Orienteering IOF World Championships 2018

[Wumo 3,024]

2 minutes ago, phelps said:

 

no, I think they're not...

 

the race through the forest is so spectacular...

 

however I don't understand why this sport is not at the Olympics yet...they already have in their program that so beloved by the IOC mixed relay that should turn Bach and his friends on more than a full store of viagra pills...

ofc I'm joking about forests are overrated 

 

 Unfortunately as you write they have introduced the mixed relay on the sprint distance... I'm worried that Bach and his corrupt friends will only choose to have the sprint distances at the olympics.

 

I would really like it to become an olympic sport. Long distance for men and women, and relay for men and women in the forest. But we know that's not going to happen. IOC will complain about the lack of gender equality, and it is too hard for new nations to compete with already established orienteering nations. 

[De_Gambassi 1,267]

Il y a 1 heure , phelps a déclaré:

however I don't understand why this sport is not at the Olympics yet...

 

Because, it's a very minor sport ?

 

Spoiler

Too simple ?

 

[Agger 1,701]

The main problem is that it's pretty Eurocentric. Tim Robertson's silver medal is only the second medal won by a non-European and it's still very much dominated by a few countries (Switzerland, Scandinavia, France and Russia). It doesn't seem likely that it'll be in Paris even though it's one of the main countries.

I fear that it won't get into the Olympics unless Switzerland or a Scandinavian country tries to host. It seems more likely that we'll have ski orienteering in the Winter games.

[De_Gambassi 1,267]

il y a 7 minutes, Agger a déclaré:

 It doesn't seem likely that it'll be in Paris even though it's one of the main countries.

 

It won't be. There is zero lobbying for it. Here, noboddy knows that we are good at that sport or that it even exists.

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5 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said:

 

It won't be. There is zero lobbying for it. Here, noboddy knows that we are good at that sport or that it even exists.

And with Thierry Gueorgiou now retired the chance is 0% 

[Agger 1,701]

35 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said:

 

It won't be. There is zero lobbying for it. Here, noboddy knows that we are good at that sport or that it even exists.

 

Which is rather interesting as there have been quite a bit of hype internally about it not so long ago. It also seems like the French Orienteering Federation are pretty much alone, having had a meeting with Estanguet without participation from the International federation.

[Wumo 3,024]

Some thoughts about the completed competitions on the rest day:

 

In men's sprint, the favourite, the king of sprint, Daniel Hubmann, defended his title. He has now won 3 times and won a total of 9 medals on the distance (both are records). Everything must be good as gold for our mates in New Zealand after Tim Robertson won their first ever medal at a WCH, and the second medal for any athlete outside Europe. The last man on the podium is certainly also a happy fellow. Andreas Kyburz won his first medal at a WCH. He can show it to his brother, and succesfull orienteering-runnner, Matthias Kyburz. Maybe they have started a new family tradition?  

Side note: Yannick Michiels was only half a second from winning  first ever medal! @heywoodu must be so upset about it. 

 

In women's sprint, Maja Alm wrote history by winnning her 4th consecutive gold medal on the distance, most by any female runner. She also became the first orienteering-runnner, who has won 4 consecutive WCH gold medals on a induvidual distance in the history of the orienteering world championships. 

The woman on the second step of the podium, Tove Alexandersson, is also on a historical mission. She can become the first runner to win a medal on every distance (including relay) a the same world championship. She already have 2, only 3 to go. Bronze medallist, Judith Wyder, won her 10th medal at a WCH, She establishes herself as one of Switzerland's most succesfull runner, only behind Daniel Hubmann and the legandary Simone Niggli-Luder.

 

The sprint relay went as expected. No nation was close to the favourites of . Switzerland came second and a nice bronze medal to Denmark. 

 

Tomorrow starts the real WCH. Athletes travel from beatiful Riga to Sigulda. The middle distance for men and women is on the program near the magnificent ravine of the Gauja river valley. 

 

I will post results and, probably, post some pictures from the competitions. An update could be up already tomorrow evening, otherwise the day after. 

For now, it is over and out. 

 

[heywoodu 16,014]

6 minutes ago, wumo26 said:

Side note: Yannick Michiels was only half a second from winning  first ever medal! @heywoodu must be so upset about it. 

Depends: has the Netherlands ever won a medal yet?  

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1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Depends: has the Netherlands ever won a medal yet?  

Nope 

[heywoodu 16,014]

Just now, wumo26 said:

Nope 

In that case: