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Speakers Corner #6 – Miika Kirmula

A silver medal that tasted like gold

Maybe Miika Kirmula and his team mates, all of them almost the same age, will bring Finland back to podiums and medals again because the Finnish men have been struggling for some years now. This is something Mikka Kirmula is well aware about.

– Yes, it´s true but I think the Silver medal we won at the relay at WOC 2019 in Norway meant a lot. Now we have got a sense of confidence into the team for the future, he says.

He lives in Joensuu in Karelia, Finland. A place with a lot of snow in the Winter but it doesn’t bother him at all, instead he embraces his club Kalevan Rasti which he believes is very professional in all aspects.

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In Speakers Corner you will meet some of the best orienteers in the world. Per Forsberg, the Event Director of OWC2021 Idre Fjäll, has invited both interesting and successful athletes for a longer conversation about their life as a top level orienteer. Every month we will publish two runners, one woman and one man.

Speakers Corner #5 – Isia Basset

French orienteering is not only men

She lives in the southern part of France and is now putting all efforts to take the next step in her career.
- Now I can say I´m a professional orienteer. I will try to see how far I can get, Isia Basset says.

Living in France hasn't been easy in this Corona pandemic. For some periods it has been a complete lockdown in France which made everything much more difficult, such as training. She won the Bronze medal in the middle distance at WOC 2018 in Latvia. Her biggest achievement so far but once been there you want to taste that success again.

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In Speakers Corner you will meet some of the best orienteers in the world. Per Forsberg, the Event Director of OWC2021 Idre Fjäll, has invited both interesting and successful athletes for a longer conversation about their life as a top level orienteer. Every month we will publish two runners, one woman and one man.

Speakers Corner #4 – Vojtech Kral

WOC on home soil will be something special

He has been very successful in the KO-Sprint format in recent years, winning WC-races in both Prague, CZE in 2018 and Laufen, SUI in 2019. But the KO-Sprint is not in the program for WOC 2021 in Doksy, CZE.
– I want to run everything on home soil. I´m prepared for both sprint and long distance, he says.
Vojtech Kral has his eyes on that WOC 2021 in his home country and he is willing to do everything to perform as good as possible but also to handle the pressure.

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In Speakers Corner you will meet some of the best orienteers in the world. Per Forsberg, the Event Director of OWC2021 Idre Fjäll, has invited both interesting and successful athletes for a longer conversation about their life as a top level orienteer. Every month we will publish two runners, one woman and one man.

Speakers Corner #3 – Karolin Ohlsson

The silversmith aiming for gold

She is known for her fighting spirit and her sprint finish qualities. She is also outspoken, many fun interviews have been viral. She is Karolin (aka Karro) Ohlsson, silversmith from Stockholm where she also has her studio. She is working with and inspired by her grandfather Olle Ohlsson. He is famous all around the world for his silverworks. Karro Ohlsson also works with silver but she is aiming for gold.
– I plan to run all races in Czech Republic and WOC 2021 so there are many chances for a medal, hopefully the gold medal, she says.
In Speakers Corner you will meet some of the best orienteers in the world. Per Forsberg, the Event Director of OWC2021 Idre Fjäll, has invited both interesting and successful athletes for a longer conversation about their life as a top level orienteer. Every month we will publish two runners, one woman and one man.

Speakers Corner #2 – Olav Lundanes

No short cuts for success

He is the king of long distance without any doubts. Six gold medals in that disciplin says it all. What is the secret behind all this victories?

– Hard work is the simple answer, he says.
In Speakers Corner 2 he is explaining his strategy och philosophy behind his training but also about his preparations for the big and important competitions.
Of course we are talking about the challenge to keep the motivation through the very strange and different year of 2020.

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In Speakers Corner you will meet some of the best orienteers in the world. Per Forsberg, the Event Director of OWC2021 Idre Fjäll, has invited both interesting and successful athletes for a longer conversation about their life as a top level orienteer. Every month we will publish two runners, one woman and one man.