# 2012 Orienteering World Cup

The 2012 Orienteering World Cup was the 18th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. It contained 13 competitions, which took place in Sweden, Switzerland, Norway and Finland. The European Orienteering Championships in Falun, Sweden and the 2012 World Orienteering Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland were included in the World Cup.

## Events
### Men

| | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| Round 1 – European Orienteering Championships |||||||
| 1 | Falun | Middle (EOC) | 17 May | Olav Lundanes | Valentin Novikov | Carl Waaler Kaas |
| 2 | Falun | Long (EOC) | 18 May | Olav Lundanes | Matthias Merz | Valentin Novikov |
| 3 | Falun | Sprint (EOC) | 19 May | Jonas Leandersson | Kiril Nikolov | Jerker Lysell |
| Round 2 – Switzerland |||||||
| 4 | St. Gallen | Middle | 23 June | Matthias Kyburz | Olav Lundanes | Baptiste Rollier |
| 5 | St. Gallen | Sprint | 24 June | Jerker Lysell | Matthias Kyburz | Matthias Merz |
| Round 3 – World Orienteering Championships |||||||
| 6 | Lausanne | Sprint (WOC) | 14 July | Matthias Kyburz | Matthias Merz | Matthias Müller |
| 7 | Lausanne | Middle (WOC) | 17 July | Edgars Bertuks | Valentin Novikov | Fabian Hertner |
| 8 | Lausanne | Long (WOC) | 19 July | Olav Lundanes | Matthias Merz | Edgars Bertuks |
| Round 4 – Nordic Orienteering Tour (NORT) |||||||
| 9 | Holmenkollen | Sprint | 1 September | Olav Lundanes | Matthias Kyburz | William Lind |
| 10 | Holmenkollen | Middle | 2 September | Thierry Gueorgiou | Peter Öberg | Matthias Kyburz |
| 11 | Gothenburg | Knockout Sprint | 4 September | Matthias Kyburz | Frederic Tranchand | Peter Öberg |
| 12 | Vuokatti | Sprint | 7 September | Jonas Leandersson | Matthias Kyburz | Fabian Hertner |
| 13 | Vuokatti | Middle Chasing start | 7 September | Matthias Kyburz | Thierry Gueorgiou | Olav Lundanes |

### Women

| | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| Round 1 – European Orienteering Championships |||||||
| 1 | Falun | Middle | 17 May | Simone Niggli-Luder | Minna Kauppi | Tatiana Ryabkina |
| 2 | Falun | Long | 18 May | Simone Niggli-Luder | Tatiana Ryabkina | Minna Kauppi |
| 3 | Falun | Sprint | 19 May | Simone Niggli-Luder | Lena Eliasson | Maja Alm |
| Round 2 – Switzerland |||||||
| 4 | St. Gallen | Middle | 23 June | Simone Niggli-Luder | Minna Kauppi Judith Wyder | none |
| 5 | St. Gallen | Sprint | 24 June | Simone Niggli-Luder | Maja Alm | Tove Alexandersson |
| Round 3 – World Orienteering Championships |||||||
| 6 | Lausanne | Sprint (WOC) | 14 July | Simone Niggli-Luder | Maja Alm | Annika Billstam |
| 7 | Lausanne | Middle (WOC) | 17 July | Minna Kauppi | Tove Alexandersson | Tatiana Ryabkina |
| 8 | Lausanne | Long (WOC) | 19 July | Simone Niggli-Luder | Minna Kauppi | Annika Billstam |
| Round 4 – Nordic Orienteering Tour (NORT) |||||||
| 9 | Holmenkollen | Sprint | 1 September | Simone Niggli-Luder | Emma Klingenberg | Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg |
| 10 | Holmenkollen | Middle | 2 September | Simone Niggli-Luder | Judith Wyder | Tatiana Ryabkina |
| 11 | Gothenburg | Knockout Sprint | 4 September | Emma Klingenberg | Tatiana Ryabkina | Judith Wyder |
| 12 | Vuokatti | Sprint | 7 September | Simone Niggli-Luder | Helena Jansson | Emma Klingenberg |
| 13 | Vuokatti | Middle Chasing start | 7 September | Simone Niggli-Luder | Helena Jansson | Minna Kauppi |

## Overall standings

This section shows the final standings after all 13 events.
| Men RankNamePoints 1 Matthias Kyburz784 2 Olav Lundanes688 3 Matthias Merz553 4 Jonas Leandersson376 5 Jerker Lysell364 6 Thierry Gueorgiou337 7 Frederic Tranchand319 8 Gustav Bergman292 9 Matthias Müller291 10 Peter Öberg279 | Women RankNamePoints 1 Simone Niggli-Luder934 2 Minna Kauppi630 3 Tatiana Ryabkina510 4 Helena Jansson476 5 Tove Alexandersson432 6 Judith Wyder427 7 Annika Billstam391 8 Maja Alm389 9 Ida Bobach386 10 Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg354 |