# Orienteering World Cup

The Orienteering World Cup is a series of orienteering competitions organized annually by the International Orienteering Federation. Two unofficial cups were organized in 1983 and 1984. The official World Cup was held first in 1986, and then every second year up to 2004. From 2004 the World Cup has been held annually.

## Hosting nations

| Year | Hosting nations | Notes |
| 1986 | Norway, Canada, United States, France, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland | 8 events |
| 1988 | Hong Kong, Australia, Great Britain, Finland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden | 8 events |
| 1990 | Poland, Denmark, Norway, Canada, United States, Switzerland, France, Germany | 8 events |
| 1992 | Sweden, Finland, Russia, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Canada, United States | 8 events |
| 1994 | New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic | 9 events (6 individual, 3 relays) |
| 1996 | Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, France | 10 events (7 individual, 3 relays) |
| 1998 | Ireland, Great Britain, Sweden, Poland, Slovakia, Estonia, Finland | 13 events (10 individual, 3 relays). |
| 2000 | Japan, Australia, Ukraine, Finland, Portugal | 12 events (9 individual, 3 relays) |
| 2002 | Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Czech Republic | 17 events (13 individual, 4 relays). |
| 2004 | Denmark, Sweden, Germany | 12 events (9 individual, 3 relays) |
| 2005 | Great Britain, Japan, Italy | 12 events (9 individual, 3 relays) |
| 2006 | Estonia, Denmark, France | 12 events (9 individual, 3 relays) |
| 2007 | Finland, Norway, Sweden, Ukraine, Switzerland | 10 events (all individual) |
| 2008 | Latvia, Norway, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland | 13 events (all individual) |
| 2009 | Finland, Norway, Hungary, Switzerland | 9 events (all individual) |
| 2010 | Bulgaria, Finland, Sweden, Norway, France, Switzerland | 12 events (all individual) |
| 2011 | Czech Republic, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland | 10 events (all individual) |
| 2012 | Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Finland | 13 events (all individual) |
| 2013 | New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland | 13 events (all individual) |
| 2014 | Turkey, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Finland, Italy, Switzerland | 14 events (all individual) |
| 2015 | Australia, Norway, Sweden, Great Britain, Switzerland | 14 events (11 individual, 3 sprint relays) |
| 2016 | Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland | 14 events (10 individual, 4 sprint relays) |
| 2017 | Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Switzerland | 15 events (10 individual, 5 relays) |
| 2018 | Switzerland, Latvia, Norway, Czech Republic | 20 events (11 individual, 9 relays) |
| 2019 | Finland, Norway, Switzerland, China | 13 events (9 individual, 4 relays) |
| 2020 | Switzerland, Estonia, Italy | 9 events (7 individual, 2 relays) |
| 2021 | Switzerland, Sweden, Italy | 9 events (6 individual, 3 relays) |
| 2022 | Sweden, Estonia, Switzerland | 9 events (6 individual, 3 relays) |
| 2023 | Norway, Czech Republic, Italy | 10 events (7 individual, 3 relays) |
| 2024 | Switzerland, Italy, Hungary, Finland | 11 events (7 individual, 4 relays) |
| 2025 | Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland | 9 events (6 individual, 3 relays) |

## Scoring
### Individual

The object of the World Cup is to collect points during the season. The total score for an individual is the sum of all points scored in each competition. The 40 best runners in each individual event are awarded points, where the winner is awarded 100 points. Any runner places below 40th is not awarded points. If a tie occurs, both runners are awarded the points as if they were placed in the highest of the tied positions. As of 2024, the current points distribution are as follows:
Individual :
| Place | Points |
| 1st | 100 |
| 2nd | 80 |
| 3rd | 60 |
| 4th | 50 |
| 5th | 45 |
| 6th | 40 |
| 7th | 37 |
| 8th | 35 |
| 9th | 33 |
| 10th to 40th | -n + 41* |
*For example, 10th place gains 31 points (-10 + 41 = 31)
KO Sprint :
| Race | Place | Points |
| Final | 1st to 6th | Same as individual places 1 to 6 |
| Semi-finals | 3rd | 35 |
| Semi-finals | 4th | 30 |
| Semi-finals | 5th | 27 |
| Semi-finals | 6th | 24 |
| Quarter-finals | 4th | 20 |
| Quarter-finals | 5th | 14 |
| Quarter-finals | 6th | 8 |
| Qualification | 13th | 4 |
| Qualification | 14th | 1 |
Runners who are not placed in any given round are awarded points for last place in the given round.

### Team

The total team score is the sum of scores from both individual and relay events.
For individual races: the sum of the four best places runners, both men and women.
Relay: The individual table * 10.
Sprint relay: The table above * 20.

## World Cup overall results
### Women

| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Notes |
| 1986 | Ellen Sofie Olsvik | Jorunn Teigen | Karin Rabe | |
| 1988 | Ragnhild Bratberg | Brit Volden | Jana Galikova | |
| 1990 | Ragnhild Bente Andersen | Ragnhild Bratberg | Katarina Borg | |
| 1992 | Marita Skogum | Jana Cieslarova | Yvette Hague | |
| 1994 | Marlena Jansson | Yvette Hague | Hanne Staff | |
| 1996 | Gunilla Svärd | Marlena Jansson | Hanne Staff | |
| 1998 | Hanne Staff | Johanna Asklöf | Katarina Borg | |
| 2000 | Hanne Staff (2) | Simone Luder | Heather Monro | |
| 2002 | Simone Luder | Vroni König-Salmi | Hanne Staff | |
| 2004 | Simone Niggli-Luder (2) | Tatiana Ryabkina | Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard | |
| 2005 | Simone Niggli-Luder (3) | Vroni König-Salmi | Anne Margrethe Hausken | |
| 2006 | Simone Niggli-Luder (4) | Marianne Andersen | Minna Kauppi | |
| 2007 | Simone Niggli-Luder (5) | Heli Jukkola | Minna Kauppi | |
| 2008 | Anne Margrethe Hausken | Minna Kauppi | Helena Jansson | |
| 2009 | Simone Niggli-Luder (6) | Marianne Andersen | Helena Jansson | |
| 2010 | Simone Niggli-Luder (7) | Helena Jansson | Maja Alm | |
| 2011 | Helena Jansson | Minna Kauppi | Lena Eliasson | |
| 2012 | Simone Niggli-Luder (8) | Minna Kauppi | Tatiana Ryabkina | |
| 2013 | Simone Niggli-Luder (9) | Tove Alexandersson | Annika Billstam | |
| 2014 | Tove Alexandersson | Judith Wyder | Maja Alm | |
| 2015 | Tove Alexandersson (2) | Sara Lüscher | Nadiya Volynska | |
| 2016 | Tove Alexandersson (3) | Judith Wyder | Maja Alm | |
| 2017 | Tove Alexandersson (4) | Natalia Gemperle | Sabine Hauswirth | |
| 2018 | Tove Alexandersson (5) | Karolin Ohlsson | Natalia Gemperle | |
| 2019 | Tove Alexandersson (6) | Simona Aebersold | Natalia Gemperle | |
| 2020 | World Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | World Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | World Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | World Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Tove Alexandersson (7) | Simona Aebersold | Hanna Lundberg | |
| 2022 | Tove Alexandersson (8) | Simona Aebersold | Andrine Benjaminsen | |
| 2023 | Tove Alexandersson (9) | Sara Hagström | Simona Aebersold | |
| 2024 | Simona Aebersold | Tove Alexandersson | Natalia Gemperle | |

### Men

| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Notes |
| 1986 | Kent Olsson | Øyvin Thon | Michael Wehlin | |
| 1988 | Øyvin Thon | Jörgen Mårtensson | Håvard Tveite | |
| 1990 | Håvard Tveite | Niklas Löwegren | Jörgen Mårtensson | |
| 1992 | Joakim Ingelsson | Martin Johansson | Petter Thoresen | |
| 1994 | Petter Thoresen | Janne Salmi | Mika Kuisma | |
| 1996 | Johan Ivarsson | Jörgen Mårtensson | Timo Karppinen | |
| 1998 | Chris Terkelsen | Johan Ivarsson | Bjørnar Valstad | |
| 2000 | Jani Lakanen | Tore Sandvik | Allan Mogensen | |
| 2002 | Bjørnar Valstad | Michael Mamleev | Mats Haldin | |
| 2004 | Holger Hott Johansen | Andrey Khramov | Øystein Kvaal Østerbø | |
| 2005 | Andrey Khramov | Thierry Gueorgiou | Daniel Hubmann | |
| 2006 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Daniel Hubmann | Valentin Novikov | |
| 2007 | Thierry Gueorgiou (2) | Anders Nordberg | Daniel Hubmann | |
| 2008 | Daniel Hubmann | Thierry Gueorgiou | Matthias Merz | |
| 2009 | Daniel Hubmann (2) | Thierry Gueorgiou | Peter Öberg | |
| 2010 | Daniel Hubmann (3) | Matthias Müller | Thierry Gueorgiou | |
| 2011 | Daniel Hubmann (4) | Thierry Gueorgiou | Matthias Merz | |
| 2012 | Matthias Kyburz | Olav Lundanes | Matthias Merz | |
| 2013 | Matthias Kyburz (2) | Daniel Hubmann | Fabian Hertner | |
| 2014 | Daniel Hubmann (5) | Fabian Hertner | Matthias Kyburz | |
| 2015 | Daniel Hubmann (6) | Matthias Kyburz | Olav Lundanes | |
| 2016 | Matthias Kyburz (3) | Daniel Hubmann | Olav Lundanes | |
| 2017 | Matthias Kyburz (4) | Olav Lundanes | Daniel Hubmann | |
| 2018 | Matthias Kyburz (5) | Daniel Hubmann | Olav Lundanes | |
| 2019 | Gustav Bergman | Joey Hadorn | Daniel Hubmann | |
| 2020 | World Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | World Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | World Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | World Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Kasper Fosser | Matthias Kyburz | Daniel Hubmann | |
| 2022 | Kasper Fosser (2) | Martin Regborn | Gustav Bergman | |
| 2023 | Matthias Kyburz (6) | Kasper Fosser | Gustav Bergman | |
| 2024 | Kasper Fosser (3) | Martin Regborn | Eirik Langedal Breivik | |

## Records
### Most overall wins

The table shows all winners of the overall World Cup who achieved minimum two top 3 finishes.
* Active athletes are bolded.

### Most race victories

This is a list of the orienteers who have won two or more World Cup races.
* Results from the World Cup's inception in 1986 until the 1996 are incomplete.
* Active athletes are bolded.
    As of 3 October 2022