2026 European Youth Orienteering Championships underway!

The 2026 European Youth Orienteering Championships kick off tomorrow, Thursday June 25th, in Slovenia.

The U.S. has nine athletes participating across four age classes (M/W16 and M/W18). Meet them on the US Team Blog!

Start times (in CEST) for the first race, the Sprint, are as follows:

10:08 Alexander Eriksson Men 16
10:34 Samuel Nickolas Sunko Men 18
10:48 Josalyn Dunlap Women 16
11:03 Rose FreedmanRiles Women 18
11:07 Nathan Hinds Men 18
11:10 Allison Coates Women 16
11:29 Sophie Neumann Women 16
11:30 Erik Fey Men 18
11:35 Mark Fey Men 16

The competition continues with a Long race on Friday and a Relay on Saturday. If you’re in the US and like to wake up early you can follow the action on the EYOC livestream

Good luck to all our athletes!