The IOF Podcast

Nov 29 2024 18 ep. 23 mins 13

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You'll meet some of the world's greatest orienteering athletes in this podcast from The International Orienteering Federation.

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#18 - Eirik Langedal Breivik on his EOC middle distance win in Hungary

Nov 29 2024 19 mins

Eirik Langedal Breivik (NOR) had a remarkable fall season in 2024: Taking a surprise European title on the middle distance in Hungary, where he also was part of Norwegian relay team that won EOC gold - and then another win at the World Cup Final middle race in Finland in September. This episode was recorded the day before his World Cup win and takes us back to the warm Saturday aft

#17 Karolin Ohlsson - on the KO Sprint silver from WOC2024

Nov 03 2024 29 mins

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 r

#16 Andrine Benjaminsen on Norway's medal rush at EOC and the World Cup Final in Finland

Sep 23 2024 24 mins

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

#15 Eef van Dongen - on WOC2024 in Edinburgh and her surprising bronze medal from WOC in Denmark

Jul 02 2024 19 mins

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

#14 Simona Aebersold - on kicking off a new World Cup season on home ground

May 24 2024 10 mins

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, IOFPhoto: Kristina Lindgren

#13 - 10Mila preview with expert commentator Jonas Merz

May 01 2024 30 mins

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 HolgerssonIntervi

#12 - Daisy Kudre-Schnyder on WSOC in Austria and befriending Central European terrain

Jan 19 2024 21 mins

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

#11 Ralph Street - on winning his first World Cup race and WOC 2024 in Edinburgh

Dec 13 2023 27 mins

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 ThistedPhoto: Thomas Bubela / World Cup Czechia 2023

#10 Tereza Janosikova - on her EOC expectations and IOF's athletes' commission

Sep 27 2023 32 mins

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 a

#9 Yannick Michiels - on preparing for EOC in Italy and his favorite sprint terrain

Sep 19 2023 28 mins

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 W