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

  1. #26 - Pia Young Vik on her amazing season and 2026

    1 JAN.

    #26 - Pia Young Vik on her amazing season and 2026

    Norway's Pia Young Vik had an amazing 2025 season. In her just second year as a senior, she won the EOC Sprint in Belgium, took the silver in KO Sprint two days before and another silver with her teammates at the WOC Relay in Finland. In this episode she talks about the season and looks ahead at 2026. Interviewer: Erling Thisted, IOF Photo: Silke van Rooy, EOC 2025

    30 min
  2. #25 - Max Peter Bejmer, Cécile Calandry and Jonas Merz on the 2025 Season

    2025-10-13

    #25 - Max Peter Bejmer, Cécile Calandry and Jonas Merz on the 2025 Season

    The 2025 international orienteering season took us to Sweden, Finland, Belgium and Switzerland and provided a lot of great and memorable moments. Together with IOF TV Expert Commentator Jonas Merz we look back on the season and look forward to the next one. There are also interviews with Overall World Cup winner Max Peter Bejmer (SWE) and European KO Sprint Champion Cécile Calandry. Photo: Silvan Schletti Interviewer: Erling Thisted

    58 min
  3. #24 - Mathias Barros-Vallet on his EOC Sprint win and World Cup final preview

    2025-09-22

    #24 - Mathias Barros-Vallet on his EOC Sprint win and World Cup final preview

    Mathias Barros-Vallet sprinted his way to a huge surprise when he won the sprint at the European Orienteering Championships in Belgium in August. The 22-year-old Frenchman had never finished better than 10th in a World Cup race before, but managed to beat the entire world elite on the technical course in Lier. Here in the IOF Podcast he talks about the preparations, the race itself and looks forward to the World Cup final in Switzerland from 26-28 September. Interviewer: Erling Thisted Photo: Silke van Rooy

    31 min
  4. #23 - Yannick Michiels and Tille de Smul on EOC 2025

    2025-08-24

    #23 - Yannick Michiels and Tille de Smul on EOC 2025

    Belgium is hosting its first major IOF championship, as the 2025 European Orienteering Championships and World Cup Round 2 takes place this week. Newly crowned World Games sprint champion Yannick Michiels and 21-year-old Tille de Smul share their local insigths and expectations for the championships. Interviewer: Erling Thisted

    22 min
  5. #22 - Ida Haapala on running home WOC and having Thierry Gueorgiou as coach

    2025-07-06

    #22 - Ida Haapala on running home WOC and having Thierry Gueorgiou as coach

    The 2025 World Orienteering Championships in Finland are just around the corner and we talk to the home nation's Ida Haapala about qualifying for the championships on home soil, having Thierry Gueorgiou as coach and her expectations for the three races in her "backyard" in Kuopio. Interview and Photo: Erling Thisted

    19 min
  6. #21 - Hanna Lundberg on her shocking World Cup win in 2021 and the new season

    2025-06-16

    #21 - Hanna Lundberg on her shocking World Cup win in 2021 and the new season

    Hanna Lundberg (SWE) catapulted herself into the absolute top of the orienteering world, when she surprisingly won the middle distance at the World Cup in Idre Fjäll in 2021 at just 19 years old. Now the prestigious tournament returns to the Swedish mountains of Idre and Hanna Lundberg looks back on both her victory then and the season to come. Interviewer: Erling Thisted Photo: William Hollowell

    18 min
  7. #20 - 10Mila 2025 preview with expert commentator Jonas Merz

    2025-04-30

    #20 - 10Mila 2025 preview with expert commentator Jonas Merz

    It's 10Mila time and you can follow all the action from Finspång, Sweden in the weekend 3-4 May, 2025 on IOF TV with English, Swedish and Finnish commentary. Together with expert commentator Jonas Merz, we look into the terrain, the format and who are the favorites for this year's relays. Interviewer: Erling Thisted Photo: Peter Holgersson

    27 min
  8. #19 MØ - on orienteering and music, racing Maja Alm in their early teens and struggling with the compass

    2025-03-27

    #19 MØ - on orienteering and music, racing Maja Alm in their early teens and struggling with the compass

    Danish music artist MØ has spent the last 15 years creating some monster hits like Lean On and Final song and touring the world with her music. But what you probably don't know is that she is also a passionate orienteer, who took up the sport as a child and rediscovered the joy of orienteering a handful of years ago. In this episode of the IOF Podcast, she talks about her joy of orienteering, competing against seven-time world champion Maja Alm in the youth classes and not being best friends with her compass. Interviewer: Erling Thisted Photo: Thomas Greve Jensen

    21 min
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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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  • Skapad av
    International Orienteering Federation
  • Aktiva år
    2022 - 2026
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    26
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    The IOF Podcast