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Posted: 20 June 2008, 4:42 AM
Today is the middle distance of the 2nd round of the 2008 World Cup. And the New Zealand team consists of the four debutants Greta Knarston, Lizzie Ingham, Thomas Reynolds and Simon Jager (using this middle distance as a straight into the hard stuff preparation for the Junior World Champs) and then the internationally experienced James Bradshaw and Ross Morrison.
Ross and James will also compete in tomorrows chasing start on the long distance while the Juniors will compete in their normal grade at O-festivallen (the biggest orienteering event in Norway that the World Cup is part of), this is to make sure that the Juniors are not over doing with competing in a very long distance just after arriving in Europe.
There is a write up about the events here
http://www.ultimate-orienteering.com/?p=114
The start list for the women are here:
http://www.odagfinn.net/o2008/start/wc1/W21.HTM
The start list for the men are here:
http://www.odagfinn.net/o2008/start/wc1/M21.HTM
And the online results and commentary should start up here (sometime just past midnight our time):
http://app.o-festivalen.com/wp/resultater/online/
Go the Kiwis!
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kiwio
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Posted: 20 June 2008, 1:29 PM
It also looks as if there will be a live stream from a webcam at:-
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/o-festivalen-2008
Word from the JWOC team is that they are safely in Norway. The group that left Auckland on Tuesday survived the gruelling 30+ hours of travel to arrive without any dramas. They are currently staying in a ski club "house" on the edge of the forest where Saturday's event is being run. They are fairly isolated apparently so they should be able to focus on a quick recovery from all the travel. For a few members of the team the lead up to their departure was also pretty gruelling (e.g. Thomas who sat 3 Uni exams in 2 days and Simon who had 5 exams in 5 days - including the morning of the day they left). Their accommodation is self-catering so hopefully Norm's reputation as viking chef and the 60kg of food they carried with them from New Zealand will mean they wont go hungry while they are in Norway!!
Anyway here's to some great O-ing from the 6 kiwis running today.
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Greg
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Posted: 20 June 2008, 3:18 PM
60kg! they do sell food in Europe
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Greg
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Posted: 20 June 2008, 4:16 PM
Anyone got anything working?
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kiwio
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Posted: 20 June 2008, 4:26 PM
Getting the arena speaker
http://app.o-festivalen.com/wp/resultater/online/
though does depend on how good your Norwegian is
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Greg
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Posted: 20 June 2008, 4:29 PM
I think my Norwegian is good enough to think Tom didn't start??? No mention unlike every other starter
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Greg
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Posted: 20 June 2008, 4:31 PM
but he has just stopped introducing everyone, and some English
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kiwio
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Posted: 20 June 2008, 4:32 PM
there was a mention of NZ about the time he was due to start
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SimonB
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Posted: 20 June 2008, 6:24 PM
http://wiberg.skiinfo.com/~anderso/online/wc1cr108/M21-Finish.html gives the results, jager got smoked by tom and james... ross did the best but still ten minutes behind the winner
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SimonB
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Posted: 20 June 2008, 6:25 PM
http://wiberg.skiinfo.com/~anderso/online/wc1cr108/W21-Finish.html for the chicks with greta pipped by lizzie
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kiwio
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Posted: 21 June 2008, 5:01 PM
Ross & James about to start in second day of World Cup event - chasing start.
Results for JWOC team who ran in the public race today are at:
http://wiberg.skiinfo.com/~anderso/online/wc2cr208/
in D19-20 and H19-20 class
For the 4 who ran yesterday in the World Cup middle distance, you have to ignore the cumulative total column and look at the third columm over for their performance today. Because they ran a different class yesterday they were allocated random chasing start times today.
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kiwio
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Posted: 22 June 2008, 12:47 PM
JWOC girls team (Greta, Kate, Georgia & Lizzie) will start in relay at O-Festilaven/World Cup event in Norway in 15mins. Guys (Tom, Scott, Jack & Simon) start 30mins later.
Webcam currently pointing at the flags rather than the finish shute, but hopefully they will adjust that.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/o-festivalen-2008
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Norm
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Posted: 22 June 2008, 2:32 PM
Hi all.
A bit hectic here!
Friday
Some pics at: http://picasaweb.google.com/Norm.Jager/20Jun08NorwayOFestivalenDay1
Saturday
Some pics at: http://picasaweb.google.com/Norm.Jager/21Jun08NorwayOFestivalenDay2
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SimonB
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Posted: 22 June 2008, 3:29 PM
toms the only one back at this stage 20th one second behind ozzy leon keely, greta and kate are back for the chicks 26th
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Norm
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Posted: 23 June 2008, 9:12 PM
O-festivalen - Relay
Quite a few more pics, from the last day in Norway.
A number were taken by my helpers...some editing required, but it seems too hard at the moment, so they are all up:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Norm.Jager/22Jun2008NorwayOFestivalenRelay
Enjoy
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