FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2008

The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 2008 took place on 21–24 February 2008 in Oberstdorf, Germany for the record tying fifth time, matching that of Planica, Slovenia. Oberstdorf hosted the championships previously in 1973, 1981, 1988, and 1998. For the first time, both events were held in the evening. Finland's Janne Ahonen won his record seventh medal though none of them have been gold with five silvers and two bronzes.

FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2008
Official logo for the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2008.
Host cityOberstdorf, Germany
Nations participating18
Athletes participating62
Events2
Opening ceremony21 February
Closing ceremony24 February
Main venueHeini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze

Individual

22–23 February 2008.[1]

Medal Athlete Points
Gold  Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 835.4
Silver  Martin Koch (AUT) 824.7
Bronze  Janne Ahonen (FIN) 811.9

Koch had the longest jump of the competition with a 221.0 m second round jump.[1] Norway's Bjørn Einar Romøren led after the first two rounds,[2][3] but had a poor third round jump to fall to third, allowing Koch to take the lead.[4] Schlierenzauer, who had the second-best jump in each of the previous three rounds, had the longest jump in the final round to win the championships for the first time.[1] Two-time defending champion Roar Ljøkelsøy of Norway finished 32nd after being eliminated in the first round.[1]

Team

24 February 2008.[5]

Medal Team Points
Gold  Austria
Gregor Schlierenzauer
Andreas Kofler
Thomas Morgenstern
Martin Koch		 1553.3
Silver  Finland
Janne Ahonen
Matti Hautamäki
Harri Olli
Janne Happonen		 1477.0
Bronze  Norway
Anders Jacobsen
Tom Hilde
Anders Bardal
Bjørn Einar Romøren		 1453.2

Schlierenzauer had the longest jump of the competition with his 217.0 m second round jump. Finland earned their third straight silver medal in this event.

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria (AUT)2103
2 Finland (FIN)0112
3 Norway (NOR)0011
Totals (3 nations)2226

References
  1. FIS Ski flying World Championships 2008 individual final round results. Archived 2008-07-09 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 28 November 2009.
  2. FIS Ski flying World Championships 2008 individual first round results. Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 28 November 2009.
  3. FIS Ski flying World Championships 2008 individual second round results. Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 28 November 2009.
  4. FIS Ski flying World Championships 2008 individual third round results. Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 28 November 2009.
  5. FIS Ski flying World Championships 2008 team final results. Archived 2008-07-09 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 28 November 2009.
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