FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2012
The Ski Flying World Championship 2012 was held from 23 to 26 February held at the Vikersundbakken in Vikersund. The hill was the fourth time the scene of a World Cup. Defending champion in the individual competition was the Swiss Simon Ammann, the team competition Austria. The victory in the due to the wind conditions shortened to two passages individual competition could win Slovene Robert Kranjec, in the team competition succeeded Austria to defend the title.
The hill record and thus ski flying world record is 246.5 m.
Results Overview
Individual competition
Date: Qualification: February 23, 2012 1 through February 24, 2012 ( canceled ) 2nd Round: February 24, 2012 ( canceled ) 3rd Round: February 25, 2012 ( seen as a first passage) 4th passage: February 25, 2012 ( seen as second pass)
Training
In both training runs every 56 registered athletes were at the start. In the first round, which was launched from the start hatches 13, 14 and 16, 19 athletes managed the flight over 200 meters. The longest flight succeeded Martin Koch with 237 meters from start Luke 14 was continued in the second round, which started in Luke 16 and start from number 36 from Luke 14, 22 participants were able to fly the 200 -meter mark. The largest length succeeded here Anders Fannemel with 223.5 meters from start Luke 16
Qualification
The qualification was won by Andreas Kofler with a flight to 221 meters. He remained true back half a meter behind Rune Velta, but got better attitude scores than the Norwegians. Not included in this classification are already pre-qualified athletes, in this case it was the top ten of the World Cup ski jumping discipline, especially the Japanese Daiki Ito.
First Round
The first run was started after several postponements due to adverse wind conditions with late and then had to be interrupted several times. After 35 of 40 athletes was initially a longer break of about an hour before the jury decided to cancel. The longest flight in a broken passage had Rune Velta can stand with 234 meters.
Second Pass
The second pass should be carried out first instead of the sample passage on February 25. Again, however, prevented adverse wind conditions, an amendment to this competition round, so that on the second day of the competition, only the two actually scheduled runs were performed.
Third round
The planned as the third passage competitive round was the first round, went down in the standings. Still, the conditions were difficult, which is why the jury repeatedly opted for changes in the run-up length. They started from the start hatches 07, 09, 11, 13 and 14 in the lead was after the first round of the Norwegian Rune Velta who set a flight to 217.5 meters from start Luke 07. With 215.2 points, he went with it the lead from Martin Koch and Robert Kranjec. A total of 26 athletes managed the flight over 200 meters, the largest width Anders succeeded Fannemel with 244.5 meters from start Luke 11, which thus remained only two meters below the world record of his compatriot Johan Remen Evensen.
Fourth passage and Appreciation
The final, fourth actually, due to the conditions but real second round was once again marked by changing wind conditions, the adjustment of the starting length necessitated several times. Was started from the hatches 10, 12, 14 and 15 the world title Robert Kranjec secured with the second- longest jump of the competition when he landed from start Luke 15 at 244 meters. Second was the Norwegian Rune Velta, which from a fall at the end of the third-placed Martin Koch, who was flown to 243 meters, has benefited. The fourth place after the first round Anders Fannemel came via a flight to 179.5 meters date back to 13th overall.
Team competition
Date: 1st round: February 26, 2012 2nd Round: February 26, 2012
The team competition consisting of two passes, was held for the completion of the Ski Flying World Championships 26 February 2012. After the first passage led the Austrian team before Germany and Slovenia. Changed at this level in the second passage in which could start the best eight teams of the first round, nothing more. A Swiss team did not start in the team competition.