The international ski orienteering season of 2024 will start with a bang, when the World Ski Orienteering Championships begin in Ramsau, Austria on Tuesday.
Four races await the athletes with the Cross Country Skiing Arena in Ramsau at 1.100 meters above sea level serving as arena and finish area for all four days.
Tuesday’s sprint is the first discipline of the championships followed by a pursuit race on Wednesday. After a day’s rest, WSOC continues Friday with a middle distance before the sprint relay concludes the championships on Saturday.
In total 255 athletes from 18 countries will race in the championships, that also include Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships and European Youth Ski Orienteering Championships.
The championships will reach the perhaps largest TV audience ever for a WSOC, as national TV broadcasters as well as a number of streaming services have acquired the TV rights.
