# 2024 Orienteering World Cup

The 2024 Orienteering World Cup is the 29th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. It consists of seven individual events and three relay events. These are split over four rounds taking place in Switzerland, Italy, Hungary and Finland. The World Cup was broadcast on public television in Sweden (SVT) Finland (YLE) and Switzerland (SRF)
This edition of the World Cup started with Sprint races in Switzerland and Italy. In Switzerland, Joey Hadorn and Tove Alexandersson won the first race of the first round, held in Knock-out sprint format. The second race was a sprint won by Natalia Gemperle and Emil Svensk. The second round was the first time the World Cup had been in Genoa, and was held in Voltri and Nervi. Kasper Harlem Fosser and Simona Aebersold won the sprint race, and the next day the Sprint relay was won by Switzerland.
The third round of the World Cup was held in Hungary, and was characterized by hot conditions. The world cup round was combined with the European Orienteering Championships. The first race was won by Eirik Langedal Breivik and Simona Aebersold In the long distance the next day, Kasper Fosser and Tove Alexandersson were the victors. The relay event was won by Switzerland and Norway.

## Events
### Men

| No. | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Round 1 – Switzerland ||||||||
| 1 | Olten, Switzerland | Knock-out sprint | 25 May | Joey Hadorn (SUI) | Jonatan Gustafsson (SWE) | Tuomas Heikkila (FIN) |
| 2 | Olten, Switzerland | Sprint | 26 May | Emil Svensk (SWE) | Tuomas Heikkila (FIN) | Martin Regborn (SWE) |
| Round 2 – Italy ||||||||
| 3 | Genoa, Italy | Sprint | 1 June | Kasper Fosser (NOR) | Martin Regborn (SWE) | Tomas Krivda (CZE) |
| Round 3 – Hungary ||||||||
| 4 | Mór, Hungary | Middle | 17 August | Eirik Langedal Breivik (NOR) | Kasper Fosser (NOR) | Albin Ridefelt (SWE) |
| 5 | Mór, Hungary | Long | 18 August | Kasper Fosser (NOR) | Daniel Hubmann (SUI) | Miika Kirmula (FIN) |
| Round 4 – Finland ||||||||
| 6 | Kuopio, Finland | Long | 26 September | Miika Kirmula (FIN) | Martin Regborn (SWE) | Eetu Savolainen (FIN) |
| 7 | Kuopio, Finland | Middle | 28 September | Eirik Langedal Breivik (NOR) | Kasper Fosser (NOR) | Max Peter Bejmer (SWE) |

### Women

| No. | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Round 1 – Switzerland ||||||||
| 1 | Olten, Switzerland | Knock-out sprint | 25 May | Tove Alexandersson (SWE) | Simona Aebersold (SUI) | Natalia Gemperle (SUI) |
| 2 | Olten, Switzerland | Sprint | 26 May | Natalia Gemperle (SUI) | Simona Aebersold (SUI) | Tereza Janosikova (CZE) |
| Round 2 – Italy ||||||||
| 3 | Genoa, Italy | Sprint | 1 June | Simona Aebersold (SUI) | Natalia Gemperle (SUI) | Ane Dyrkorn (NOR) |
| Round 3 – Hungary ||||||||
| 4 | Mór, Hungary | Middle | 17 August | Simona Aebersold (SUI) | Natalia Gemperle (SUI) | Andrine Benjaminsen (NOR) |
| 5 | Mór, Hungary | Long | 18 August | Tove Alexandersson (SWE) | Simona Aebersold (SUI) | Andrine Benjaminsen (NOR) |
| Round 4 – Finland ||||||||
| 6 | Kuopio, Finland | Long | 26 September | Tove Alexandersson (SWE) | Simona Aebersold (SUI) | Hanna Lundberg (SWE) |
| 7 | Kuopio, Finland | Middle | 28 September | Tove Alexandersson (SWE) | Simona Aebersold (SUI) | Marie Olaussen (NOR) |

### Relay

| No. | Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | Genoa, Italy | Sprint relay | 2 June | Switzerland Natalia Gemperle Riccardo Rancan Joey Hadorn Simona Aebersold | Finland Maja Sianoja Miika Kirmula Toumas Heikkila Venla Harju | Czech Republic Barbora Matejkova Jakub Glonek Tomas Krivda Tereza Janosikova |
| 2 | Mór, Hungary | Men's relay | 20 August | Norway 1 Eskil Kinneberg Eirik Langedal Breivik Kasper Harlem Fosser | Sweden 1 Viktor Svensk Albin Ridefelt Emil Svensk | Switzerland 1 Daniel Hubmann Fabian Aebersold Joey Hadorn |
| 3 | Mór, Hungary | Women's relay | 20 August | Switzerland 1 Ines Berger Natalia Gemperle Simona Aebersold | Norway 1 Kamilla Steiwer Marie Olaussen Andrine Benjaminsen | Sweden 1 Johanna Ridefelt Hanna Lundberg Tove Alexandersson |
| 4 | Kuopio, Finland | Men's relay | 29 September | Sweden 2 Albin Ridefelt Emil Svensk Gustav Bergman | Norway 1 Jørgen Baklid Eirik Langedal Breivik Kasper Harlem Fosser | Finland 1 Teemu Oksanen Eetu Savolainen Miika Kirmula |
| 5 | Kuopio, Finland | Women's relay | 29 September | Sweden 1 Hanna Lundberg Sanna Fast Tove Alexandersson | Norway 1 Ane Dyrkorn Marie Olaussen Andrine Benjaminsen | Finland 1 Marika Teini Maija Sianoja Venla Harju |

## Overall standings

This section shows the standings after the events in Finland.

### Men

| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 1 | Kasper Harlem Fosser (NOR) | 444 |
| 2 | Martin Regborn (SWE) | 346 |
| 3 | Eirik Langedal Breivik (NOR) | 294 |
| 4 | Emil Svensk (SWE) | 258 |
| 5 | Daniel Hubmann (SUI) | 239 |
| 6 | Miika Kirmula (FIN) | 232 |
| 7 | Joey Hadorn (SUI) | 225 |
| 8 | Tomas Krivda (CZE) | 213 |
| 9 | Fabian Aebersold (SUI) | 189 |
| 10 | Albin Ridefelt (SWE) | 156 |

### Women

| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 1 | Simona Aebersold (SUI) | 600 |
| 2 | Tove Alexandersson (SWE) | 537 |
| 3 | Natalia Gemperle (SUI) | 405 |
| 4 | Andrine Benjaminsen (NOR) | 308 |
| 5 | Hanna Lundberg (SWE) | 283 |
| 6 | Venla Harju (FIN) | 238 |
| 7 | Marie Olaussen (NOR) | 213 |
| 8 | Victoria Haestad Bjornstad (NOR) | 198 |
| 9 | Evely Kaasiku (EST) | 181 |
| 10 | Maija Sianoja (FIN) | 178 |

### Team

The table shows the standings after the final stage in Finland.
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Sweden | 5887 |
| 2 | Norway | 5525 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4938 |
| 4 | Finland | 3735 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 2330 |
| 6 | France | 2086 |
| 7 | Denmark | 1673 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 1609 |
| 9 | Estonia | 1461 |
| 10 | Austria | 1453 |