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The Star Missed the European Championship Podium – Bronze to Ridefelt

The Star Missed the European Championship Podium – Bronze to Ridefelt

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It didn't go at all as planned for the Swedish orienteering star Tove Alexandersson at the European Championship in Hungary. Alexandersson made a bigger mistake already on the third control and finished fourth when the middle distance was decided on Saturday

Alexandersson and Svensk won O-ringen

Alexandersson and Svensk won O-ringen

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Tove Alexandersson won O-ringen for the twelfth time when she crossed the finish line with a winning margin of over nine minutes after the fifth and final stage. On the men's side, it was Emil Svensk who, for the first time at senior level, took home the overall victory

Gold and silver for Sweden: "Crying inside"

Gold and silver for Sweden: "Crying inside"

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It became double Swedish in the women's knockout sprint at the World Championship. Tove Alexandersson took an expected gold medal, and Karolin Ohlsson surprised herself to the silver

"After the Disqualification: 'Something Went Wrong'"

"After the Disqualification: 'Something Went Wrong'"

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Sweden was the big favourite ahead of the World Championship sprint relay in Edinburgh. But on the final stretch, star Tove Alexandersson jumped over a control and the team was disqualified

Swedish World Championship success: Double gold right away

Swedish World Championship success: Double gold right away

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Martin Regborn won his first World Championship gold. Tove Alexandersson won her 20th

Alexandersson: "I'll Never Stop Orienteering"

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Alexandersson: "I'll Never Stop Orienteering"

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She is a top favorite to take additional medals. But the orienteering star Tove Alexandersson is uncertain about her form ahead of the World Championship in Edinburgh

Swedish medal hopes are petted at the World Championships

Swedish medal hopes are petted at the World Championships

Alexandersson's mistake – Sweden outside the podium

Alexandersson's mistake – Sweden outside the podium

Even the world's best orienteers make mistakes sometimes. Tove Alexandersson took a wrong turn at a wall in the World Cup in Genoa and Sweden had to settle for fourth place in the sprint relay

Regborn second in Genoa – leads the World Cup

Regborn second in Genoa – leads the World Cup

Martin Regborn dominated the technical and challenging World Cup sprint almost perfectly. Only the Norwegian Kasper Harlem Fosser was faster