2021 Orienteering World Cup

{{Infobox Orienteering World Cup

|numindividualevents = 6

|numrelayevents = 4

|menfirst = {{flagathlete|Kasper Harlem Fosser|NOR}}

|mensecond = {{flagathlete|Matthias Kyburz|SUI}}

|menthird = {{flagathlete|Daniel Hubmann|SUI}}

|menmostwins = {{flagathlete|Kasper Harlem Fosser|NOR}} (3)

|womenfirst = {{flagathlete|Tove Alexandersson|SWE}}

|womensecond = {{flagathlete|Simona Aebersold|SUI}}

|womenthird = {{flagathlete|Hanna Lundberg|SWE}}

|womenmostwins = {{flagathlete|Tove Alexandersson|SWE}} (4)

|teamfirst = {{flag|Sweden}}

|teamsecond = {{flag|Switzerland}}

|teamthird = {{flag|Norway}}

|teammostwins = {{flag|Sweden}} (2)

|ongoing = no

|previous = 2019

|next = 2022

}}

The 2021 Orienteering World Cup was the 26th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2021 Orienteering World Cup consisted of six individual events and four relay events. The events were located in Switzerland, Sweden, and Italy.{{Cite web|url=https://orienteering.sport/worldcup-page/|title=World Cup | International Orienteering Federation|website=orienteering.sport}} The 2021 World Orienteering Championships in the Czech Republic were not included in the World Cup.

Events

=Men=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
width="20"| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

!width="140"| Venue

!width="130"| Distance

!width="80"| Date

!width="200"| Winner

!width="200"| Second

!width="200"| Third

!width="20"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

colspan="8" | Round 1 - Switzerland
1

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Neuchâtel, Switzerland

| Knock-out sprint

| align=center| 15 May

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Matthias Kyburz

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Joey Hadorn

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Kasper Harlem Fosser

|{{Cite web|url=http://ranking.orienteering.org/ResultsView?event=6818|title=- IOF World Ranking|website=ranking.orienteering.org}}

2

| Sprint

| align=center| 16 May

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Svensk

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Yannick Michiels

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Gustav Bergman

| {{Cite web|url=http://ranking.orienteering.org/ResultsView?event=6817&|title=- IOF World Ranking|website=ranking.orienteering.org}}

colspan="8" | Round 2 - Sweden
3

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Idre, Sweden

| Long

| align=center| 12 August

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Kasper Harlem Fosser

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Magne Dæhli

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Daniel Hubmann

|{{Cite web|title=Official results Men|url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Documents/Event/4475/1/Official-Results-Men|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813174330/https://eventor.orienteering.org/Documents/Event/4475/1/Official-Results-Men |archive-date=2021-08-13 }}

4

| Middle

| align=center| 14 August

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Joey Hadorn

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Daniel Hubmann

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Simon Hector

|

colspan="8" | Round 3 - Finals
5

| rowspan=3 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Cansiglio, Italy

| Long

| align=center| 30 September

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Kasper Harlem Fosser

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Matthias Kyburz

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Daniel Hubmann

|

6

| Middle

| align=center| 2 October

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Kasper Harlem Fosser

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Matthias Kyburz

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Scalet

|

=Women=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
width="20"| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

!width="140"| Venue

!width="130"| Distance

!width="80"| Date

!width="200"| Winner

!width="200"| Second

!width="200"| Third

!width="20"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

colspan="8" | Round 1 - Switzerland
1

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Neuchâtel, Switzerland

| Knock-out sprint

| align=center| 15 May

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Tove Alexandersson

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona Aebersold

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Andrine Benjaminsen

|

2

| Sprint

| align=center| 16 May

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Tove Alexandersson

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Elena Roos

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona Aebersold

|

colspan="8" | Round 2 - Sweden
3

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Idre, Sweden

| Long

| align=center| 12 August

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona Aebersold

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Andrine Benjaminsen

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Tove Alexandersson

|{{Cite web|title=Official results Women|url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Documents/Event/4474/1/Official-Results-Women|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813174329/https://eventor.orienteering.org/Documents/Event/4474/1/Official-Results-Women |archive-date=2021-08-13 }}

4

| Middle

| align=center| 14 August

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Hanna Lundberg

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona Aebersold

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Gemperle

|

colspan="8" | Round 3 - Finals
5

| rowspan=3 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Cansiglio, Italy

| Long

| align=center| 30 September

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Tove Alexandersson

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona Aebersold

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Gemperle

|

6

| Middle

| align=center| 2 October

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Tove Alexandersson

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona Aebersold

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Andrine Benjaminsen

|

=Relay=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
width="20"| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

!width="140"| Venue

!width="140"| Distance

!width="70"| Date

!width="200"| Winner

!width="200"| Second

!width="200"| Third

!width="20"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

1

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Neuchâtel, Switzerland

| Sprint relay

| align=center| 13 May

| {{Relay|{{SUI}} |Simona Aebersold|Joey Hadorn|Matthias Kyburz|Elena Roos}}

| {{Relay|{{SWE}} |Lina Strand|Gustav Bergman|Emil Svensk|Sara Hagström}}

| {{Relay|{{NOR}} |Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad|Eskil Kinneberg|Kasper Harlem Fosser|Andrine Benjaminsen}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=6750&groupBy=EventClass|title=IOF Eventor - Official results for Orienteering World Cup round 1 with European Orienteering Championships 2021 - Sprint Relay|website=eventor.orienteering.org}}

2

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Idre, Sweden

| Men's relay

| align=center| 15 August

| {{Relay|{{SWE}}1 |Albin Ridefelt|Simon Hector|Gustav Bergman}}

| {{Relay|{{NOR}}1 |Eskil Kinneberg|Magne Dæhli|Kasper Harlem Fosser}}

| {{Relay|{{SUI}}1 |Daniel Hubmann|Florian Howald|Matthias Kyburz}}

|

3

| Women's relay

| align=center| 15 August

| {{Relay|{{SWE}}2 |Emma Bjessmo|Johanna Öberg|Sara Hagström}}

| {{Relay|{{SWE}}1 |Lisa Risby|Hanna Lundberg|Karolin Ohlsson}}

| {{Relay|{{RUS}}1 |Anastasia Rudnaya|Svetlana Mironova|Natalia Gemperle}}

|

4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Cansiglio, Italy

| Sprint Relay

| align=center| 3 October

| {{Relay|{{NOR}} |Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad|Audun Heimdal|Kasper Harlem Fosser|Andrine Benjaminsen}}

| {{Relay|{{SWE}} |Tove Alexandersson|Isac von Krusenstierna|Emil Svensk|Sara Hagström}}

| {{Relay|{{SUI}} |Paula Gross|Joey Hadorn|Matthias Kyburz|Simona Aebersold}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://orienteering.sport/event/world-cup-final/sprint-relay/|title=Live Orienteering- World Cup Finals, Sprint Relay|website=orienteering.sport}}

Points distribution

The 40 best runners in each event are awarded points. The winner is awarded 100 points. In WC events 1 to 7, the six best results counts in the overall classification. In the finals (WC 8 and WC 9), both results count.

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Points

|100

|80

|60

|50

|45

|40

|37

|35

|33

|31

|30

|29

|28

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|2

|1

Overall standings

This section shows the overall standings after all events.

{{columns-start}}

=Men=

{{aligned table|cols=3|row1header=1|style=text-align:center|col2align=left|class=wikitable

| Rank | Athlete | Points

| 1 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Kasper Harlem Fosser | 460

| 2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Matthias Kyburz |363

| 3 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Daniel Hubmann | 304

| 4 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Joey Hadorn | 242

| 5 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Svensk | 195

| 6 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Audun Heimdal |180

| 7 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Florian Howald |168

| 8 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Isac von Krusenstierna | 145

| 9 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Lukas Liland |142

|10 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Gustav Bergman |133}}

{{column}}

=Women=

{{aligned table|cols=3|row1header=1|style=text-align:center|col2align=left|class=wikitable

| Rank | Athlete | Points

| 1 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Tove Alexandersson |505

| 2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona Aebersold |480

| 3 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Hanna Lundberg |305

| 4 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Andrine Benjaminsen |290

| 5 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Gemperle |247

| 6 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sara Hagström |222

| 7 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Karolin Ohlsson |203

| 8 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Elena Roos |167

| 9 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Sarina Kyburz |148

|10 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Lotta Karhola |146

}}

{{columns-end}}

=Team=

The table shows the standings after all events. This was the first year where individual results counted towards the team world cup, meaning competitors contributed to the team's score in both relay and individual events.

class="wikitable" style=text-align:center

! Rank !! Nation !! Points

1align=left | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden7404
2align=left | {{flagicon|SUI}} Switzerland6432
3align=left | {{flagicon|NOR}} Norway6115
4align=left | {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland3774
5align=left | {{flagicon|CZE}} Czech Republic3451
6align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Russia2904
7align=left | {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark2501
8align=left | {{flagicon|AUT}} Austria2235
9align=left | {{flagicon|FRA}} France2052
10align=left | {{flagicon|POL}} Poland2020

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