FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2008

The Ski Flying World Championship 2008 was held from February 24, 2008 for the fifth year at the Heini Klopfer ski jump in Oberstdorf 21. It was organized by the International Ski Federation FIS and organized by the DSV. It is a individual competition consisting of four passages, as well as a team competition ( two passes with four jumpers per team) were held.

The individual competition was won on February 23 by Gregor Schlierenzauer. Martin Koch and Janne Ahonen also managed the leap onto the podium. Koch made with 221 meters for the longest jump in the individual competition and approached so up to 2 meters of the hill record of defending Roar Ljøkelsøy, who retired in the first round.

In team competition won the Austrian team, especially by strong performances by Koch and Gregor Schlierenzauer, who had the longest jump of each in both rounds. Second was the Finnish team, the more repressed Norway at # 3 in the final round. Behind Germany made it to number 4, Switzerland was eliminated in the first round and came on the ninth.

4.1 First Round
4.2 Second Pass
4.3 Statistics

Mode

In single qualified by the participants 40 Springer for the first passage, which eliminated before the second pass again from ten, so that the last three passes of the 30 best athletes took place. The first two of the four passages were held on Saturday on Friday, the third and the fourth passage.

The two passages of the team competition took place on Sunday.

Participant

To qualify occurred on 62 athletes from 18 countries, with spare jumpers, there were a total of 70 participants:

Individual competition

Date: Qualification: February 21, 2008 1st round: February 22, 2008 2nd Round: February 22, 2008 3rd Round: February 23, 2008 4th Round: February 23, 2008

Training

Already in the first training run for the individual competition, there were two 200-meter flights, both by Martin Koch ( 209.5 meters ) and the winner of the Four Hills Tournament 2007/ 08, Janne Ahonen (201 meters).

In the second training run, there was no jump more than 200 meters, here Ahonen jumped 198.5 meters at most. He was followed by Adam Malysz with 197 meters as well as defending champion and ski jump record holder Roar Ljøkelsøy 196.5 meters.

Qualification

The longest jump of the athletes who had to first qualify yet, had Martin Koch ( 201 meters ). All Germans and Austrians qualified for the first round of the Swiss managed three out of four athletes to jump.

Already pre-qualified were the top ten of the overall World Cup, led by fixed even as overall World Cup winner Thomas Morgenstern. From them sprang Bjørn Einar Romøren with 207 meters farthest. This landed Romøren the hitherto longest jump at this ski flying World Cup.

First Round

After the first passage Bjørn Einar led Romøren with 214.5 meters and 212.4 points ahead of Gregor Schlierenzauer and the best qualification Martin Koch, who also landed the longest jump with 215.5 meters. In the first round, there were eleven 200 flights, the defending champion Roar Ljøkelsøy separated already at the beginning of.

Level after the first passage:

Second Pass

In the second round turn Koch continued the longest jump of 221 meters, he won because of his less than perfect landing nevertheless still only 3rd place with 0.6 points ahead of Martin Koch was Gregor Schlierenzauer ranks second was leading after two passes still Bjørn Einar Romøren with a total of 424.1 points. Martin Schmitt the best German fell from 10th place to 12th place back, the best Swiss Andreas Küttel was ranked 8

Standings after the second passage:

Third round

In the third passage, Martin Koch had the longest jump. Since his time the landing was successful, it took almost 3.8 points ahead of Gregor Schlierenzauer the top. Bjørn Einar Romøren fell back from the first to third place, so Janne Ahonen, and Thomas Morgenstern had chances for a medal again. Simon Ammann took again its position as the best Swiss, he was also placed on the eighth. Despite his relapse in 14th place was Martin Schmitt the best German.

Standings after the third passage:

Fourth passage

In this passage Gregor Schlierenzauer set the widest brand with 211.5 meters. For Martin Koch, it was enough only for second place, although he had the longest jump in three of four passes. Janne Ahonen improved from rank 4 to rank 3, relegating Bjørn Einar Romøren nor the medal position. Behind Romøren on the fifth and sixth placed with Janne Happonen and Harri Olli two other Finns, the Finnish team presented thus three athletes in the top six and walked as a favorite in the team competition on Sunday. Behind this overall World Cup winner Thomas Morgenstern, the best Swiss Simon Ammann, Adam Malysz, Anders Jacobsen lined up in to the first ten places. Best German remained in the fourth round Martin Schmitt, however, who dropped to 15th place.

Full Time

Bestweiten

These statistics include only cracked widths are taken into account, but not the actual score.

Farthest jumps

It just jumps out of the competition will be considered.

Team competition

Date: 1st round: February 24, 2008 2nd Round: February 24, 2008

First Round

After the first pass the Austrian team led the competition ahead of Norway and Finland, the longest of the four flights (one per diver in a team) sat once more with Martin Koch 214,5 meters. The German team was also placed on rank 4, the team of Switzerland was only a disappointing ninth place and had to prematurely end the contest, as only eight teams came into the final round.

Second Pass

In the second passage Austria was able to defend his lead. This time saw Gregor Schlierenzauer, winner in the individual, for the longest jump with 217 meters. For Austria it was the first ever victory in the team competition. Behind Finland and Norway swapped places, so the Finnish team won the silver and the Norwegian bronze. The German team was ranked fourth

Statistics

Medal Tally

Others

Oberstdorf expected approximately 80,000 spectators, the actual number was about 70,000.
The jumping transferred from ARD and ORF.
Gregor Schlierenzauer was his victory in the singles, the youngest ski flying world champion of all time.

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