# 2021 Orienteering World Cup

The 2021 Orienteering World Cup was the 26th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2021 Orienteering World Cup consisted of six individual events and four relay events. The events were located in Switzerland, Sweden, and Italy. The 2021 World Orienteering Championships in the Czech Republic were not included in the World Cup.

## Events
### Men

| No. | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Round 1 - Switzerland ||||||||
| 1 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Knock-out sprint | 15 May | Matthias Kyburz | Joey Hadorn | Kasper Harlem Fosser |
| 2 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Sprint | 16 May | Emil Svensk | Yannick Michiels | Gustav Bergman |
| Round 2 - Sweden ||||||||
| 3 | Idre, Sweden | Long | 12 August | Kasper Harlem Fosser | Magne Dæhli | Daniel Hubmann |
| 4 | Idre, Sweden | Middle | 14 August | Joey Hadorn | Daniel Hubmann | Simon Hector |
| Round 3 - Finals ||||||||
| 5 | Cansiglio, Italy | Long | 30 September | Kasper Harlem Fosser | Matthias Kyburz | Daniel Hubmann |
| 6 | Cansiglio, Italy | Middle | 2 October | Kasper Harlem Fosser | Matthias Kyburz | Riccardo Scalet |

### Women

| No. | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Round 1 - Switzerland ||||||||
| 1 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Knock-out sprint | 15 May | Tove Alexandersson | Simona Aebersold | Andrine Benjaminsen |
| 2 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Sprint | 16 May | Tove Alexandersson | Elena Roos | Simona Aebersold |
| Round 2 - Sweden ||||||||
| 3 | Idre, Sweden | Long | 12 August | Simona Aebersold | Andrine Benjaminsen | Tove Alexandersson |
| 4 | Idre, Sweden | Middle | 14 August | Hanna Lundberg | Simona Aebersold | Natalia Gemperle |
| Round 3 - Finals ||||||||
| 5 | Cansiglio, Italy | Long | 30 September | Tove Alexandersson | Simona Aebersold | Natalia Gemperle |
| 6 | Cansiglio, Italy | Middle | 2 October | Tove Alexandersson | Simona Aebersold | Andrine Benjaminsen |

### Relay

| No. | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Sprint relay | 13 May | Switzerland Simona Aebersold Joey Hadorn Matthias Kyburz Elena Roos | Sweden Lina Strand Gustav Bergman Emil Svensk Sara Hagström | Norway Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad Eskil Kinneberg Kasper Harlem Fosser Andrine Benjaminsen |
| 2 | Idre, Sweden | Men's relay | 15 August | Sweden1 Albin Ridefelt Simon Hector Gustav Bergman | Norway1 Eskil Kinneberg Magne Dæhli Kasper Harlem Fosser | Switzerland1 Daniel Hubmann Florian Howald Matthias Kyburz |
| 3 | Idre, Sweden | Women's relay | 15 August | Sweden2 Emma Bjessmo Johanna Öberg Sara Hagström | Sweden1 Lisa Risby Hanna Lundberg Karolin Ohlsson | Russia1 Anastasia Rudnaya Svetlana Mironova Natalia Gemperle |
| 4 | Cansiglio, Italy | Sprint Relay | 3 October | Norway Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad Audun Heimdal Kasper Harlem Fosser Andrine Benjaminsen | Sweden Tove Alexandersson Isac von Krusenstierna Emil Svensk Sara Hagström | Switzerland Paula Gross Joey Hadorn Matthias Kyburz Simona Aebersold |

## Points distribution

The 40 best runners in each event are awarded points. The winner is awarded 100 points. In WC events 1 to 7, the six best results counts in the overall classification. In the finals (WC 8 and WC 9), both results count.
| 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 overall standings after all events.

### Men

| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 1 | Kasper Harlem Fosser | 460 |
| 2 | Matthias Kyburz | 363 |
| 3 | Daniel Hubmann | 304 |
| 4 | Joey Hadorn | 242 |
| 5 | Emil Svensk | 195 |
| 6 | Audun Heimdal | 180 |
| 7 | Florian Howald | 168 |
| 8 | Isac von Krusenstierna | 145 |
| 9 | Lukas Liland | 142 |
| 10 | Gustav Bergman | 133 |

### Women

| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 1 | Tove Alexandersson | 505 |
| 2 | Simona Aebersold | 480 |
| 3 | Hanna Lundberg | 305 |
| 4 | Andrine Benjaminsen | 290 |
| 5 | Natalia Gemperle | 247 |
| 6 | Sara Hagström | 222 |
| 7 | Karolin Ohlsson | 203 |
| 8 | Elena Roos | 167 |
| 9 | Sarina Kyburz | 148 |
| 10 | Lotta Karhola | 146 |

### Team

The table shows the standings after all events. This was the first year where individual results counted towards the team world cup, meaning competitors contributed to the team's score in both relay and individual events.
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Sweden | 7404 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 6432 |
| 3 | Norway | 6115 |
| 4 | Finland | 3774 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 3451 |
| 6 | Russia | 2904 |
| 7 | Denmark | 2501 |
| 8 | Austria | 2235 |
| 9 | France | 2052 |
| 10 | Poland | 2020 |