Ski orienteering — it’s a real-deal, fast-paced sport. Don’t believe it, check out these photos.
Earlier this month from March 5-10, the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury, Vermont, hosted the 2018 Ski Orienteering World Cup and World Masters Championship. Photographer John Lazenby captured some high-action moments at the races. Check out his complete gallery here and a sampling of his shots below (click each to enlarge):
Finland’s Tuomas Kotro before the start of the distance race at the 2018 International Orienteering Federation World Cup at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury, Vt. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
Russia’s Stepan Malinovskii racing in the middle distance race at the 2018 International Orienteereing Federation World Cup at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
Estonia’s Rimmo Room racing in the sprint at the 2018 International Orienteering Federation World Cup sprint in Craftsbury, Vt. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
A Czech competitor hits a checkpoint and the snow in the middle distance race at the 2018 International Orienteering Federation World Cup at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
Eventual winner Tove Alexandersson of Sweden in the middle distance race at the 2018 International Orienteering Federation World Cup at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
Norway’s Lars Moholdt in the middle distance race at the 2018 International Orienteereing Federaation World Cup at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
Romania’s Simon Suciu, leads Estonian Kevin Hallop in the middle distance race at the 2018 International Orienteering Federation World Cup in Craftsbury, Vt. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
Bulgaria’s Stanimir Belomazhev leads Sweden’s Oyvind Wiggen in the mixed relay at the at the 2018 International Orienteering Federation World Cup at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
American Jimmy Burnham in the exchange zone of the mixed relay at the International Orienteering Federation World Cup at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury, Vt. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
Eventual silver medalist Eduard Khrennikov of Russia hits a checkpoint in the mixed relay at the at the 2018 International Orienteering Federation World Cup at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. He teamed with Tatyana Oborina for second place. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
Eventual silver medalist Russian Tatyana Oborina hits a checkpoint in the mixed relay at the at the International Orienteering Federation World Cup at Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury, VT. She teamed with Eduard Khrennikov . (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
A near miss as competitors Tero Linnainmaa of Finland and Jorgen Madslien of Norway arrive at a check point at the same time in the mixed relay at the International Orienteering Federation World Cup at Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury, Vermont. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
Canada’s Robert Graham after the final exchange in the mixed relay at the 2018 International Orienteering Federation World Cup at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
A Swedish ski-orienteering World Cup competitor carries his nation’s flag Craftsbury, Vt. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
Canada’s Milla Tarnopolsky and Robert Graham after placing 18th in the mixed relay at the 2018 International Orienteering Federation World Cup at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
Americans Anna Voegele and Ari Ofsevit after placing 19th in the mixed relay at the 2018 International Orienteering Federation World Cup at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
One of the maps at the 2018 Ski Orienteering World Cup / World Masters Ski Orienteering Championships in Craftsbury, Vt. (Photo: John Lazenby/Lazenbyphoto.com)
