The IOF Podcast

Karolin Ohlsson (SWE) achieved the best individual result of her career so far at the WOC 2024 KO Sprint in Scotland, where she won the silver medal behind compatriot Tove Alexandersson. 

In this episode of the IOF Podcast, we watch the final with Karolin to relive it from her point of view.

So join us for a trip to the slippery cobblestones of Edinburgh and one of the most intense races of the 2024 international season of orienteering.

Interviewer: Erling Thisted
Photo: Kristina Lindgren 

Andrine Benjaminsen (NOR) played a big role in Norway's impressive performances at EOC in Hungary, where the Norwegians took seven medals and topped the medal standings.

She won a relay silver and two individual bronze medals in the Hungarian heat and has hit a good shape this fall and look forward to the World Cup Final in Finland from September 26-29.

In this podcast episode, she shares her thoughts on the Norwegian success, her chances in the Finnish forests and her role as a U20 national coach for the Danish talents.

Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF
Photo: William Hollowell

Eef van Dongen (NED) took the orienteering world by surprise, when she won the bronze medal as Knock-Out Sprint made its debut on the WOC-program in Denmark in 2022. 

In this podcast episode, she shares her memories from the day and look ahead to the upcoming World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland from July 12 - 16, 2024.

She also tells about the setup for the Dutch national team and their expectations in Scotland.
 
Follow the races on IOF TV: https://tv.orienteering.sport/

Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF
Photo: William Hollowell

The 2024 Orienteering World Cup begins in Olten, Switzerland this weekend.

Simona Aebersold (SUI) starts the international season in great shape, she tells us in this podcast episode, where we also talk about her long distance World Champs title last summer and her "new role" in the Swiss national team.

Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF
Photo: Kristina Lindgren

This year's 10Mila relays take place in Nynäshamn in eastern Sweden May 4-5 with more than 6000 athletes. You can follow all three relays on close hand with IOF TV in both English and Finnish from Saturday afternoon.
https://tv.orienteering.sport/
In this episode IOF TV expert commentator Jonas Merz shares his thoughts on the prestigious relays.
Episode photo: Peter Holgersson
Interviewer: Erling Thisted

Daisy Kudre-Schnyder (EST) won four medals - two of gold - at the previous World Ski Orienteering Championships on homeground two years ago.
This year, the world champs are held in Ramsau, Austria in a completely different terrain. Hear about Daisy's expectations, preparations and her take on who is favourite at WSOC.
Interviewer: Erling Thisted

The Orienteering World Cup saw a new race winner in August, when Ralph Street (GBR) took his first ever win in the sprint in Czechia.
He tells us what fell into place that day in Ceska Lipa, looks ahead at WOC 2024 in Edinburgh next summer and talks about being a sprint specialist or not.
Interviewer: Erling Thisted
Photo: Thomas Bubela / World Cup Czechia 2023

Tereza Janosikova had a great start to the autumn season, finishing second in the World Cup Sprint Relay in Ceska Lipa with Team Czechia.

In this episode of the IOF Podcast, we talk about what that means for the upcoming European Orienteering Championships in Italy and how she has prepared for the three sprint races from October 4 - 8.

Tereza is a part of IOF's athletes' commission as well and tells us what that's all about.

Follow EOC from Italy on IOF TV - tv.orienteering.sport.

Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF

The international orienteering season 2023 ends with three fast races in northern Italy in the first week of October.

A Sprint, a Sprint Relay and a Knock-Out Sprint make up the European Orienteering Championships and World Cup final from October 4 - 8.

It’s the highlight of the year for Belgian Sprint specialist Yannick Michiels who is eager to follow up on his bronze medal from World Championships in Denmark last year with another great sprint race in Verona.

In this episode of the IOF Podcast we talk to him about preparing for big sprint championships, what the bronze medal has meant for him and why he prefers individual sprints over knock-out races.

Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF

Sweden's Sara Hagström has done impressive in the spring of 2023 and shares the lead in the Orienteering World Cup after her Middle distance win in Norway in April.
After that, she went on to win both Tiomila women's relay and Venla with her club IFK Göteborg.
Now it's time for the biggest goal of the season, World Orienteering Championships in Switzerland from July 12-16.
Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF