World Ski Orienteering Championships

The World Ski Orienteering Championships (Ski-WOC) is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in ski orienteering. The World Championships is organized every odd year. The programme includes Sprint, Middle and Long Distance competitions, and a Relay for both men and women. The first Ski-WOC was held in 1975.

Classic/Long
This event was called "Classic distance" from 1975 to 1986. Since 1988 it is called "Long distance".

Short/Middle
This event was called "Short distance" from 1988 to 2000. Since 2002 it is called "Middle distance".

Sprint
This event was first held in 2002.

Mixed Sprint Relay
This event was first held in 2011.

2017 redistribution of medals
In July 2017 it was announced that the IOF Council had decided to redistribute the medals for 2017, following the disqualification of Polina Frolova's results from the World Ski Orienteering Championships 2017 due to violation of anti-doping rules.

All-time medal table
(Updated after 2019 competition)

External links and references

 * World Ski Orienteering History
 * IOF International Orienteering Federation
 * World Ski Orienteering Championships 2009