The World Ski Orienteering Championships (Ski-WOC) is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in ski orienteering. The World Championships is organized every odd year. The programme includes Sprint, Middle and Long Distance competitions, and a Relay for both men and women. The first Ski-WOC was held in 1975.[1]
| World Ski Orienteering Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date(s) | February–March |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 1975 |
| Organised by | International Orienteering Federation |
Host towns/cities
edit| Number | Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975 | 26–28 February |  Hyvinkää, Finland
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| 2 | 1977 | 25–27 March |  Velingrad, Bulgaria
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| 3 | 1980 | 26 February – 1 March |  Avesta, Sweden
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| 4 | 1982 | 8–12 February |  Aigen / Ennstal, Austria
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| 5 | 1984 | 30 January – 4 February |  Lavarone, Italy
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| 6 | 1986 | 19–24 February | Batak, Bulgaria
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| 7 | 1988 | 2–6 March | Kuopio, Finland
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| 8 | 1990 | 1–4 March | Skellefteå, Sweden
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| 9 | 1992 | 28 January – 2 February |  Pontarlier, France
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| 10 | 1994 | 1–5 February | Val di Non, Italy
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| 11 | 1996 | 19–24 February |  Lillehammer, Norway
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| 12 | 1998 | 19–25 January | Windischgarsten, Austria
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| 13 | 2000 | 28 February – 5 March |  Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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| 14 | 2002 | 23 February – 2 March | Borovetz, Bulgaria
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| 15 | 2004 | 11–15 February | Åsarna / Östersund, Sweden
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| 16 | 2005 | 5–12 March | Levi / Kittilä, Finland
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| 17 | 2007 | 23 February – 3 March | Moscow Oblast, Russia
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| 18 | 2009 | 3–8 March |  Rusutsu, Japan
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| 19 | 2011 | 20–28 March | Tänndalen, Sweden
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| 20 | 2013 | 3–8 March |  Ridder, Kazakhstan
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| 21 | 2015 | 7–15 February | Hamar / Løten, Norway
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| 22 | 2017 | 6–12 March | Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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| 23 | 2019 | 19–24 March | Piteå, Sweden
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| 24 | 2021 | 22–28 February |  Kääriku, Estonia
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| 25 | 2022 | 15–19 March | Kemi-Keminmaa, Finland
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| 26 | 2024 | 23–27 January | Ramsau, Austria
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| 27 | 2026 | 28 February – 6 March | TBD, Japan
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Classic/Long
editThis event was called "Classic distance" from 1975 to 1986. Since 1988 it is called "Long distance".
Men's classic/long distance
editWomen's classic/long distance
editShort/Middle
editThis event was called "Short distance" from 1988 to 2000. Since 2002 it is called "Middle distance".
Men's short/middle distance
edit
Women's short/middle distance
editSprint
editThis event was first held in 2002.
Men's sprint
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Andrei Gruzdev
|
Viktor Korchagin
|
Raino Pesu
|
4.2 km, 11 cp, 66 participants |
| 2004 | Eduard Khrennikov
|
Bengt Leandersson
|
Peter Arnesson
|
3.96 km, 21 cp, 73 participants |
| 2005 | Matti Keskinarkaus
|
Bertil Nordqvist
|
Tobias Aslund
|
3.9 km, 10 cp, 63 participants |
| 2007 | Eduard Khrennikov
|
Vadim Tolstopyatov
|
Staffan Tunis
|
3.84 km, 16 cp, 70 participants |
| 2009 | Andrei Lamov
|
Olli-Markus Taivainen
|
Staffan Tunis
|
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| 2011 | Olli-Markus Taivainen
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Staffan Tunis
|
Peter Arnesson
|
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| 2013 | Peter Arnesson
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Andrei Lamov
|
Kirill Veselov
|
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| 2015 | Andrey Lamov
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Stanimir Belomazhev
|
Erik Rost
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| 2017 [9] | Ulrik Nordberg
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Andrey Lamov
|
Sergey Gorlanov
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3.4 km, 55 participants[9][10] |
| 2019 | Sergei Gorlanov
|
Erik Rost
|
Eduard Khrennikov
|
Women's sprint
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lena Hasselstrom
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Erja Jokinen
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Tatiana Vlasova
|
3.3 km, 8 cp, 41 participants |
| 2004 | Tatiana Vlasova
|
Liisa Anttila
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Stine Hjermstad Kirkevik
|
3.48 km, 19 cp, 48 participants |
| 2005 | Stine Hjermstad Kirkevik
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Erja Jokinen
|
Katja Rajaniemi
|
3.6 km, 10 cp, 44 participants |
| 2007 | Tatiana Vlasova
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Olga Novikova
|
Liisa Anttila Tatiana Kozlova
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2.79 km, 14 cp, 48 participants |
| 2009 | Hannele Tonna
|
Helene Söderlund
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Tatiana Vlasova
|
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| 2011 | Tove Alexandersson
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Helene Söderlund
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Liisa Anttila
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| 2013 | Tove Alexandersson
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Mervi Pesu
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Tatyana Kozlova
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| 2015 | Tove Alexandersson
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Audhild Bakken Rognstad
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Josefine Engström
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| 2017 [9] | Tove Alexandersson
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Polina Frolova
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Salla Koskela
|
3.1 km, 32 participants[9][11] |
| 2019 | Tove Alexandersson
|
Magdalena Olsson
|
Maria Kechkina
|
Relay
editMen's relay
editWomen's relay
edit
Mixed Sprint Relay
editThis event was first held in 2011.
2017 redistribution of medals
editIn July 2017 it was announced that the IOF Council had decided to redistribute the medals for 2017, following the disqualification of Polina Frolova's results from the World Ski Orienteering Championships 2017 due to violation of anti-doping rules.[17]
All-time medal table
edit(Updated after 2019 competition)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 48 | 30 | 28 | 106 |
| 2 | Sweden | 45 | 44 | 34 | 123 |
| 3 | Finland | 37 | 52 | 49 | 138 |
| 4 | Norway | 14 | 17 | 24 | 55 |
| 5 | Italy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 151 | 149 | 150 | 450 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "World Ski Orienteering Championships". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e World Ski Orienteering Championships 2017 Long, 11 march, 2017
- ^ Эрик Рост - чемпион мира по лыжному ориентированию на длинной дистанции
- ^ Мария Кечкина – чемпионка мира по лыжному ориентированию на длинной дистанции
- ^ a b World Ski Orienteering Championships 2017 Middle, 10 march, 2017
- ^ Станимир Беломажев – чемпион мира по лыжному ориентированию на средней дистанции
- ^ a b World Ski Orienteering Championships 2017 Middle, 9 march, 2017
- ^ Туве Александерссон – чемпионка мира по лыжному ориентированию на средней дистанции
- ^ a b c d World Ski Orienteering Championships 2017 Sprint, 8 march, 2017
- ^ Ульрик Нордберг – чемпион мира по лыжному ориентированию в спринте
- ^ Туве Александерссон – чемпионка мира по лыжному ориентированию в спринте
- ^ a b "2015 Ski Orienteering World Championships". Orienteering USA. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b c World Ski Orienteering Championships 2017 Relay, 12 march, 2017
- ^ Представители сборной России – чемпионы мира по лыжному ориентированию в эстафете
- ^ Представительницы сборной России – чемпионки мира по лыжному ориентированию в эстафете
- ^ World Ski Orienteering Championships 2017 Middle, 9 march, 2017
- ^ "Redistribution of championship medals from WSOC and ESOC". International Orienteering Federation. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.