The 2012 Orienteering World Cup was the 18th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. It contained 13 competitions, which took place in Sweden, Switzerland, Norway and Finland. The European Orienteering Championships in Falun, Sweden and the 2012 World Orienteering Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland were included in the World Cup.
Events Men Venue Distance Date Winner 2nd 3rd Round 1 – European Orienteering Championships 1 Falun Middle (EOC) 17 May Olav Lundanes Valentin Novikov Carl Waaler Kaas 2 Falun Long (EOC) 18 May Olav Lundanes Matthias Merz Valentin Novikov 3 Falun Sprint (EOC) 19 May Jonas Leandersson Kiril Nikolov Jerker Lysell Round 2 – Switzerland 4 St. Gallen Middle 23 June Matthias Kyburz Olav Lundanes Baptiste Rollier 5 St. Gallen Sprint 24 June Jerker Lysell Matthias Kyburz Matthias Merz Round 3 – World Orienteering Championships 6 Lausanne Sprint (WOC) 14 July Matthias Kyburz Matthias Merz Matthias Müller 7 Lausanne Middle (WOC) 17 July Edgars Bertuks Valentin Novikov Fabian Hertner 8 Lausanne Long (WOC) 19 July Olav Lundanes Matthias Merz Edgars Bertuks Round 4 – Nordic Orienteering Tour (NORT) 9 Holmenkollen Sprint 1 September Olav Lundanes Matthias Kyburz William Lind 10 Holmenkollen Middle 2 September Thierry Gueorgiou Peter Öberg Matthias Kyburz 11 Gothenburg Knockout Sprint 4 September Matthias Kyburz Frederic Tranchand Peter Öberg 12 Vuokatti Sprint 7 September Jonas Leandersson Matthias Kyburz Fabian Hertner 13 Vuokatti MiddleChasing start 7 September Matthias Kyburz Thierry Gueorgiou Olav Lundanes
Women Venue Distance Date Winner 2nd 3rd Round 1 – European Orienteering Championships 1 Falun Middle 17 May Simone Niggli-Luder Minna Kauppi Tatiana Ryabkina 2 Falun Long 18 May Simone Niggli-Luder Tatiana Ryabkina Minna Kauppi 3 Falun Sprint 19 May Simone Niggli-Luder Lena Eliasson Maja Alm Round 2 – Switzerland 4 St. Gallen Middle 23 June Simone Niggli-Luder Minna Kauppi Judith Wyder none 5 St. Gallen Sprint 24 June Simone Niggli-Luder Maja Alm Tove Alexandersson Round 3 – World Orienteering Championships 6 Lausanne Sprint (WOC) 14 July Simone Niggli-Luder Maja Alm Annika Billstam 7 Lausanne Middle (WOC) 17 July Minna Kauppi Tove Alexandersson Tatiana Ryabkina 8 Lausanne Long (WOC) 19 July Simone Niggli-Luder Minna Kauppi Annika Billstam Round 4 – Nordic Orienteering Tour (NORT)Nordicorienteeringtour Offisial Webpage 9 Holmenkollen Sprint 1 September Simone Niggli-Luder Emma Klingenberg Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg 10 Holmenkollen Middle 2 September Simone Niggli-Luder Judith Wyder Tatiana Ryabkina 11 Gothenburg Knockout Sprint 4 September Emma Klingenberg Tatiana Ryabkina Judith Wyder 12 Vuokatti Sprint 7 September Simone Niggli-Luder Helena Jansson Emma Klingenberg 13 Vuokatti MiddleChasing start 7 September Simone Niggli-Luder Helena Jansson Minna Kauppi
Overall standings This section shows the final standings after all 13 events. Men Rank Name Points 1 Matthias Kyburz 784 2 Olav Lundanes 688 3 Matthias Merz 553 4 Jonas Leandersson 376 5 Jerker Lysell 364 6 Thierry Gueorgiou 337 7 Frederic Tranchand 319 8 Gustav Bergman 292 9 Matthias Müller 291 10 Peter Öberg 279Women Rank Name Points 1 Simone Niggli-Luder 934 2 Minna Kauppi 630 3 Tatiana Ryabkina 510 4 Helena Jansson 476 5 Tove Alexandersson 432 6 Judith Wyder 427 7 Annika Billstam 391 8 Maja Alm 389 9 Ida Bobach 386 10 Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg 354
References
External links International Orienteering Federation