WORLD ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD TRAIL ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS – 5-12 JULY 2014 – TRENTINO – VENETO (ITALY) – SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND WIN RELAYS – CURTAINS DOWN ON WOC-WTOC IN ITALY

Last day of the 2014 World Orienteering Championships in Campomulo di Gallio (Veneto Region), today, and it was time for relays and…déjà-vù. What happened in the rainy Italian summer was a photocopy of what happened last April in sunny Portugal, when Switzerland and Sweden got the European title, turned today into a World title.

Sweden and Denmark seemed to have the women’s relay in total control until the second changeover, when Judith Wyder jumped onto the field and recovered over 2 minutes delay in only 5 controls. Alexandersson couldn’t keep her pace and the thrilling last battle was between the Swiss and Maja Alm of Denmark. Wyder eventually took a clear victory before Denmark and Sweden.

On the men’s side, the Swiss team started well and the second leg runner Daniel Hubmann reached the arena for changeover almost a minute ahead of Sweden and France. But Gustav Bergman was ready for his personal show and the last leg for the Swede was simply breath-taking. Bergman and his team grabbed the World title by 1 minute and 9 seconds before Switzerland. France finished third, another déjà-vù from EOC!

Regarding the total medal count, hats off to Switzerland (3G, 4S, 1B), Sweden closed second (2G, 2S, 2B) and Denmark got the third spot (1G, 3S, 2B).

 

Source:  WOC-WTOC

Info: www.woc2014.info

Results Relay– Campomulo:

Ladies

1. SWITZERLAND (Sara Luescher, Sabine Hauswirth, Judith Wyder) 111:21

2. DENMARK (Emma Klingenberg, Ida Bobach, Maja Moeller Alm) 111:32

3. SWEDEN (Helena Jansson, Annika Billstam, Tove Alexandersson) 113:56

4. NORWAY (Heidi Bagstevold, Tone Wigemyr, Mari Fasting) 115:45

5. FINLAND (Sofia Haajanen, Saila Kinni, Minna Kauppi) 119:03

 

Men

1. SWEDEN (Jonas Leandersson, Fredrik Johansson, Gustav Bergman) 116:49

2. SWITZERLAND (Fabian Hertner, Daniel Hubmann, Matthias Kyburz) 117:58

3. FRANCE (Frederic Tranchand, Francois Gonon, Thierry Gueorgiou) 118:03

4. NORWAY (Oystein Kvaal Osterbo, Carl Godager Kaas, Olav Lundanes) 123:48

5. FINLAND (Mikko Siren, Pasi Ikonen, Marten Bostrom) 123:49