder Judith (1st) 1:23 +0:03 5. Moeller Alm Maja 3:11 +0:08 6. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 1:23 +0:03 6. Ingham Lizzie 3:12 +0:09 7. Mironova Svetlana (22nd) 1:24 +0:04 7. Hao Shuangyan 3:13 +0:10 8. Ingham Lizzie (13th) 1:25 +0:05 8. Lind Anne Johanne 3:16 +0:13 WOMEN 4-5 9. Lind Anne Johanne (15th) 1:26 +0:06 9. Friederich Rahel 3:17 +0:14 10. Niemi Venla (9th) 1:26 +0:06 10. Gross Julia 3:17 +0:14 12. Friederich Rahel (6th) 1:27 +0:07

WOMEN: 4-5 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 4-5 (Total times) 1. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 0:18 +0:00 1. Alexandersson Tove 3:23 +0:00 2. Lind Anne Johanne (15th) 0:19 +0:01 2. Wyder Judith 3:25 +0:02 3. Narhi Anna (14th) 0:19 +0:01 3. Eliasson Lena 3:26 +0:03 4. Strand Lina (17th) 0:19 +0:01 4. Volynska Nadiya 3:30 +0:07 5. Eliasson Lena (5th) 0:20 +0:02 5. Lind Anne Johanne 3:35 +0:12 6. Vinogradova Galina (7th) 0:20 +0:02 6. Hao Shuangyan 3:37 +0:14 7. Mironova Svetlana (22nd) 0:20 +0:02 7. Ingham Lizzie 3:37 +0:14 8. Kadan Ursula (18th) 0:20 +0:02 8. Friederich Rahel 3:38 +0:15 9. Hill Tessa (12th) 0:20 +0:02 9. Narhi Anna 3:39 +0:16 10. Skrastina Aija (21st) 0:20 +0:02 10. Niemi Venla 3:39 +0:16 13. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 0:21 +0:03 18. Moeller Alm Maja 3:46 +0:23 14. Friederich Rahel (6th) 0:21 +0:03 24. Wyder Judith (1st) 0:22 +0:04 40. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 0:35 +0:17 42. Gross Julia (11th) 0:50 +0:32

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WOMEN: 5-6 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 5-6 (Total times) WOMEN 8-9 1. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 0:31 +0:00 1. Alexandersson Tove 3:54 +0:00 2. Eliasson Lena (5th) 0:31 +0:00 2. Eliasson Lena 3:57 +0:03 3. Wyder Judith (1st) 0:32 +0:01 3. Wyder Judith 3:57 +0:03 4. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 0:32 +0:01 4. Volynska Nadiya 4:02 +0:08 5. Strand Lina (17th) 0:32 +0:01 5. Lind Anne Johanne 4:08 +0:14 6. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 0:32 +0:01 6. Ingham Lizzie 4:10 +0:16 7. Gross Julia (11th) 0:32 +0:01 7. Friederich Rahel 4:11 +0:17 8. Lind Anne Johanne (15th) 0:33 +0:02 8. Vinogradova Galina 4:12 +0:18 9. Ingham Lizzie (13th) 0:33 +0:02 9. Hao Shuangyan 4:13 +0:19 10. Friederich Rahel (6th) 0:33 +0:02 10. Narhi Anna 4:13 +0:19 17. Moeller Alm Maja 4:18 +0:24

WOMEN: 6-7 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 6-7 (Total times) 1. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 0:59 +0:00 1. Alexandersson Tove 4:57 +0:00 2. Wyder Judith (1st) 1:01 +0:02 2. Wyder Judith 4:58 +0:01 3. Vinogradova Galina (7th) 1:01 +0:02 3. Eliasson Lena 4:59 +0:02 4. Eliasson Lena (5th) 1:02 +0:03 4. Volynska Nadiya 5:09 +0:12 5. Mironova Svetlana (22nd) 1:02 +0:03 5. Lind Anne Johanne 5:13 +0:16 6. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 1:03 +0:04 6. Vinogradova Galina 5:13 +0:16 7. Klingenberg Emma (10th) 1:03 +0:04 7. Friederich Rahel 5:16 +0:19 8. Ronning Sund Goril (8th) 1:04 +0:05 8. Ingham Lizzie 5:17 +0:20 9. Lind Anne Johanne (15th) 1:05 +0:06 9. Mironova Svetlana 5:17 +0:20 10. Friederich Rahel (6th) 1:05 +0:06 10. Moeller Alm Maja 5:17 +0:20 16. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 1:07 +0:08 WOMEN 9-10

WOMEN: 7-8 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 7-8 (Total times) 1. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 1:13 +0:00 1. Alexandersson Tove 6:10 +0:00 2. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 1:13 +0:00 2. Wyder Judith 6:17 +0:07 3. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 1:15 +0:02 3. Eliasson Lena 6:19 +0:09 4. Vinogradova Galina (7th) 1:16 +0:03 4. Volynska Nadiya 6:24 +0:14 5. Klingenberg Emma (10th) 1:16 +0:03 5. Vinogradova Galina 6:29 +0:19 6. Ronning Sund Goril (8th) 1:17 +0:04 6. Moeller Alm Maja 6:30 +0:20 7. Friederich Rahel (6th) 1:18 +0:05 7. Friederich Rahel 6:34 +0:24 8. Hill Tessa (12th) 1:18 +0:05 8. Ingham Lizzie 6:37 +0:27 9. Wyder Judith (1st) 1:19 +0:06 9. Ronning Sund Goril 6:37 +0:27 10. Bagger Hagner Stine (23rd) 1:19 +0:06 10. Mironova Svetlana 6:41 +0:31 12. Eliasson Lena (5th) 1:20 +0:07

WOMEN: 8-9 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 8-9 (Total times) 1. Eliasson Lena (5th) 0:54 +0:00 1. Eliasson Lena 7:13 +0:00 2. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 0:55 +0:01 2. Wyder Judith 7:15 +0:02 3. Niemi Venla (9th) 0:56 +0:02 3. Volynska Nadiya 7:19 +0:06 4. Friederich Rahel (6th) 0:57 +0:03 4. Alexandersson Tove 7:21 +0:08 5. Klingenberg Emma (10th) 0:57 +0:03 5. Friederich Rahel 7:31 +0:18 6. Wyder Judith (1st) 0:58 +0:04 6. Vinogradova Galina 7:32 +0:19 7. Ingham Lizzie (13th) 0:59 +0:05 7. Ingham Lizzie 7:36 +0:23 WOMEN: 11-12 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 11-12 (Total times) 8. Hill Tessa (12th) 0:59 +0:05 8. Moeller Alm Maja 7:36 +0:23 1. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 0:51 +0:00 1. Wyder Judith 9:37 +0:00 9. Gross Julia (11th) 0:59 +0:05 9. Niemi Venla 7:37 +0:24 2. Wyder Judith (1st) 0:52 +0:01 2. Eliasson Lena 9:43 +0:06 10. Teini Marika (16th) 1:00 +0:06 10. Hill Tessa 7:46 +0:33 3. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 0:53 +0:02 3. Volynska Nadiya 9:49 +0:12 27. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 1:06 +0:12 4. Klingenberg Emma (10th) 0:54 +0:03 4. Moeller Alm Maja 9:50 +0:13 33. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 1:11 +0:17 5. Allston Hanny (24th) 0:54 +0:03 5. Alexandersson Tove 9:54 +0:17 6. Gross Julia (11th) 0:55 +0:04 6. Friederich Rahel 9:54 +0:17 7. Friederich Rahel (6th) 0:56 +0:05 7. Vinogradova Galina 9:57 +0:20 WOMEN: 9-10 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 9-10 (Total times) 8. Vinogradova Galina (7th) 0:56 +0:05 8. Niemi Venla 10:03 +0:26 1. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 0:54 +0:00 1. Eliasson Lena 8:09 +0:00 9. Niemi Venla (9th) 0:56 +0:05 9. Ingham Lizzie 10:11 +0:34 2. Eliasson Lena (5th) 0:56 +0:02 2. Wyder Judith 8:15 +0:06 10. Kadan Ursula (18th) 0:56 +0:05 10. Ronning Sund Goril 10:17 +0:40 3. Friederich Rahel (6th) 0:58 +0:04 3. Volynska Nadiya 8:24 +0:15 25. Eliasson Lena (5th) 1:02 +0:11 4. Vinogradova Galina (7th) 0:58 +0:04 4. Alexandersson Tove 8:25 +0:16 26. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 1:02 +0:11 5. Ronning Sund Goril (8th) 0:58 +0:04 5. Friederich Rahel 8:29 +0:20 6. Gross Julia (11th) 0:58 +0:04 6. Moeller Alm Maja 8:30 +0:21 7. Wyder Judith (1st) 1:00 +0:06 7. Vinogradova Galina 8:30 +0:21 WOMEN: 12-13 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 12-13 (Total times) 8. Niemi Venla (9th) 1:00 +0:06 8. Ingham Lizzie 8:37 +0:28 1. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 0:36 +0:00 1. Wyder Judith 10:15 +0:00 9. Teini Marika (16th) 1:00 +0:06 9. Niemi Venla 8:37 +0:28 2. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 0:37 +0:01 2. Eliasson Lena 10:21 +0:06 10. Gyurko Fanni (33rd) 1:00 +0:06 10. Ronning Sund Goril 8:47 +0:38 3. Wyder Judith (1st) 0:38 +0:02 3. Volynska Nadiya 10:26 +0:11 18. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 1:04 +0:10 4. Eliasson Lena (5th) 0:38 +0:02 4. Alexandersson Tove 10:30 +0:15 23. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 1:05 +0:11 5. Friederich Rahel (6th) 0:38 +0:02 5. Moeller Alm Maja 10:31 +0:16 6. Ronning Sund Goril (8th) 0:38 +0:02 6. Friederich Rahel 10:32 +0:17 7. Niemi Venla (9th) 0:39 +0:03 7. Vinogradova Galina 10:38 +0:23 WOMEN: 10-11 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 10-11 (Total times) 8. Gross Julia (11th) 0:39 +0:03 8. Niemi Venla 10:42 +0:27 1. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 0:27 +0:00 1. Eliasson Lena 8:41 +0:00 9. Bagger Hagner Stine (23rd) 0:39 +0:03 9. Ingham Lizzie 10:51 +0:36 2. Friederich Rahel (6th) 0:29 +0:02 2. Wyder Judith 8:45 +0:04 10. Mironova Svetlana (22nd) 0:39 +0:03 10. Ronning Sund Goril 10:55 +0:40 3. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 0:29 +0:02 3. Alexandersson Tove 8:52 +0:11 14. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 0:41 +0:05 4. Ronning Sund Goril (8th) 0:29 +0:02 4. Volynska Nadiya 8:56 +0:15 5. Wyder Judith (1st) 0:30 +0:03 5. Friederich Rahel 8:58 +0:17 6. Ingham Lizzie (13th) 0:30 +0:03 6. Moeller Alm Maja 8:59 +0:18 WOMEN: 13-14 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 13-14 (Total times) 7. Niemi Venla (9th) 0:30 +0:03 7. Vinogradova Galina 9:01 +0:20 1. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 1:11 +0:00 1. Wyder Judith 11:27 +0:00 8. Klingenberg Emma (10th) 0:30 +0:03 8. Ingham Lizzie 9:07 +0:26 2. Wyder Judith (1st) 1:12 +0:01 2. Eliasson Lena 11:36 +0:09 9. Effeney Rachel (27th) 0:30 +0:03 9. Niemi Venla 9:07 +0:26 3. Eliasson Lena (5th) 1:15 +0:04 3. Alexandersson Tove 11:41 +0:14 10. Teini Marika (16th) 0:30 +0:03 10. Ronning Sund Goril 9:16 +0:35 4. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 1:15 +0:04 4. Volynska Nadiya 11:41 +0:14 19. Eliasson Lena (5th) 0:32 +0:05 5. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 1:15 +0:04 5. Moeller Alm Maja 11:46 +0:19 20. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 0:32 +0:05 6. Vinogradova Galina (7th) 1:15 +0:04 6. Friederich Rahel 11:48 +0:21 7. Klingenberg Emma (10th) 1:15 +0:04 7. Vinogradova Galina 11:53 +0:26 8. Friederich Rahel (6th) 1:16 +0:05 8. Niemi Venla 12:03 +0:36 9. Vercellotti Lea (28th) 1:16 +0:05 9. Ronning Sund Goril 12:12 +0:45 10. Ronning Sund Goril (8th) 1:17 +0:06 10. Ingham Lizzie 12:17 +0:50

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WOMEN 11-12 WOMEN: 14-15 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 14-15 (Total times) 1. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 1:24 +0:00 1. Wyder Judith 12:54 +0:00 2. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 1:26 +0:02 2. Eliasson Lena 13:06 +0:12 3. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 1:26 +0:02 3. Alexandersson Tove 13:07 +0:13 4. Wyder Judith (1st) 1:27 +0:03 4. Volynska Nadiya 13:07 +0:13 5. Ronning Sund Goril (8th) 1:29 +0:05 5. Moeller Alm Maja 13:10 +0:16 6. Eliasson Lena (5th) 1:30 +0:06 6. Vinogradova Galina 13:23 +0:29 7. Vinogradova Galina (7th) 1:30 +0:06 7. Friederich Rahel 13:24 +0:30 8. Hill Tessa (12th) 1:33 +0:09 8. Ronning Sund Goril 13:41 +0:47 9. Gross Julia (11th) 1:33 +0:09 9. Niemi Venla 13:44 +0:50 10. Teini Marika (16th) 1:34 +0:10 10. Klingenberg Emma 13:55 +1:01 12. Friederich Rahel (6th) 1:36 +0:12

WOMEN: 15-16 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 15-16 (Total times) 1. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 0:52 +0:00 1. Wyder Judith 13:47 +0:00 2. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 0:52 +0:00 2. Alexandersson Tove 13:59 +0:12 3. Vinogradova Galina (7th) 0:52 +0:00 3. Eliasson Lena 13:59 +0:12 4. Wyder Judith (1st) 0:53 +0:01 4. Volynska Nadiya 14:01 +0:14 5. Eliasson Lena (5th) 0:53 +0:01 5. Moeller Alm Maja 14:02 +0:15 6. Friederich Rahel (6th) 0:53 +0:01 6. Vinogradova Galina 14:15 +0:28 7. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 0:54 +0:02 7. Friederich Rahel 14:17 +0:30 8. Niemi Venla (9th) 0:54 +0:02 8. Ronning Sund Goril 14:36 +0:49 9. Klingenberg Emma (10th) 0:54 +0:02 9. Niemi Venla 14:38 +0:51 10. Vinogradova Natalia (19th) 0:54 +0:02 10. Klingenberg Emma 14:49 +1:02 WOMEN 16-17

WOMEN: 16-17 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 16-17 (Total times) 1. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 1:07 +0:00 1. Wyder Judith 14:55 +0:00 2. Wyder Judith (1st) 1:08 +0:01 2. Alexandersson Tove 15:07 +0:12 3. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 1:08 +0:01 3. Moeller Alm Maja 15:09 +0:14 4. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 1:09 +0:02 4. Volynska Nadiya 15:10 +0:15 5. Klingenberg Emma (10th) 1:09 +0:02 5. Eliasson Lena 15:19 +0:24 6. Gross Julia (11th) 1:11 +0:04 6. Friederich Rahel 15:30 +0:35 7. Friederich Rahel (6th) 1:13 +0:06 7. Vinogradova Galina 15:36 +0:41 8. Hill Tessa (12th) 1:13 +0:06 8. Ronning Sund Goril 15:50 +0:55 9. Skrastina Aija (21st) 1:13 +0:06 9. Niemi Venla 15:54 +0:59 10. Ronning Sund Goril (8th) 1:14 +0:07 10. Klingenberg Emma 15:58 +1:03 25. Eliasson Lena (5th) 1:20 +0:13

WOMEN: 17-18 (Legtimes) WOMEN: 17-18 (Total times) 1. Alexandersson Tove (2nd) 0:16 +0:00 1. Wyder Judith 15:12 +0:00 2. Wyder Judith (1st) 0:17 +0:01 2. Alexandersson Tove 15:23 +0:11 3. Volynska Nadiya (4th) 0:17 +0:01 3. Moeller Alm Maja 15:27 +0:15 4. Vinogradova Galina (7th) 0:17 +0:01 4. Volynska Nadiya 15:27 +0:15 5. Moeller Alm Maja (3rd) 0:18 +0:02 5. Eliasson Lena 15:37 +0:25 6. Eliasson Lena (5th) 0:18 +0:02 6. Friederich Rahel 15:48 +0:36 7. Friederich Rahel (6th) 0:18 +0:02 7. Vinogradova Galina 15:53 +0:41 8. Niemi Venla (9th) 0:18 +0:02 8. Ronning Sund Goril 16:09 +0:57 9. Klingenberg Emma (10th) 0:18 +0:02 9. Niemi Venla 16:12 +1:00 10. Lind Anne Johanne (15th) 0:18 +0:02 10. Klingenberg Emma 16:16 +1:04

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The sprint in Venice was a mix of routechoice legs and navigationally technical Leg 10: Another leg with only one real variant - but yet choses the legs. Quite a few legs were without routechoice options - and usually most of the other one. Except for Kyburz who choses the wrong variant and loses 14 seconds, runners chose the correct route. However, several of the favourites did some big all top runners pick the right variant here. routechoice mistakes (or other mistakes) losing them the place on the podium. Leg 11: This is were Søren Bobach could have lost his gold medal - Bobach having Below detailed splits tables and route choice options are included for each leg. For his biggest time loss of 11 seconds chosing the C-variant (which is really a hybrid of the legs of special interest (legs which were desicive with respect to route choices the two “real” variants A and B. Bobach said himself that this was his only mistake taken by the runners), the variant each runner took in included in the table below - the rest of the race was perfect. Two other runners lose significant time on this the map. leg by running variant B: Kvaal Østerbø and Martin Hubmann. Leg 15: One of the few legs where Tue Lassen loses time; 5 seconds lost on this Summary: Most decisive legs leg which does not really have any route choice options and is also quite easy techically. The following were the most decisive legs - with respect to the medals: Leg 16: The Swedes (7 seconds) and (9 seconds) Leg 1: Note that the biggest favourite Jonas Leandersson loses 5 seconds already lose time on this leg without any real route choice options. Not clear why they to the first control - on an easy technical leg without real route choice options. lose so much. Leg 3: This is one of the legs which looks most complex on first sight, but when Leg 17: This is again a leg which looks complex on the map, but with only two real analyzing it closer, most of the alternatives are nearly equal time-wise. The only alternatives A and B - and these were quite equal in time. It seems like B was may- thing you can do where you really lose time is to go left (either the variant marked be 3-4 seconds faster based on the splits times. Jerker Lysell (6 seconds, B), Mat- E or a combination of E and B. Both lose you around 8-10 seconds - having to thias Kyburz (6 seconds, A) and Jonas Leanderson (9 seconds A) lose time here. run 50 meters longer. One top favourite loses time here: Matthias Kyburz loses 9 seconds by running E. Leg 19: This is finally the leg which decided the race. Nearly all run B - the best variant. Daniel Hubmann and a few others run A - and lose 10-15 seconds. This Leg 7: At leg 6 Yannick Michels was in second place - but on control number 7 decided the medals - and will be remembered for some time ... Michiels did a mistake costing 19(!) seconds. Many of the women made mistake on the same leg. Leg 9: The spectator leg is easy without any technical challenges except for a map MEN s-1 exchange. Note how Daniel Hubmann loses 6 seconds here!

MEN: S-1 (Legtimes) MEN: S-1 (Total times) 1. Dent Julian (36th) 0:29 +0:00 1. Dent Julian 0:29 +0:00 2. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:29 +0:00 2. Kyburz Matthias 0:29 +0:00 3. Ushkvarok Pavlo (22nd) 0:30 +0:01 3. Ushkvarok Pavlo 0:30 +0:01 4. Fraser Scott (31st) 0:31 +0:02 4. Fraser Scott 0:31 +0:02 5. Glibov Ruslan (25th) 0:31 +0:02 5. Glibov Ruslan 0:31 +0:02 6. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:31 +0:02 6. Lassen Tue 0:31 +0:02 7. Seppi Andrea (30th) 0:31 +0:02 7. Seppi Andrea 0:31 +0:02 8. Sidorov Alexey (35th) 0:31 +0:02 8. Sidorov Alexey 0:31 +0:02 9. Tranchand Frederic (45th) 0:31 +0:02 9. Tranchand Frederic 0:31 +0:02 10. Adamski Philippe (28th) 0:32 +0:03 10. Adamski Philippe 0:32 +0:03 12. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:32 +0:03 12. Bobach Soren 0:32 +0:03 14. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:32 +0:03 14. Hubmann Daniel 0:32 +0:03 15. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:32 +0:03 15. Lysell Jerker 0:32 +0:03 32. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:34 +0:05 32. Leandersson Jonas 0:34 +0:05

MEN: 1-2 (Legtimes) MEN: 1-2 (Total times) 1. Leal Tiago (42nd) 0:19 +0:00 1. Kyburz Matthias 0:49 +0:00 2. Kral Vojtech (17th) 0:19 +0:00 2. Ushkvarok Pavlo 0:50 +0:01 3. Makela Tuomo (19th) 0:19 +0:00 3. Lassen Tue 0:51 +0:02 4. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:20 +0:01 4. Basset Lucas 0:52 +0:03 5. Ushkvarok Pavlo (22nd) 0:20 +0:01 5. Fraser Scott 0:52 +0:03 MEN 1-2 6. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:20 +0:01 6. Leal Tiago 0:52 +0:03 7. Basset Lucas (20th) 0:20 +0:01 7. Lysell Jerker 0:52 +0:03 8. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:20 +0:01 8. Seppi Andrea 0:52 +0:03 9. Nikolov Kiril (14th) 0:20 +0:01 9. Sidorov Alexey 0:52 +0:03 10. Michiels Yannick (7th) 0:20 +0:01 10. Bobach Soren 0:53 +0:04 15. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:21 +0:02 12. Hubmann Daniel 0:53 +0:04 16. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:21 +0:02 28. Leandersson Jonas 0:55 +0:06 22. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:21 +0:02

MEN: 2-3 (Legtimes) MEN: 2-3 (Total times) 1. D: Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 1:39 +0:00 1. Lassen Tue 2:31 +0:00 2. C: Lassen Tue (3rd) 1:40 +0:01 2. Hubmann Daniel 2:32 +0:01 3. D: Michiels Yannick (7th) 1:40 +0:01 3. Michiels Yannick 2:34 +0:03 4. B: Leandersson Jonas (6th) 1:41 +0:02 4. Bobach Soren 2:35 +0:04 5. A: Bobach Soren (1st) 1:42 +0:03 5. Lysell Jerker 2:35 +0:04 7. B: Lysell Jerker (4th) 1:43 +0:04 6. Tranchand Frederic 2:35 +0:04 8. D: Strain Murray (13th) 1:44 +0:05 7. Leandersson Jonas 2:36 +0:05 9. A: Fraser Scott (31st) 1:45 +0:06 8. Fraser Scott 2:37 +0:06 10. B: Regborn Martin (15th) 1:45 +0:06 9. Kyburz Matthias 2:37 +0:06 14. E: Kyburz Matthias (5th) 1:48 +0:09 10. Strain Murray 2:37 +0:06

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MEN: 3-4 (Legtimes) MEN: 3-4 (Total times) 1. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:53 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 3:25 +0:00 2. Michiels Yannick (7th) 0:54 +0:01 2. Lassen Tue 3:27 +0:02 3. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:54 +0:01 3. Michiels Yannick 3:28 +0:03 4. Prochazka Jan (8th) 0:54 +0:01 4. Bobach Soren 3:30 +0:05 5. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:55 +0:02 5. Leandersson Jonas 3:30 +0:05 6. Tranchand Frederic (45th) 0:55 +0:02 6. Tranchand Frederic 3:30 +0:05 7. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:55 +0:02 7. Lysell Jerker 3:31 +0:06 8. Strain Murray (13th) 0:55 +0:02 8. Kyburz Matthias 3:32 +0:07 9. Regborn Martin (15th) 0:55 +0:02 9. Strain Murray 3:32 +0:07 10. Makela Tuomo (19th) 0:55 +0:02 10. Prochazka Jan 3:33 +0:08 15. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:56 +0:03 MEN 5-6 16. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:56 +0:03

MEN: 4-5 (Legtimes) MEN: 4-5 (Total times) 1. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:39 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 4:04 +0:00 2. Michiels Yannick (7th) 0:39 +0:00 2. Lassen Tue 4:07 +0:03 3. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:39 +0:00 3. Michiels Yannick 4:07 +0:03 4. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:39 +0:00 4. Bobach Soren 4:09 +0:05 5. Regborn Martin (15th) 0:39 +0:00 5. Leandersson Jonas 4:09 +0:05 6. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:40 +0:01 6. Tranchand Frederic 4:10 +0:06 7. Tranchand Frederic (45th) 0:40 +0:01 7. Lysell Jerker 4:11 +0:07 8. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:40 +0:01 8. Kyburz Matthias 4:12 +0:08 9. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:40 +0:01 9. Regborn Martin 4:12 +0:08 10. Strain Murray (13th) 0:40 +0:01 10. Strain Murray 4:12 +0:08

MEN: 5-6 (Legtimes) MEN: 5-6 (Total times) 1. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:21 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 4:26 +0:00 2. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:22 +0:01 2. Michiels Yannick 4:29 +0:03 3. Michiels Yannick (7th) 0:22 +0:01 3. Bobach Soren 4:30 +0:04 4. Strain Murray (13th) 0:22 +0:01 4. Lassen Tue 4:30 +0:04 5. Simonin Nicolas (32nd) 0:22 +0:01 5. Leandersson Jonas 4:32 +0:06 6. Leal Tiago (42nd) 0:22 +0:01 6. Lysell Jerker 4:34 +0:08 7. Adamski Philippe (28th) 0:22 +0:01 7. Strain Murray 4:34 +0:08 8. Anttonen Antti (27th) 0:22 +0:01 8. Kyburz Matthias 4:35 +0:09 9. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:23 +0:02 9. Regborn Martin 4:35 +0:09 10. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:23 +0:02 10. Ushkvarok Pavlo 4:38 +0:12 11. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:23 +0:02 12. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:23 +0:02

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MEN: 6-7 (Legtimes) MEN: 6-7 (Total times) MEN 7-8 1. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:17 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 4:45 +0:00 2. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:17 +0:00 2. Bobach Soren 4:47 +0:02 3. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:17 +0:00 3. Lassen Tue 4:47 +0:02 4. Strain Murray (13th) 0:17 +0:00 4. Leandersson Jonas 4:50 +0:05 5. Tranchand Frederic (45th) 0:17 +0:00 5. Lysell Jerker 4:51 +0:06 6. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas (9th) 0:17 +0:00 6. Strain Murray 4:51 +0:06 7. Osterbo Oystein Kvaal (12th) 0:17 +0:00 7. Kyburz Matthias 4:53 +0:08 8. Merl Robert (11th) 0:17 +0:00 8. Regborn Martin 4:55 +0:10 9. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:18 +0:01 9. Ushkvarok Pavlo 4:57 +0:12 10. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:18 +0:01 10. Tranchand Frederic 4:59 +0:14 25. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:19 +0:02 44. Michiels Yannick (7th) 0:36 +0:19

MEN: 7-8 (Legtimes) MEN: 7-8 (Total times) 1. Hubmann Martin (10th) 0:27 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 5:13 +0:00 2. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:28 +0:01 2. Bobach Soren 5:15 +0:02 3. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:28 +0:01 3. Lassen Tue 5:16 +0:03 4. Michiels Yannick (7th) 0:28 +0:01 4. Leandersson Jonas 5:19 +0:06 5. Blanes Andreu (26th) 0:28 +0:01 5. Lysell Jerker 5:20 +0:07 6. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:29 +0:02 6. Strain Murray 5:20 +0:07 7. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:29 +0:02 7. Kyburz Matthias 5:23 +0:10 8. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:29 +0:02 8. Regborn Martin 5:24 +0:11 9. Strain Murray (13th) 0:29 +0:02 9. Ushkvarok Pavlo 5:28 +0:15 10. Regborn Martin (15th) 0:29 +0:02 10. Kral Vojtech 5:30 +0:17 25. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:30 +0:03

MEN: 8-9 (Legtimes) MEN: 8-9 (Total times) MEN 8-9 1. Tranchand Frederic (45th) 0:51 +0:00 1. Bobach Soren 6:10 +0:00 2. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:53 +0:02 2. Hubmann Daniel 6:10 +0:00 3. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:55 +0:04 3. Lassen Tue 6:11 +0:01 4. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:55 +0:04 4. Leandersson Jonas 6:15 +0:05 5. Kral Vojtech (17th) 0:55 +0:04 5. Kyburz Matthias 6:16 +0:06 6. Hubmann Martin (10th) 0:55 +0:04 6. Lysell Jerker 6:16 +0:06 7. Michiels Yannick (7th) 0:55 +0:04 7. Strain Murray 6:16 +0:06 8. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:56 +0:05 8. Regborn Martin 6:23 +0:13 9. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:56 +0:05 9. Kral Vojtech 6:25 +0:15 10. Strain Murray (13th) 0:56 +0:05 10. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas 6:27 +0:17 17. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:57 +0:06

MEN: 9-10 (Legtimes) MEN: 9-10 (Total times) 1. A: Bobach Soren (1st) 1:05 +0:00 1. Bobach Soren 7:15 +0:00 2. A: Strain Murray (13th) 1:05 +0:00 2. Hubmann Daniel 7:17 +0:02 3. A: Leandersson Jonas (6th) 1:06 +0:01 3. Lassen Tue 7:18 +0:03 4. A: Michiels Yannick (7th) 1:06 +0:01 4. Leandersson Jonas 7:21 +0:06 5. A: Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 1:07 +0:02 5. Strain Murray 7:21 +0:06 6. A: Lassen Tue (3rd) 1:07 +0:02 6. Lysell Jerker 7:23 +0:08 7. A: Lysell Jerker (4th) 1:07 +0:02 7. Regborn Martin 7:31 +0:16 8. A: Regborn Martin (15th) 1:08 +0:03 8. Kral Vojtech 7:33 +0:18 9. A: Kral Vojtech (17th) 1:08 +0:03 9. Michiels Yannick 7:34 +0:19 10. A: Hubmann Martin (10th) 1:08 +0:03 10. Kyburz Matthias 7:35 +0:20 42. B: Kyburz Matthias (5th) 1:19 +0:14

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MEN 10-11 MEN: 10-11 (Legtimes) MEN: 10-11 (Total times) 1. A: Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:48 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 8:05 +0:00 2. A: Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:49 +0:01 2. Lassen Tue 8:08 +0:03 3. A: Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:49 +0:01 3. Leandersson Jonas 8:10 +0:05 4. A: Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:49 +0:01 4. Lysell Jerker 8:12 +0:07 5. A: Prochazka Jan (8th) 0:49 +0:01 5. Bobach Soren 8:14 +0:09 6. A: Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:50 +0:02 6. Strain Murray 8:18 +0:13 7. A: Makela Tuomo (19th) 0:50 +0:02 7. Kyburz Matthias 8:24 +0:19 8. A: Michiels Yannick (7th) 0:51 +0:03 8. Kral Vojtech 8:25 +0:20 9.A: Steiwer Gaute Hallan (16th) 0:51 +0:03 9. Michiels Yannick 8:25 +0:20 10. A: Kral Vojtech (17th) 0:52 +0:04 10. Prochazka Jan 8:26 +0:21 31. C: Bobach Soren (1st) 0:59 +0:11 32. B: Osterbo Oystein Kvaal (12th) 1:01 +0:13 35. B: Hubmann Martin (10th) 1:03 +0:15

MEN: 11-12 (Legtimes) MEN: 11-12 (Total times) 1. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:49 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 8:54 +0:00 2. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:49 +0:00 2. Lassen Tue 8:59 +0:05 3. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:50 +0:01 3. Bobach Soren 9:03 +0:09 4. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas (9th) 0:50 +0:01 4. Leandersson Jonas 9:03 +0:09 5. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:51 +0:02 5. Lysell Jerker 9:03 +0:09 6. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:51 +0:02 6. Kyburz Matthias 9:14 +0:20 7. Regborn Martin (15th) 0:51 +0:02 7. Strain Murray 9:14 +0:20 8. Nikolov Kiril (14th) 0:52 +0:03 8. Prochazka Jan 9:19 +0:25 9. Blanes Andreu (26th) 0:52 +0:03 9. Michiels Yannick 9:20 +0:26 10. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:53 +0:04 10. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas 9:21 +0:27

MEN: 12-13 (Legtimes) MEN: 12-13 (Total times) MEN 11-12 1. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:25 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 9:20 +0:00 2. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:25 +0:00 2. Lassen Tue 9:26 +0:06 3. Strain Murray (13th) 0:25 +0:00 3. Bobach Soren 9:28 +0:08 4. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:26 +0:01 4. Leandersson Jonas 9:28 +0:08 5. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:26 +0:01 5. Lysell Jerker 9:29 +0:09 6. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:26 +0:01 6. Strain Murray 9:39 +0:19 7. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas (9th) 0:26 +0:01 7. Kyburz Matthias 9:40 +0:20 8. Regborn Martin (15th) 0:26 +0:01 8. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas 9:47 +0:27 9. Merl Robert (11th) 0:26 +0:01 9. Michiels Yannick 9:47 +0:27 10. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:27 +0:02 10. Prochazka Jan 9:48 +0:28

MEN: 13-14 (Legtimes) MEN: 13-14 (Total times) 1. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:46 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 10:07 +0:00 2. Michiels Yannick (7th) 0:46 +0:00 2. Lassen Tue 10:15 +0:08 3. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:47 +0:01 3. Bobach Soren 10:16 +0:09 4. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas (9th) 0:47 +0:01 4. Leandersson Jonas 10:17 +0:10 5. Hubmann Martin (10th) 0:47 +0:01 5. Lysell Jerker 10:20 +0:13 6. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:48 +0:02 6. Kyburz Matthias 10:26 +0:19 7. Regborn Martin (15th) 0:48 +0:02 7. Strain Murray 10:28 +0:21 8. Merl Robert (11th) 0:48 +0:02 8. Michiels Yannick 10:33 +0:26 9. Osterbo Oystein Kvaal (12th) 0:48 +0:02 9. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas 10:34 +0:27 10. Tikhonov Gleb (23rd) 0:48 +0:02 10. Prochazka Jan 10:39 +0:32 11. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:49 +0:03 12. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:49 +0:03 20. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:51 +0:05

MEN 12-13 MEN 13-14

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MEN: 14-15 (Legtimes) MEN: 14-15 (Total times) MEN 15-16 1. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:33 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 10:40 +0:00 2. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:33 +0:00 2. Bobach Soren 10:50 +0:10 3. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:34 +0:01 3. Lassen Tue 10:53 +0:13 4. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:34 +0:01 4. Leandersson Jonas 10:53 +0:13 5. Strain Murray (13th) 0:35 +0:02 5. Lysell Jerker 10:53 +0:13 6. Prochazka Jan (8th) 0:35 +0:02 6. Kyburz Matthias 11:00 +0:20 7. Regborn Martin (15th) 0:35 +0:02 7. Strain Murray 11:03 +0:23 8. Hubmann Martin (10th) 0:35 +0:02 8. Michiels Yannick 11:09 +0:29 9. Jones Kristian (18th) 0:35 +0:02 9. Prochazka Jan 11:14 +0:34 10. Paulins Arturs (37th) 0:35 +0:02 10. Regborn Martin 11:14 +0:34 11. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:36 +0:03 30. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:38 +0:05

MEN: 15-16 (Legtimes) MEN: 15-16 (Total times) 1. Lassen Tue (3rd) 1:04 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 11:45 +0:00 2. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 1:05 +0:01 2. Bobach Soren 11:56 +0:11 3. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas (9th) 1:05 +0:01 3. Lassen Tue 11:57 +0:12 4. Kral Vojtech (17th) 1:05 +0:01 4. Lysell Jerker 12:04 +0:19 5. Bobach Soren (1st) 1:06 +0:02 5. Leandersson Jonas 12:06 +0:21 6. Merl Robert (11th) 1:07 +0:03 6. Kyburz Matthias 12:08 +0:23 7. Hubmann Martin (10th) 1:07 +0:03 7. Strain Murray 12:11 +0:26 8. Steiwer Gaute Hallan (16th) 1:07 +0:03 8. Michiels Yannick 12:20 +0:35 9. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 1:08 +0:04 9. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas 12:23 +0:38 10. Strain Murray (13th) 1:08 +0:04 10. Prochazka Jan 12:23 +0:38 19. Lysell Jerker (4th) 1:11 +0:07 28. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 1:13 +0:09

MEN: 16-17 (Legtimes) MEN: 16-17 (Total times) 1. B: Hubmann Martin (10th) 1:17 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 13:08 +0:00 MEN 16-17 2. B: Merl Robert (11th) 1:18 +0:01 2. Bobach Soren 13:15 +0:07 3. B: Bobach Soren (1st) 1:19 +0:02 3. Lassen Tue 13:19 +0:11 4.B: Osterbo Oystein Kvaal (12th) 1:19 +0:02 4. Lysell Jerker 13:27 +0:19 5. A: Prochazka Jan (8th) 1:20 +0:03 5. Kyburz Matthias 13:31 +0:23 6. B: Regborn Martin (15th) 1:20 +0:03 6. Leandersson Jonas 13:32 +0:24 7. B: Dent Julian (36th) 1:20 +0:03 7. Michiels Yannick 13:41 +0:33 8. B: Michiels Yannick (7th) 1:21 +0:04 8. Prochazka Jan 13:43 +0:35 9.A: Gvildys Jonas Vytautas (9th) 1:21 +0:04 9. Regborn Martin 13:43 +0:35 10. A: Anttonen Antti (27th) 1:21 +0:04 10. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas 13:44 +0:36 11. A: Lassen Tue (3rd) 1:22 +0:05 12. A: Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 1:23 +0:06 13. A: Lysell Jerker (4th) 1:23 +0:06 14. B: Kyburz Matthias (5th) 1:23 +0:06 23. A: Leandersson Jonas (6th) 1:26 +0:09

MEN: 17-18 (Legtimes) MEN: 17-18 (Total times) 1. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:46 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel 13:54 +0:00 2. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:47 +0:01 2. Bobach Soren 14:03 +0:09 3. Hubmann Martin (10th) 0:47 +0:01 3. Lassen Tue 14:08 +0:14 4. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:48 +0:02 4. Lysell Jerker 14:15 +0:21 5. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:48 +0:02 5. Kyburz Matthias 14:19 +0:25 6. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:48 +0:02 6. Leandersson Jonas 14:19 +0:25 7. Michiels Yannick (7th) 0:48 +0:02 7. Michiels Yannick 14:29 +0:35 8. Prochazka Jan (8th) 0:48 +0:02 8. Prochazka Jan 14:31 +0:37 9. Anttonen Antti (27th) 0:48 +0:02 9. Regborn Martin 14:33 +0:39 10. Paulins Arturs (37th) 0:48 +0:02 10. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas 14:34 +0:40 11. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:49 +0:03

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MEN: 18-19 (Legtimes) MEN: 18-19 (Total times) MEN: 19-20 (Legtimes) MEN: 19-20 (Total times) 1. B: Bobach Soren (1st) 0:59 +0:00 1. Bobach Soren 15:02 +0:00 1. Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 0:15 +0:00 1. Bobach Soren 15:18 +0:00 2. B: Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:59 +0:00 2. Hubmann Daniel 15:07 +0:05 2. Prochazka Jan (8th) 0:15 +0:00 2. Hubmann Daniel 15:22 +0:04 3. B: Lysell Jerker (4th) 1:00 +0:01 3. Lassen Tue 15:07 +0:05 3. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas (9th) 0:15 +0:00 3. Lassen Tue 15:24 +0:06 4. B: Kyburz Matthias (5th) 1:01 +0:02 4. Lysell Jerker 15:15 +0:13 4. Merl Robert (11th) 0:15 +0:00 4. Lysell Jerker 15:31 +0:13 5. B: Michiels Yannick (7th) 1:01 +0:02 5. Kyburz Matthias 15:20 +0:18 5. Paulins Arturs (37th) 0:15 +0:00 5. Kyburz Matthias 15:36 +0:18 6.B: Osterbo Oystein Kvaal (12th) 1:01 +0:02 6. Leandersson Jonas 15:22 +0:20 6. Bobach Soren (1st) 0:16 +0:01 6. Leandersson Jonas 15:39 +0:21 7. B: Hubmann Martin (10th) 1:02 +0:03 7. Michiels Yannick 15:30 +0:28 7. Lysell Jerker (4th) 0:16 +0:01 7. Michiels Yannick 15:46 +0:28 8. B: Strain Murray (13th) 1:02 +0:03 8. Prochazka Jan 15:34 +0:32 8. Kyburz Matthias (5th) 0:16 +0:01 8. Prochazka Jan 15:49 +0:31 9. B: Nikolov Kiril (14th) 1:02 +0:03 9. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas 15:37 +0:35 9. Michiels Yannick (7th) 0:16 +0:01 9. Gvildys Jonas Vytautas 15:52 +0:34 10. B: Leandersson Jonas (6th) 1:03 +0:04 10. Hubmann Martin 15:38 +0:36 10. Hubmann Martin (10th) 0:16 +0:01 10. Hubmann Martin 15:54 +0:36 33. A: Hubmann Daniel (2nd) 1:13 +0:14 18. Lassen Tue (3rd) 0:17 +0:02 19. Leandersson Jonas (6th) 0:17 +0:02

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ASIAGO 7 COMUNI unforgettable sensation of freedom in a breathaking land

Almost a world apart: here’s how you might define the Plateau of Asia- of groomed trails and reported for cross-country skiing. Hundreds of miles go 7 Comuni (Asiago, , Gallio, , , Enego, , ). of roads that connect the towns and districts, for those who love cycling, For the breadth and variety of the territory, for the unique environmental horse riding, golf practice in a field to eighteen holes and gliding can count characteristics, especially for the history and for the vast amount of op- on an airport with a runway for powered aircraft. portunities for recreation and relaxation that this land offers to its guests, for these and many other reasons, the plateau most beautiful in the world will surprise you. Visit Asiago 7 Comuni: www.asiago.to

With its particular geographical position , Asiago 7 Comuni is a real natu- ral huge sports facility. Some numbers may make people understand the magnitude of this huge “sports field”: more than 750 km of unpaved roads for mountain bike can also be used by trekkers and more than 500 miles Opening Ceremony The City of Asiago welcomes all orienteers from all five continents with the Opening Ceremony of the 31th World WOC 2014 WTOC 2014 Italy.

Old Town Center WOC 2014 Asiago Starnight Night Show of Astronomy, Music and Dance

18.00 Piazza Carli WOC 2014 Opening Ceremony and Sprint Medal Ceremony.

20.00 Streets of town center Musical entertainment with Povolaro’s Band.

21.00 Turning off the lights of downtown and lighting of candles.

21.00 Cathedral Square, public gardens and main streets of the center Will set the stage space of Asiago Starnight. In the streets of downtown will be performing night’s artists.

21.00 Piazza San Rocco Guided observation of the stars with telescopes.

21.00 Piazza Carli “A walk in the night sky” by Elvira de Poli (Padua Planetary), film show “From the Earth to the Sky” and “Journey in the Galaxy”, music with “Me- strino Dixieland Jass Band” and dances by “Dance City”.

23.50 Piazza Carli great final show of Asiago Starnight: “Seasons of Love” by the company “Atmo - Nuovo Piccolo Teatro” with pyrotechnics effects and stilts. 13 WOC-WTOCWOC-WTOC NEWSPAPERNEWSPAPER IOF Congress in Italy at WOC-WTOC 2014

In less than two weeks - from 5 to 12 July – Italy is making the official eral Assembly will take place the day before. During the GA, IOF coun- debut in the list of nations that hosted the World Orienteering and Trail sellors and board plus nations’ representatives will analyse and debate Orienteering Championships (WOC-WTOC). Over 2.500 orienteers will be what happened since the last GA held in (SUI) two years ago and gathering in Trentino and regions, in the North-eastern part of the take into consideration future perspectives. Beside the GA, delegates and country, and ‘we are honored to be the house of the major world event all the IOF commission members (Foot-O, Ski-O, MTBO, Trail-O, Map, IT, concerning the discipline, Trentino and Veneto are the main areas in which Rules, Environment, Medical) will be involved in workshops, meetings and orienteering successfully developed being practiced for years already’, as seminars during the whole week. On Friday 11 July, more meetings are FISO (Italian Orienteering Federation) President Mauro Gazzerro pointed scheduled in which EU federations, Non-EU federations and federations out during the presentation in Venice last week. of the Mediterranean area will gather separately. A Developing Seminar As a whole, thousands of people from 54 nations will gather in Italy soon, is also scheduled with new countries expected to seat at the IOF table. 500 athletes will battle it out for world medals and the XXVII IOF congress ‘The Congress represents a great chance to draw more attention to the is also to take place in Lavarone during the week, fitting into the busy Orienteering world – claimed IOF counsellor Maria Silvia Viti – as in a few schedule made of races and trainings. days in Italy there will be a huge number of athletes, trainers and nations’ representatives, all invited to take part in our meetings.’ Since the IOF (International Orienteering Federation) was founded in 1961, the IOF Congress and General Assembly have been held every two years On Thursday 10 July (5pm) a conference named ‘Technology in Orienteer- with some exceptions and extraordinary assemblies throughout the years. ing’ will take place at the Astoria Hotel in Lavarone. The Ordinary GA in Italy is scheduled on Thursday 10 July, while a Pre-Gen-

IOF Development Clinic in Italy For a fourth time the IOF and the World Orienteering Championships or- During the clinic they have the opportunity to practice in the beautiful ganisers hold a development clinic for the newer IOF countries in order terrain and forest of Trentino-Veneto. Several training sessions will be or- to help them develop the sport in their country, and to participate in the ganised close to the WOC village. World Orienteering Championships.

We welcome the nine countries who send athletes and coaches to the clin- ic in Italy: Argentina, Azerbaijan, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Moldo- va, Montenegro, Serbia. 14 No. 2 | sunday 6th july 2014 sustainable development The Orienteering World Championships (WOC) and the World Trail Orien- INFORMATION FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS teering Championships (WTOC) will be held in Trentino and Veneto. The The project involves the propagation of information about environ- highlands of Folgaria, Lavarone, Luserna in Trentino and Asiago 7 Comuni ment-friendly policies for both spectators and athletes. In particular, we in Veneto are areas with wonderful landscapes and natural reserves. will offer: A responsible use of natural resources and protection of the ecosystem is - Interventions in schools; a prerequisite for sustainable development. - Information panels; The organizing committee is committed to use environmental resources in a sustainable way. So we will adopt responsible organizational procedures - Vademecum; in order to protect and preserve our forests. - Questionnaires; Orienteering is by definition a “sport of the woods”. Some of the venues - Info point. are in the forests in Gallio (loc. Campomulo) and Lavarone, and they are PEFC certified. The sport and sustainability have once again found a rea- FINAL CHECK-OUT son to proceed on a common path: promoting a greater environmental responsibility and a proper land management. A committee will evaluate the event on the basis of the project objectives to be achieved in the environmental field, measurable and verifiable in We are aware of the crucial contribution that a sport like orienteering can progress and at the end of the manifestations of the same. Our goal is to lead in communicating the important values of sustainability. So we will minimize the impact of the event on the environment: to offset emissions also use this opportunity to provide you with complete information on the of CO2 which will be produced during the various stages of organization sustainability of orienteering as the process of sustainable forest manage- and the running of the event. ment and wood. Specifically, we will make sure to implement the following responsible measures addressed to the organizers, athletes and any other At the end of the events a special report will be published. participants. RUBBISH / TRASH GUIDELINES FOR THE ORGANIZERS An event of the magnitude of WOC 2014 generates a great amount of The conservation project consists of a series of guidelines addressed to all waste. We have arranged for a system of recycling and collection of rub- the organizers. These are the guidelines that should be respected in both bish at all the venues. We ask you to use the numerous waste bins that national and international events: are on site. We are planning to recycle them in coordination with the local communities that host our events. - Protection of the natural environment along the routes; Plastic, glass, compostable trash and burnable rubbish will be optimally - Waste reduction in dining options; recycled. You will help us making WOC 2014 a ‘clean’ event by respecting - Waste separation; the rules of waste separation. - Use of environment-friendly materials; We have arranged for a sufficient number of toilets close to the starts in - Use of sustainable means of transport; the forest and in the finish areas. - Eco-friendly prizes. Please use the toilets instead of the forest. Please leave your cups and wrappers at the refreshment stations.

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The two starts (Red and Blue) are located at a 15 minute walk from the The First Start is at 13.00. Please check your starting times. The starting Competition Centre. The paths to the Start will be indicated by tapes. times in hours represent the time after the first start. Ex. Starting tme Please cross the roads only at the guarded crossings. 00.57 - First Start 13.00 means Start at 13.57.00.

Day 1 - Turcio Sunday, July 6th 2014 Place: Turcio (VI) GPS Arena: 45.848898, 11.546554 (GMaps) Distance from event center: 5 km Type: Middle Distance Map: Turcio, Asiago - 1:10.000 eq. 5 m Terrain description: Rocky surface, stony ground, trenches, beautiful forest area Mapper: - Course planners: Nicholas & Michael Sbrizzi Competition center open: from 10.00 to 18.30 Start: from 13.00 to 16.30 Closing of finish: at 18.30 Note: Catering services

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