The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) has applied for ski orienteering to be included in the programme of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Ski orienteering is an endurance winter sport combining navigation and skiing across rough terrain. A successful ski orienteer combines high physical endurance, strength and excellent technical skiing skills with the ability to navigate and make the best route choices while skiing at a high speed. As a sport, ski orienteering is extremely demanding but safe, fun and exciting.

The CISM World Military Orienteering Championships take place in Kongsberg, Norway this week. Thierry Gueorgiou took revenge after the World Orienteering Championships by winning both middle and long distance at the CISM championships. Wojciech Kowalski from Poland won silver on the middle distance. The reigining World Orienteering middle distance Champion Carl Waaler Kaas did not have the best day on Tuesday and finished 8th on middle distance. On long distance he was second.

For third year in a row, Thierry Gueorgiou was leading the World Orienteering Championships relay on the last leg. And for third year in a row, something dramatic happened.

Hungary surprised everyone by the World Orienteering Championships women's relay after the first leg. On the second leg Sweden's Emma Claesson took Sweden to the lead, followed by Finland's Merja Rantanen and Anne Margrethe Hausken from Norway. In the end, the relay was a battle between three teams: Sweden, Norway and Finland.