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Races Begin
Women, L-R:
Peter, Samantha Saeger, Suzanne Armstrong (alternate), Viktoria Brautigam
(alternate). Missing: Erin Olafsen, Pavlina Brautigam, Sandra
Zurcher. US Team Coach Stanislav Ratchiskiy in background.
Men, L-R: Ken
Walker Jr. (declined), Peter, Mikell Platt (declined), Eric Bone, Boris
Granovskiy, Dan Stoll-Hadiya. Missing: Sergey Velichko, Leif Anderson
(alternate), Wyatt Riley (alternate).
Thanks to Joe Scarborough for providing the photos.
March 9,
2005 —
The first events in the North American Orienteering League are fast approaching. This year's series will include ...
1. USA Short Champs and USA Team Trials (S, M, C) - April 1-3, OH, USA.
2. Sage Stomp and Canadian Team Trials (S, M, L) - May 22-24, BC, Canada.
3. Canadian Champs (M, C, C) - July 15-17, BC, Canada.
4. USA Classic Champs (C, C) - August 27-28, OR, USA.
5. USA Long Champs (L) - November 13, MD, USA.
Details on the series are available at the NAOL website at:
http://www.ctoc-boise.org/naol/index.htm.
January 28,
2005 —
The US Team ESC has announced the 2005 US Standing Team.
FEMALE:
A -- Pavilina Brautigam, Erin Olafsen, Samantha Saeger, Karen Williams, Sandra Zurcher
B -- Peggy Dickison
C -- Suzanne Armstrong, Viktoria Brautigam, Sharon Crawford, Maiya Krauss, Angelica Riley, Hillary Saeger
MALE:
A -- Eric Bone, Brian May
B -- Eddie Bergeron, John Fredrickson, Boris Granovskiy, Mikell Platt, James Scarborough, Dan Stoll-Hadayia, Sergey Velichko, Ken Walker, Jr., Sergie Zhyk
C -- Leif Anderson, Gregory Balter, Mark Everett, Randy Hall, Robbie Paddock, Syd Reader, Wyatt Riley, Ross Smith, Mihai Veres
Congratulations to all those who have made this year's team, especially newcomers to the team (i.e., Viktoria Brautigam, Hillary Saeger, John Fredrickson, Leif Anderson, Robbie Paddock). It is great to see a strong group of young "up-and-coming" orienteers entering the US Team program. Thanks to Don Davis for chairing the Team selection committee.
January 20,
2005 —
The US Team Fundraiser A Meet (held this past weekend) was a resounding success. In the Middle-distance event (Day 1 and WRE), Toni Louhisola (Finland, ranked 28th in the World!) won the men's competition by a wide margin, with Jon Torrance (OOC) and Andreas Haldi (GAOC) in 2nd and 3rd. On the women's side, Martina Slamova (GAOC) finished 1st ahead of Pavlina Brautigam (WCOC) and Suzanne Armstrong (CSU). In the Classic-distance event (Day 2), William Hawkins (CSU) vaulted into 1st, with Haldi and Jukka Kokkoniemi (Finland) in 2nd and 3rd. On the women's side, Brautigam moved up a rung to 1st, with Armstrong and Slamova in 2nd and 3rd. In the Sprint (Day 3), Haldi finally moved into the number 1 position, with Eric Bone (COC) and Hawkins in 2nd and 3rd. On the women's side, Slamova returned to her winning ways, with Brautigam and Armstrong in 2nd and 3rd. A big round of thanks to Joey Ciza and the Vulcan Orienteering Club, Vladimir Gusiatnikov, Boris Granovskiy, Alexei Azarov, Eric Weyman and Jan Lien for their significant contributions to this event.
January 20,
2005 —
The US Team ESC's head honcho Peter Gagarin has announced the creation of the 2005 Sprint Series. The series schedule includes roughly 15 events so far, with more to come. The sprint series is designed to add a little more incentive and excitement for those people sprinting around the woods this summer. Early leaders in the series competition (after one event) are Martina Slamova and Andreas Haldi, both of GAOC.
Front, L-R: Erin Olafsen, Sandra Zurcher, Pavlina Brautigam, Karen
Williams
Back, L-R: Tom Hollowell (team leader), James Scarborough, Mikell
Platt, Brian May, Eddie Bergeron
January 20,
2005 —
With the 2004 results in and the tabulations complete, the North American Orienteering League final standings have been posted. On the men's side, Brian May of the United States ended up 1st overall, with Mike Waddington and Mark Adams, both of Canada, in 2nd and 3rd. On the women's side, Pam James (Canada) was tops, with Lina Lindberg (United States) and Katarina Smith (Canada/Sweden) in 2nd and 3rd. The overall team competition was won by Canada (with 1395 points vs. 1283 for the US).
Sept. 20,
2004 —
With the races complete, it's time to tabulate the results and see how
the US Team fared. Using the entirely unofficial "bmay" scoring
system, the US Team finished up 25th this year (out of 38 teams).
This represents an improvement from the 2003 WOC, when the US Team was
28th (out of 41 teams). The complete scoring table is available here. For the record,
the scoring system gives each competitor a score between 0 and 100 in
each race run (i.e., 100 for 1st place, 100/n for last place, 0 for
dnf/dsq), based on placing within the race. The team score is then
obtained by summing all the scores (men and women) for the given
country. Qualifiers and finals are treated equally (i.e., scores from
0 to 100) but the relay counts as three runs (i.e., scores from 0 to
300 based on team placing).
Sept. 19,
2004 —
The last day of WOC competition saw very exciting races in both the
men's and women's relays. In the women's relay, Sweden out-sprinted
Finland in the finish chute to take gold in front of the home crowd.
Norway was 3rd, 2 minutes back. Consistent runs from the US women
(Karen Williams, Pavlina Brautigam and Erin Olafsen) to finish up a
solid 21st place. The rival Canadian team forged ahead of the
Americans with Sandy Hott Johansen's strong lead-off leg and remained
in front, finishing up 16th. On the men's side, another exciting
finish, with Norway holding off Russia and Sweden to take the gold,
with just 5 seconds separating the top 3 teams! The US men (Brian
May, James Scarborough and Mikell Platt) started well, with Brian May
coming in just 5 minutes behind the leaders in 21st position. The US
team dropped back to 25th on the 2nd leg, which allowed the Canadians
to sneak by. The veteran Mikell Platt closed the gap, but not enough.
The US team remained in 25th to finish 2 places behind the rival
Canadian team.
Sept. 19,
2004 —
Some photos from the sixth day of competition at WOC 2004 - Relay -
are available here. (Thanks to Eddie Bergeron for providing some
nice photos.)
Sept. 18,
2004 —
A good mix of European countries on the podium in the Middle-Distance
race. On the women's side, retiring Norwegian star Hanne Staff
finished up her WOC individual competitions with gold, a fine way to
finish off her stellar career. Russian Tanya Ryabkina and Finnish
Heli Jukkola were close behind in 2nd and 3rd positions. Canadian
Sandy Hott Johansen finished up 41st, presumably not what she had
hoped for (having qualified 8th in her heat) but still a respectable
result against very tough competition. On the men's side, Thierry
Gueogiou made it clear that his 2003 victory was no fluke, winning his
2nd WOC middle distance race in style. In a tight race for 2nd place,
Russian Valentin Novikov and Norwegian Anders Norberg wrapped up the
medals. Somewhat surprisingly, the home team was shut out of the
medals, with Jenny Johansson and Emil Wingstedt finishing 4th in their
respective races.
Sept. 18,
2004 —
Some photos from the fifth day of competition at WOC 2004 -
Middle-Distance Final - are available here.
(Thanks to Eddie Bergeron for providing some nice photos.)
Sept. 16,
2004 —
Scandinavian countries dominated the podium in the Swedish woods
today. For the women, Karolina A Hojsgaard of Sweden finished up
first, with Hanne Staff (Norway) and Marika Mikkola (Finland) in 2nd
and 3rd. On the men's side, Bjornar Valstad of Norway was on top,
with Mattias Karlsson of Sweden and Holger Hott Johansen of Norway in
2nd and 3rd. Both races were exciting down to the wire, with lots of
lead changes and drama throughout. Holger is married to Canadian
Sandy Hott Johansen and recently ran the North American Champs
(winning of course!), so it was nice to see someone with a "local"
connection on the podium. Sandra Zurcher's beau, Marc Lauenstein,
finished up as the top Swiss runner in 20th spot, a great race for
him. Canadian Cherie Mahoney finished 42nd, a very respectable run
for her.
Sept. 16,
2004 —
Some photos from the fourth day of competition at WOC 2004 -
Long-Distance Final - are available here.
(Thanks to Eddie Bergeron for providing some nice photos.)
Sept. 15,
2004 —
After a few hours rest, the Sprint-distance finalists were out in the
woods for the second run of the day. Brian May had another solid run,
but not quite as spectacular as his morning effort. He finished up
41st out of 45 entrants in the final, his best ever WOC result.
Canadian Nick Duca finished one spot up in 40th spot. On the women's
side, Canadian Sandy Hott Johansen had a great race, finishing 30th.
At the front of the pack, in the women's race, Simon Niggli-Luder
picked up where she left off last year, winning gold in commanding
fashion, 29 seconds in front of 2nd place. On the men's side, Niclas
Jonasson won a very tight finish in which the top 5 placers were
within 3.5 seconds of eachother.
Sept. 15,
2004 —
Some photos from the third day of competition at WOC 2004 - Sprint
Final - are available here. (Thanks to Eddie Bergeron for providing some
nice photos.)
Sept. 13,
2004 —
Third day of racing at the World Orienteering Champs - the qualifier
for the Sprint Distance Championship. Fast running and quick
decision-making in the forest, on trails and through open fields.
Brian May had the run of the day for the US team finishing 14th in his
heat, advancing to the final. Eddie Bergeron had a good run,
finishing 24th, less than 2 minutes out of a qualifier spot. With
James Scarborough and Mikell Platt opting to rest up for the relay,
team leader Tom Hollowell rounded out the US men, but unfortunately
mis-punched on route. On the women's side, Pavlina Brautigam had the
top US result, finishing 19th, just over 1 minute out of a qualifying
spot. Sandra Zurcher also had a very strong run, finishing 20th, just
over 1 minute out. Karen Williams rounded out the US women, finishing
26th in her heat. Our neighbors to the north had a good day,
qualifying two runners, Sandy Hott Johansen and Nick Duca, to the
final.
Sept. 15,
2004 —
Some photos from the third day of competition at WOC 2004 - Sprint
Qualification - are available here. (Thanks to James Scarborough for taking some
nice photos.)
Sept. 13,
2004 —
Second day of racing at the World Orienteering Champs - the qualifier
for the Middle Distance Championship. It was a tough day in many
respects, tough and technical orienteering, tough footing with
boulders and blueberry bushes and tough visibility in the green. For
the US Team, a repeat of the Long-Distance qualifier, with no runners
advancing to the final. On the women's side, Erin Olafsen had the
best US result, finishing 17th, only 2 minutes out of a qualifying
position. Pavlina Brautigam (19th, 6 minutes out) and Karen Williams
(22nd, 10 minutes out) rounded out the US results. On the men's side,
James Scarborough had the best result finishing 20th, 6 minutes out of
the top 15. Brian May (22nd, 6 minutes out) and Eddie Bergeron
(32nd, 17 minutes out) rounded out the team's results.
Sept. 13,
2004 —
Some photos from the second day of competition at WOC 2004 - Middle
distance qualifier - are available here.
(Thanks to Eddie Bergeron for providing some nice photos.)
Sept. 12,
2004 —
First day of racing at the World Orienteering Champs - the qualifier
for the Long Distance Championship. 3 qualification races each for
men and women, top 15 advance to final from each heat (i.e., 45
total). For the US Team, some good results, but nothing spectacular,
i.e., no US runners into the final. On the men's side, Brian May had
the best result finishing 21st, 6 minutes out of the top 15. Mikell
Platt (23rd, 9 minutes out) and Eddie Bergeron (29th, 14 minutes out)
also ran well. The women's team posted some solid results despite
being struck by a variety of illnesses. Erin Olafsen posted the top
result finishing 20th, 7 minutes out of a top-15 position. Sandra
Zurcher (21st, 16 minutes out) and Karen Williams (23rd, 15 minutes
out) rounded out the women's team. For the Canadian Team, Cherie
Mahoney had a great race, placing 15th and into the final.
Sept. 12,
2004 —
Some photos from the opening ceremonies and first day of competition -
Long Distance Qualifier - at WOC 2004 are available here. (Thanks to
Eddie Bergeron for providing some nice photos.)
Sept. 10,
2004 —
Some photos from training for WOC 2004 are available here.
(Thanks to Eddie Bergeron for providing some nice photos.)
Sept. 10,
2004 —
The World Orienteering Championships are swinging into action. Follow
the events in progress from 1) the official WOC 2004 website at www.woc2004.com, 2)
the premier North American website for competitive orienteering www.attackpoint.org (click link to Discussion), or
3) right here at the official US Orienteering Team web pages at bmay.d.umn.edu/USTeam.
US Team for WOC 2004 (left to
right): Erin Olafsen, Karen Williams, Pavlina Brautigam, Angelica
Riley (alt), Samantha Saeger (alt), Hillary Saeger (alt). Missing
from photo: Sandra Zurcher.
US Team for WOC 2004 (left to
right): Mark Everett (alt), Eddie Bergeron, Mihai Veres (alt), Mikell
Platt, Eric Bone (declined), Brian May. Missing from photo: James
Scarborough.
August 3-4,
2004 —
Results from the US Team Trials are now available at
http://www.geocities.com/rileywyatt/Trials/2004TrialsResults.htm.
August 3-4,
2004 —
Some head shots of the US Team members are available
here.
August 3-4,
2004 —
Trials for the US Team to compete at the 2004 World Orienteering
Championships took place at the Rocky Mountain 1000 Day on August 3-4.
Representing the United States will be:
Women: Pavlina Brautigam, Erin Olafsen, Karen
Williams, Sandra Zurcher
Men: Eddie
Bergeron, Brian May, Mikell Platt, James Scarborough
Alternates for the women are Samantha Saeger, Angelica Riley and
Hillary Saeger. Alternates for the men are Mark Everett and Mihai
Veres. On the men's side, Eric Bone was amongst those qualifying for
the team, but declined for personal reasons.
July 27,
2004 —
With the Canadian Orienteering Championships included in
the calculations, a bit of a shake-up in the North American
Orienteering League standings. With strong COC performances, Mike
Waddington (CAN) takes a commanding lead on the men's side. Mike
Smith (CAN) and Brian May (USA) are in a tight battle for the next two
spots, with Lehel Fenyo (CAN) and Wil Smith (CAN) in 4th and 5th,
respectively. On the women's side, Pam James (CAN) retains the lead
and is well in front. Tight standings behind with Cherie Mahoney
(CAN), Philippa McNeil (CAN), Lina Lindberg (USA) and Pia Kivisakk
(USA) rounding out the top 5.
June 28,
2004 —
Canadians Nick Duca and Pam James hold the early lead in the North
American Orienteering League. Top Americans are Brian May (2nd)
and Erin Olafsen (4th). Next events on the schedule are the Canadian Orienteering Championships in the Yukon
in mid-July.
June 28,
2004 —
Final day of races at the World University
Orienteering Championships. In the relay, USA finished up 13th
(women) and 20th (men).
Andrew Komm waiting to head out on his relay leg (photo by Lubomír
Machácek).
June 25,
2004 —
Another day at the races at the World University
Orienteering Championships. Samantha Saeger (53rd) and Leif
Anderson (74th) put up the top American results in the Middle
distance. Not far behind, Anneliese Steuben (58th), Hillary Saeger
(63rd), and Kelly Lamb (72nd) on the women's side and Andrew Komm
(84th), Michael Durham (86th) and Matthew Mogensen (88th) for the
men.
Samantha Saeger punching in at the finish (photo by Lubomír Machácek).
June 24,
2004 —
Excellent result for Sandra Zurcher - 23rd in the sprint! Other
Americans fared well too ... Hillary Saeger and Viktoria Brautigam,
37th and 39th, respectively. On the men's side, David Howald (photo
below) was the top American in 55th, with Michael Durham and Jerre
Hansbrough in 60th and 62nd. Check out the results at http://orientacnibeh.cz/english/wuoc2004/ and be sure to read
Sandra Zurcher's report at www.attackpoint.org. Also, another solid day for William Hawkins
(CSU/Australia) in 28th.
David Howald in the sprint (photo by Lubomír Machácek).
June 23,
2004 —
Good results for the US Team at the World University
Orienteering Championships today in the Long Distance race. On
the women's side, Sandra Zurcher was the top American in 41st place,
with Anneliese Steuben and Kelly Lamb in 56th and 64th, respectively.
For the men, Leif Anderson was tops in 62nd place, with David Howald
in 77th. CSU member William Hawkins (representing Australia) was
47th.
Anneliese Steuben punching in at the last control (photo by
Lubomír Machácek).
June 15,
2004 —
Solid results for US orienteers at the recent North American
Orienteering Championships . On the women's side, Erin Olafsen
(4th), Yekaterina Dvinyaninova (6th) and Abbigail May (10th) were the
top US performers in the F21 category. For the men in M21, Brian May
(3rd), Alexei Azarov (7th) and Sergey Velichko (8th) were tops for
the US.
June 15,
2004 —
Follow the US Team at the World University Orienteering Championships,
June 21-27, 2004 in Pilsen, Czech Republic (http://orientacnibeh.cz/english/wuoc2004/). Representing the
US:
Women: Viktoria Brautigam (Boston
University), Anneliese Steuben (University of Washington), Samantha
Saeger (Colby College), Sandra Zurcher (University of New Hampshire),
Hillary Saeger (Marist College), Kelly Lamb (University of Alabama at
Huntsville)
Men: Leif Anderson (Montana
State University), Andrew Komm (US Military Academy), David Howald (US
Military Academy), Matthew Mogensen (US Military Academy), Jerre
Hansbrough (US Military Academy), Michael Durham (University of
Louisiana at Shreveport)
Team Leaders:
Bruce McAlister, Sandra Zurcher, Ross Smith, Alan Oprsal
June 15,
2004 —
Follow the US Team at the World Junior Orienteering Championships,
July 5-12 in Gdansk, Poland (http://www.wksflotagdynia.pl/jwoc2004.htm). Representing the
US:
Women: Hillary Saeger NEOC, Viktoria
Brautigan WCOC, AnneIiese Steuben UW, Siobhan Flemming UNO
Men: Leif Anderson SAMM, Robbie Paddock NTOA, John
Frederickson HVO, Frankie Worsham NTOA, Marty Hawkes-Teeter EMPO
June 15,
2004 —
Follow the US Team at the World Cup and European Championships, July
10-17, 2004 in Skilde, Denmark (http://www.eoc2004.dk).
Representing the US:
Women: Karen
Williams, Sandra Zurcher
Men: Randy
Hall
May 10,
2004 —
Joe Scarborough (Scarborough Orienteering) is now ready to take
orders for US O Team suits here. Suits are available for WOC hopefuls,
Standing Team \members, and Team supporters.
May 10,
2004
Wyatt Riley has compiled a list of US Team members with training logs
on Attackpoint.
May 10,
2004 Karen
Williams passed on copies of maps from this year's Spring Cup in
Denmark. These are relevant for World Cup races in July. Rude Skov (2.4 MB), Rude Skov (same map,
lower resolut\ion 1.1 MB), Grib Skov (2.4 MB), Grib Skov (same map,
lower resolut\ion 1.1 MB).
March 1,
2004 —
Stanislav Rachitskiy has announced a training opportunity for US Team
athletes March 27 and 28, at the Junior Training camp.
March 1,
2004 —
The Team ESC has selected Sandra Zurcher and Syd Reader as 2003's Most
Improved Athletes of the Year. Congratulations on your
accomplishments and best of luck for 2004. Thanks to JJ Cote
for his help with the somewhat subjective and totally unofficial
computations for "most improved".
March 1,
2004
— USOF has
released its end-of-year rankings for 2003
March 1,
2004
— USOF has
announced
the 2004 Foot-O Standing Team. See announcement from Don Davis here.
February 4, 2004
—
Karen Williams is spending some time living/training in Sweden and
sent along this report.
February 3, 2004
—
The US Team Trials for WOC 2005 will take place at OCIN's Flying Pig IX.
December 16, 2003—The US Team Fundraiser
at the Return to the Water Gap A Meet was a resounding success. Fun,
fast and furious racing experienced by all! Results and
summary.
October 26, 2003—The 2004 World Orienteering
Championships Team Trials will be part of the Rocky Mountain 1000 Days and take place on August 3
and 4. View Team Trials rules.
July 7,
2003—The US
Team for the World Orienteering Championships in Switzerland has
been selected.
July
7, 2003—Maps used for the 1993 World
Orienteering Championships in Harriman State Park (NY) are available
for purchase.
May 11, 2003—For latest updates on the 2003 Team Trials,
follow links on the Team Trials page.
April 17,
2003—The US Team
Selection Committee (Don
Davis, chair, has announced the 2003 US Orienteering Team. Congratulations to
all.
March 28, 2003—Registration for the 2003 US Team Trials, being
held in Harriman State Park in New York on May 24-26, is now
available. Register before May 5 to avoid late fees. For more
information, please visit the Team Trials page.
March 17, 2003—The 2003 U.S. Team Uniforms, which are to be used
by U.S. competitors in this years World Orienteering Championships are
now available to team supporters! For more information click here!
JANUARY 12,
2003—The Executive
Steering Committee has provided details about the 2003 Team Trials.
JANUARY 9,
2003—I am finally
getting started on working on this site. I am reformatting most of
it. I will try to keep as much open as possible, but be aware one or
two pages may be under construction from time to time. Any suggestions
on things to add or how to otherwise improve this website would be
greatly appreciated. Contact webmaster Patrick Shannon with any ideas
or questions about the site.
OCTOBER 14,
2002—Scarborough
Orienteering, of Oakland California, will supply the US Team
uniforms for the 2003 World Orienteering Championships. Questions
about uniforms can be directed to Joe Scarborough.
JUNE 1,
2002—The first two
rounds of World Cup orienteering races will be held in
Belgium and Switzerland during the first week of June. The US
Orienteering Federation will send a team of 4 men to compete in the
races: Wyatt
Riley (CA), James
Scarborough (CO),
Sergey
Velichko (ID), and
Ken Walker
Jr. (MA).
Last Update: June 23, 2004 by Brian May.