Orienteer Pod

We get an update from Tim after last week’s hospital visit, then we get into Ralph’s Norwegian Champs results, a lingering leg issue, and the upcoming European Champs in Lithuania. Plus Tibet plans, heat-training experiments, Eventor rants, and much more.

Episode 91 opens with an unexpected call from Tim… from the hospital. We get the hospital room tour, some food complaints, and the usual banter before Ralph takes over as the main character with his Lithuania stories.

We are back after the summer break and we immediately go off-topic with microwave beans, work lunches and company buffets. Then we finally get to the World Cup in Czech: Ralph’s return to the forest after sickness, the fake last-control box, the B-final-to-A-final qualification debate, middle vs long specialists, and a strong middle-distance result. Plus Tim’s triathlon chocolate, Daniel Hubmann’s best-worst Czech result, and Ralph heading to Lithuania.

The final part of our WOC Italy 2026 trilogy. We dig into Ralph’s knockout randomness stats, the big debate on whether knockout belongs in championships, the full sprint relay breakdown (including Tim’s strong leg), and the elephants in the room – the collision incident, athlete liability, and what that could mean for the future of urban sprint. Plus the return of Sounds of Orienteering, O-Ringen results, and much more.

Sprint WOC Italy 2026 Part 2 – the full knockout deep dive. We've got butterflies to discuss, the infamous multi-level mania that stopped five out of six heats, arena passage marking chaos, and Denmark vs Sweden disqualification debates. Tim brings the athlete perspective from inside the races, plus the usual apologies, banter, and whether knockout is dividing the O family.