2018 in orienteering

This article is about the 2018 orienteering events and results. For other sports' results, see 2018 in sports.

2018 Orienteering World Cup

• May 5 – 13: World Cup round 1 in  Switzerland
  • Sprint winners: Daniel Hubmann (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
  • Middle winners: Matthias Kyburz (m) / Marika Teini (f)
  • Long winners: Olav Lundanes (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
• August 4 – 11: World Cup round 2 in  Latvia
  • Sprint winners: Daniel Hubmann (m) / Maja Alm (f)
  • Middle winners: Eskil Kinneberg (m) / Natalia Gemperle (f)
  • Long winners: Olav Lundanes (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
• August 31 – September 2: World Cup round 3 in  Norway
  • Long winners: Gustav Bergman (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
  • Middle winners: William Lind (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
• October 4 – 7: World Cup round 4 in  Czech Republic
  • Knockout Sprint winners: Vojtěch Král (m) / Judith Wyder (f)
  • Middle winners: Milos Nykodym (m) / Karolin Ohlsson (f)
  • Long winners: Jonas Leandersson (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)

2018 MTB Orienteering World Cup

• June 27 – July 1: World Cup round 1 in  Hungary
• August 4 – 12: World Cup round 2 in  Austria
• September 20 – 23: World Cup round 3 in  Portugal

2017–18 World Cup in Ski Orienteering

• November 28 – December 4, 2017: Ski Orienteering World Cup round 1 in  Finland
  • Sprint winners: Andrey Lamov (m) / Salla Koskela (f)
  • Middle winners: Andrey Lamov (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
  • Long winners: Andrey Lamov (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
• February 3 – 8: Ski Orienteering World Cup round 2 in  Bulgaria
  • Sprint winners: Eduard Khrennikov (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
  • Middle winners: Andrey Lamov (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
  • Long winners: Erik Rost (m) / Maria Kechkina (f)
• March 4 – 12: Ski Orienteering World Cup round 3 in  United States
  • Sprint winners: Andrey Lamov (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
  • Middle winners: Erik Rost / Tove Alexandersson (f)
  • Long winners: Erik Rost (m) / Salla Koskela (f)
  • Mixed sprint relay winners:  Sweden (Erik Rost & Tove Alexandersson)

Continental & International Orienteering events

• February 3 – 8: European Ski Orienteering Championships in  Bulgaria
  • Long winners: Erik Rost (m) / Maria Kechkina (f)
  • Middle winners: Andrey Lamov (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
  • Sprint winners: Eduard Khrennikov (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
  • Mixed sprint relay winners:  Sweden 1 (Tove Alexandersson & Erik Rost)
  • Relay winners:  Norway 1 (Jørgen Madslien, Øyvind Watterdal, Lars Moholdt)
• February 4 – 8: European Youth Ski Orienteering Championships in  Bulgaria
  • Sprint U17 winners: Artemiy Dorma (m) / Zoya Chernykh (f)
  • Middle U17 winners: Akseli Virtanen (m) / Alina Niggli (f)
  • Long U17 winners: Matias Maijala (m) / Olesia Riazanova (f)
  • Relay winners:  Finland (Samuli Peltola, Akseli Virtanen, Matias Maijala)
• February 4 – 8: Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships in  Bulgaria
  • Sprint U20 winners: Igor Linkevich (m) / Liisa Nenonen (f)
  • Middle U20 winners: Jørgen Baklid (m) / Marina Vyatkina (f)
  • Long U20 winners: Jørgen Baklid (m) / Ekaterina Stepanova (f)
  • Relay winners:  Russia 1 (Sergey Mizonov, Nicolai Vlasov, Igor Linkevich)
• February 21 – 25: 2018 World University Ski Orienteering Championship in Tartu^[1]
  • Sprint winners: Sergey Gorlanov (m) / Anna Ulvensøen (f)
  • Pursuit winners: Jørgen Haugen Madslien (m) / Anna Ulvensøen (f)
  • Middle distance winners: Sergey Gorlanov (m) / Anna Ulvensøen (f)
  • Sprint Relay winners:  Norway 1 (Anna Ulvensøen & Jørgen Haugen Madslien)
• March 6 – 10: World Masters Ski Orienteering Championships 2018 in  United States
  • For Middle 1 Results here.
  • For Middle 2 Results here.
  • For Long Results here.
• April 28 – May 1: European Trail Orienteering Championships 2018 in  Slovakia
  • PreO winner: Antti Rusanen
  • PreO Para winner: Pavel Shmatov
  • TempO winner: Pinja Mäkinen
  • Relay winners:  Finland 1 (Pinja Mäkinen, Juha Hiirsalmi, Antti Rusanen)
  • Relay Para winners:  Czech Republic 1 (Hanka Doležalová, Pavel Dudík, Jana Kostová)
• May 6 – 13: 2018 European Orienteering Championships in Cadempino
  • Sprint winners: Daniel Hubmann (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
  • Middle winners: Matthias Kyburz (m) / Marika Teini (f)
  • Long winners: Olav Lundanes (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
  • Sprint Relay winners:  Switzerland (Judith Wyder, Florian Howald, Daniel Hubmann, Elena Roos)
  • Relay winners:  Norway 1 (Eskil Kinneberg, Magne Dæhli, Olav Lundanes)
• May 26: Baltic Orienteering Championships in  Latvia
  • Winners: Artūrs Pauliņš (m) / Sandra Grosberga (f)
• June 8 & 9: MTB Baltic Orienteering Championships 2018 in  Latvia
  • Sprint Elite winners: Grigory Medvedev (m) / Svetlana Poverina (f)
  • Middle Elite winners: Jonas Maišelis (m) / Olga Shipilova-Vinogradova (f)
• June 28 – July 1: European Youth Orienteering Championships 2018 in  Bulgaria
• July 6 – 13: World Masters Orienteering Championships 2018 in  Denmark
• July 8 – 15: Junior World Orienteering Championships in  Hungary
• July 17 – 21: 2018 World University Orienteering Championship in Kuortane
• June 27 – July 1: European Junior MTB Orienteering Championships in  Hungary
  • Sprint winners: Thomas Steinthal (m) / Marina Oparina (f)
  • Long winners: Thomas Steinthal (m) / Lou Garcin (f)
  • Middle winners: Thomas Steinthal (m) / Uliana Sukholovskaya (f)
  • Relay winners:  Finland (Tomi Nykanen, Juha Lilja, Teemu Kaksonen) (m) /  Czech Republic (Veronika Grycova, Rozalie Kucharova, Vilma Kralova)
• June 27 – July 1: European MTB Orienteering Championships in  Hungary
  • Long winners: Vojtech Ludvik (m) / Martina Tichovska (f)
  • Middle winners: Kryštof Bogar (m) / Olga Shipilova Vinogradova (f)
  • Mixed Relay winners:  Czech Republic 1 (Martina Tichovska, Vojtech Ludvik, Kryštof Bogar)
• June 27 – July 1: World Masters MTB Orienteering Championships 2018 in  Hungary
  • For Mass Start Results here.
  • For Sprint Results here.
  • For Long Results here.
  • For Middle Results here.
• August 4 – 11: 2018 World Orienteering Championships in  Latvia
  • Long winners: Olav Lundanes (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
  • Middle winners: Eskil Kinneberg (m) / Natalia Gemperle (f)
  • Sprint winners: Daniel Hubmann (m) / Maja Alm (f)
  • Relay winners:  Norway (Gaute Hallan Steiwer, Eskil Kinneberg, Magne Dæhli) (m) /  Switzerland (Elena Roos, Julia Jakob, Judith Wyder)
  • Sprint Relay winners:  Sweden (Tove Alexandersson, Emil Svensk, Jonas Leandersson, Karolin Ohlsson)
• August 4 – 11: World Trail Orienteering Championships 2018 in  Latvia
  • TempO winner: Petteri Hakala
  • PreO winner: Jan Furucz
  • Relay winners:  Norway (Lars Jakob Waaler, Geir Myhr Oien, Sondre Ruud Braten)
• August 5 – 12: European Youth MTB Orienteering Championships in  Austria
  • Middle winners: Kylian Wymer (m) / Kaarina Nurminen (f)
  • Long winners: Richard Wohanka (m) / Kaarina Nurminen (f)
  • Sprint winners: Kylian Wymer (m) / Alena Aksenova (f)
  • Relay winners:  France 1 (Kylian Wymer, Albin Demaret-Joly, Jason Bedry) (m) /  Russia 1 (Cristina Vaganova, Anastasiia Ruzanova, Alena Aksenova) (f)
• August 5 – 12: World MTB Orienteering Championships in  Austria
  • Long winners: Kryštof Bogar (m) / Martina Tichovská (f)
  • Sprint winners: Anton Foliforov (m) / Henna Saarinen (f)
  • Mass Start winners: Jussi Laurila (m) / Camilla Søgaard (f)
  • Middle winners: Simon Braendli (m) / Olga Shipilova Vinogradova (f)
  • Relay winners:  Russia 1 Anton Foliforov, Ruslan Gritsan, Grigory Medvedev) (m) /  Czech Republic 1 (Katerina Novakova, Veronika Kubinova, Martina Tichovská) (f)
• August 5 – 12: Junior World MTB Orienteering Championship in  Austria
  • Long winners: Jan Hasek (m) / Constance Devillers (f)
  • Sprint winners: Thomas Steinthal (m) / Vilma Králová (f)
  • Mass Start winners: Jan Hasek (m) / Uliana Sukholovskaya (f)
  • Middle winners: Adrian Jaeggi (m) / Vilma Králová (f)
  • Relay winners:  Czech Republic 1 (Richard Wohanka, Matyáš Ludvík, Jan Hasek) (m) /  Czech Republic 1 (Veronika Grycová, Alexandra Svobodová, Vilma Králová)
• August 18 – 21: North American Orienteering Championships in  Canada
  • Long winners: Timo Sild (m) / Alison Crocker (f)
  • Middle winners: Timo Sild (m) / Alison Crocker (f)
  • Sprint winners: Timo Sild (m) / Tori Borish (f)
• August 23 – 25: South East European Championships in  Slovenia
  • Long winners: Tim Robertson (m) / Kristina Ivanova (f)
  • Middle winners: Jannis Bonek (m) / Galina Rîbediuc (f)
  • Sprint winners: Tim Robertson (m) / Laura Robertson (f)
• October 13: Kinmen Orienteering Championships & WRE 2018 in  Chinese Taipei
  • Elite winners: Tsz Wai Yu (m) / Cho Yu Lam (f)
• November 5 – 11: South American Orienteering Championships & South American Youth Orienteering Championships in  Uruguay
• December 23 – 26: Asian Orienteering Championships in  Hong Kong