# 2018 Orienteering World Cup

The 2018 Orienteering World Cup was the 24th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2018 Orienteering World Cup consisted of 11 individual events and 9 relay events. The events were located in Switzerland, Latvia, Norway and Czech Republic. The European Orienteering Championships in Ticino, Switzerland and the 2018 World Orienteering Championships in Riga, Latvia were included in the World Cup.
Matthias Kyburz of Switzerland won his third consecutive overall title in the men's World Cup, his fifth title in total. Tove Alexandersson of Sweden won her fifth overall title in the women's World Cup.

## Events
### Men

| No. | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Round 1 - European Championships ||||||||
| 1 | Ticino, Switzerland | Sprint | 6 May | Daniel Hubmann Matthias Kyburz | none | Kristian Jones |
| 2 | Ticino, Switzerland | Middle | 9 May | Matthias Kyburz | Florian Howald | Olav Lundanes |
| 3 | Ticino, Switzerland | Long | 13 May | Olav Lundanes | Matthias Kyburz | Gernot Kerschbaumer |
| Round 2 - World Championships ||||||||
| 4 | Riga, Latvia | Sprint (WOC) | 4 August | Daniel Hubmann | Tim Robertson | Andreas Kyburz |
| 5 | Riga, Latvia | Middle (WOC) | 7 August | Eskil Kinneberg | Daniel Hubmann | Florian Howald |
| 6 | Riga, Latvia | Long (WOC) | 11 August | Olav Lundanes | Ruslan Glibov | Fabian Hertner |
| Round 3 - Norway ||||||||
| 7 | Østfold, Norway | Long | 31 August | Gustav Bergman | Olav Lundanes | Matthias Kyburz |
| 8 | Østfold, Norway | Prologue + Middle Pursuit | 1 September | William Lind | Gustav Bergman | Frederic Tranchand |
| Round 4 - Finals ||||||||
| 9 | Prague, Czech Republic | Knockout Sprint | 4 October | Vojtěch Král | Jonas Leandersson | Gustav Bergman |
| 10 | Prague, Czech Republic | Middle | 6 October | Miloš Nykodým | Andreas Kyburz | Gernot Kerschbaumer |
| 11 | Prague, Czech Republic | Sprint | 7 October | Jonas Leandersson | Yannick Michiels | Matthias Kyburz |

### Women

| No. | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Round 1 - European Championships ||||||||
| 1 | Ticino, Switzerland | Sprint | 6 May | Tove Alexandersson | Judith Wyder | Natalia Gemperle |
| 2 | Ticino, Switzerland | Middle | 9 May | Marika Teini | Tove Alexandersson | Simona Aebersold |
| 3 | Ticino, Switzerland | Long | 13 May | Tove Alexandersson | Natalia Gemperle | Julia Gross |
| Round 2 - World Championships ||||||||
| 4 | Riga, Latvia | Sprint (WOC) | 4 August | Maja Alm | Tove Alexandersson | Judith Wyder |
| 5 | Riga, Latvia | Middle (WOC) | 7 August | Natalia Gemperle | Marika Teini | Isia Basset |
| 6 | Riga, Latvia | Long (WOC) | 11 August | Tove Alexandersson | Maja Alm | Sabine Hauswirth |
| Round 3 - Norway ||||||||
| 7 | Østfold, Norway | Long | 31 August | Tove Alexandersson | Kamilla Olaussen | Karolin Ohlsson |
| 8 | Østfold, Norway | Prologue + Middle Pursuit | 1 September | Tove Alexandersson | Karolin Ohlsson | Anastasia Rudnaya |
| Round 4 - Finals ||||||||
| 9 | Prague, Czech Republic | Knockout Sprint | 4 October | Judith Wyder | Karolin Ohlsson | Tove Alexandersson |
| 10 | Prague, Czech Republic | Middle | 6 October | Karolin Ohlsson | Julia Jakob | Lina Strand |
| 11 | Prague, Czech Republic | Sprint | 7 October | Tove Alexandersson | Maija Sianoja | Judith Wyder |

### Relay

| No. | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | Ticino, Switzerland | Sprint Relay (EOC) | 10 May | Switzerland Judith Wyder Florian Howald Martin Hubmann Elena Roos | Sweden Lina Strand Emil Svensk Jonas Leandersson Karolin Ohlsson | Norway Sigrid Alexandersen Trond Einar Moen Pedersli Øystein Kvaal Østerbø Andrine Benjaminsen |
| 2 | Ticino, Switzerland | Women's relay (EOC) | 12 May | Switzerland Judith Wyder Elena Roos Julia Gross | Sweden Lina Strand Sara Hagström Karolin Ohlsson | Denmark Cecilie Friberg Klysner Ida Bobach Maja Alm |
| 3 | Ticino, Switzerland | Men's relay (EOC) | 12 May | Norway Eskil Kinneberg Magne Dæhli Olav Lundanes | Switzerland Florian Howald Matthias Kyburz Daniel Hubmann | France Nicolas Rio Lucas Basset Frederic Tranchand |
| 4 | Riga, Latvia | Sprint Relay (WOC) | 5 August | Sweden Tove Alexandersson Emil Svensk Jonas Leandersson Karolin Ohlsson | Switzerland Elena Roos Florian Howald Fabian Hertner Judith Wyder | Denmark Amanda Falck Weber Tue Lassen Jakob Edsen Maja Alm |
| 5 | Riga, Latvia | Women's relay (WOC) | 9 August | Switzerland Elena Roos Julia Jakob Judith Wyder | Sweden Helena Bergman Karolin Ohlsson Tove Alexandersson | Russia Anastasia Rudnaya Tatyana Riabkina Natalia Gemperle |
| 6 | Riga, Latvia | Men's relay (WOC) | 9 August | Norway Gaute Hallan Steiwer Eskil Kinneberg Magne Dæhli | Switzerland Florian Howald Daniel Hubmann Matthias Kyburz | France Nicolas Rio Lucas Basset Frederic Tranchand |
| 7 | Østfold, Norway | Women's relay | 2 September | Sweden Lina Strand Karolin Ohlsson Tove Alexandersson | Norway Silje Ekroll Jahren Marianne Andersen Kamilla Olaussen | Finland Sari Anttonen Lotta Karhola Henna Riikka Haikonen |
| 8 | Østfold, Norway | Men's relay | 2 September | Norway Eskil Kinneberg Olav Lundanes Magne Dæhli | Sweden Albin Ridefeldt Gustav Bergman William Lind | Sweden 2Martin Regborn Jonas Leandersson Emil Svensk |
| 9 | Prague, Czech Republic | Sprint Relay | 5 October | Switzerland 1Sabine Hauswirth Andreas Kyburz Florian Howald Judith Wyder | Sweden 1Lina Strand Emil Svensk Jonas Leandersson Tove Alexandersson | Switzerland 2Julia Jakob Thomas Curiger Jonas Egger Martina Ruch |

## Points distribution

The 40 best runners in each event were awarded points. The winner was awarded 100 points. In WC events 1 to 9, the eight best results counted in the overall classification. In the finals (WC 10 and WC 11), both results counted.
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Points | 100 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

## Overall standings

This section shows the final standings after all 10 individual events.
| Men RankAthletePoints 1 Matthias Kyburz596 2 Daniel Hubmann538 3 Olav Lundanes470 4 Gustav Bergman414 5 Vojtech Kral393 6 Ruslan Glibov353 7 Frederic Tranchand310 8 Jonas Leandersson264 9 Gernot Kerschbaumer261 10 Eskil Kinneberg260 | Women RankAthletePoints 1 Tove Alexandersson851 2 Karolin Ohlsson535 3 Natalia Gemperle438 4 Marika Teini393 5 Sabine Hauswirth393 6 Judith Wyder335 7 Maija Sianoja306 8 Julia Jakob302 9 Maja Alm275 10 Lina Strand257 |

### Relay

The table shows the final standings after all 9 relay events. All results counted in the overall standings.
| Rank | Nation | 1 (SR) | 2 (W) | 3 (M) | 4 (SR) | 5 (W) | 6 (M) | 7 (W) | 8 (M) | 9 (SR) | Points |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 100 | 80 | 50 | 45 | 100 | 735 |
| 2 | Sweden | 80 | 80 | 30 | 100 | 80 | 33 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 663 |
| 3 | Norway | 60 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 80 | 100 | 50 | 640 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 50 | 27 | 50 | 45 | 33 | 45 | 37 | 60 | 60 | 407 |
| 5 | Finland | 33 | 40 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 37 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 376 |
| 6 | Russia | 35 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 31 | 40 | 26 | 33 | 350 |
| 7 | Austria | 45 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 35 | 50 | 45 | 33 | 35 | 339 |
| 8 | Denmark | 37 | 60 | 28 | 60 | 40 | 29 | 33 | 0 | 28 | 315 |
| 9 | France | 28 | 33 | 60 | 27 | 60 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 40 | 307 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 40 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 40 | 0 | 27 | 35 | 31 | 292 |

## Achievements

Only individual competitions.