World Ski Orienteering Championships
The World Ski Orienteering Championships 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.
Host towns/cities
| Number | Year | Date | Place |
| 1 | 1975 | 26–28 February |  Hyvinkää, Finland |
| 2 | 1977 | 25–27 March |  Velingrad, Bulgaria |
| 3 | 1980 | 26 February – 1 March |  Avesta, Sweden |
| 4 | 1982 | 8–12 February |  Aigen / Ennstal, Austria |
| 5 | 1984 | 30 January – 4 February |  Lavarone, Italy |
| 6 | 1986 | 19–24 February | Batak, Bulgaria |
| 7 | 1988 | 2–6 March | Kuopio, Finland |
| 8 | 1990 | 1–4 March | Skellefteå, Sweden |
| 9 | 1992 | 28 January – 2 February |  Pontarlier, France |
| 10 | 1994 | 1–5 February | Val di Non, Italy |
| 11 | 1996 | 19–24 February |  Lillehammer, Norway |
| 12 | 1998 | 19–25 January | Windischgarsten, Austria |
| 13 | 2000 | 28 February – 5 March |  Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| 14 | 2002 | 23 February – 2 March | Borovetz, Bulgaria |
| 15 | 2004 | 11–15 February | Åsarna / Östersund, Sweden |
| 16 | 2005 | 5–12 March | Levi / Kittilä, Finland |
| 17 | 2007 | 23 February – 3 March | Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| 18 | 2009 | 3–8 March |  Rusutsu, Japan |
| 19 | 2011 | 20–28 March | Tänndalen, Sweden |
| 20 | 2013 | 3–8 March |  Ridder, Kazakhstan |
| 21 | 2015 | 7–15 February | Hamar / Løten, Norway |
| 22 | 2017 | 6–12 March | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| 23 | 2019 | 19–24 March | Piteå, Sweden |
Classic/Long
This event was called "Classic distance" from 1975 to 1986. Since 1988 it is called "Long distance".Men's classic/long distance
Women's classic/long distance
Short/Middle
This event was called "Short distance" from 1988 to 2000. Since 2002 it is called "Middle distance".Men's short/middle distance
Women's short/middle distance
Sprint
This event was first held in 2002.Men's sprint
Women's sprint
Relay
Men's relay
Women's relay
Mixed Sprint Relay
This event was first held in 2011.| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
| 2011 | RUS Andrey Grigoriev Polina Malchikova | SWE Peter Arnesson Helene Söderlund | FIN Matti Keskinarkaus Liisa Anttila | |
| 2013 | SWE Tove Alexandersson Peter Arnesson | FIN Mervi Pesu Staffan Tunis | BUL Antoniya Grigorova Stanimir Belomazhev | |
| 2015 | RUS Yuliya Tarasenko Andrey Lamov | FIN Mira Kaskinen Staffan Tunis | SWE Josefine Engström Erik Rost | |
| 2017 | SWE Tove Alexandersson Erik Rost | RUS Polina Frolova Andrey Lamov | FIN Salla Koskela Ville Petteri Saarela |