FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2000
The Ski Flying World Championship 2000 was held from 12 to 14 February 2000, instead of the Vikersundbakken in Vikersund. It was organized by the International Ski Federation FIS. It is regarded as chaotic Ski Flying World Championships since 1972. The gold medal was won by German Sven Hanna forest for Andreas Widhölzl from Austria and Finns Janne Ahonen.
Competition
Already the scheduled training on Thursday had to be canceled due to strong winds. At Friday's training, Springer found, however, optimum conditions and it could be cracked. On the night of Saturday, the wind picked up again. Nevertheless, the jury decided to start the race. But already crashed at the beginning of the Russian Artur Chamidulin. When the competition was nevertheless continued, some of the Springer joined forces to strike. Andreas Widhölzl, Sven Hanna Wald, Martin Schmitt and Martin Höllwarth signed a piece of paper on which was that they would renounce the start. Then a breach was made in starter number 20, the Italians Ivan Lunardi, the competition from. Behind the scenes, we discussed also the rest of the weekend about the safety of the jumpers.
Also Sunday was not bode well. The first break occurred between the jumpers 37 and 38 had to draw as the German Sven Hanna forest at a great distance in the snow, the jury decided to cancel the passage and start again with a shortened run-up. Triple jumper later, after a fall of the Finn Jani Soininen, noted the jury that the takeoff was slightly bent. What followed was another forced break. During the one-hour break, the jury had declared the aborted first run subsequently to qualification. Thus for the first competition round only the 15 leaders at the World Cup and the top 15 of the first round to start number 38 has been approved. The reorganization of the start numbers went back lost valuable time. When you finally could start, forced a computer problem the organizers to further interruption.
When the first passage could then be restarted, Sven Hanna forest managed with a set on 191 meters of the longest jump of the passage. After only four jumpers were above the gusty wind returned. It was canceled again and postponed the decision on Monday.
On Monday ruled finally optimum conditions at Viksersundbakken. After three passages Sven Hanna forest was the ( 536.8 points) was 179.5, 188 and 196.5 meters, crowned world champion. Second place went to Austrian Andreas Widhölzl ( 180.5, 179.5 and 195.0 meters / 522.6 points) ahead of Finland's Janne Ahonen ( 147.5, 180.5 and 190.0 meters / 484.1 points), the win bronze.