Orienteering Phantom Fosser Wins Fifth Gold

Kasper Fosser (27) secured his fifth individual World Championship gold in orienteering sprint at the 2025 championships on Tuesday. Despite making some errors during the race, the Norwegian finished 13 seconds ahead of French competitor Guilhem Verove, with Finland's Tuomas Heikkila taking bronze. fishroad-app.com

Fosser was also the best in qualifying earlier on Tuesday. The athlete has now won gold on long distance in 2021, 2023, and 2025; sprint in 2022; and relay in 2024. In 2025, he was also awarded Egebergs Ærespris. Among other Norwegians, Lukas Liland finished 24th, while Eirik Langedal Breivik was disqualified for missing post number 15.