The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 2008 took place on 21–24 February 2008 in

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for the record tying fifth time, matching that of

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. Oberstdorf hosted the

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previously in

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. For the first time, both events were held in the evening.

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won his record seventh medal though none of them have been gold with five silvers and two bronzes.

Individual

22–23 February 2008.FIS Ski flying World Championships 2008 individual final round results.
- accessed 28 November 2009. Koch had the longest jump of the competition with a 221.0 m second round jump.

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led after the first two rounds, but had a poor third round jump to fall to third, allowing Koch to take the lead. 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. Two-time defending champion

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of Norway finished 32nd after being eliminated in the first round.

Team

24 February 2008.FIS Ski flying World Championships 2008 team final results.
- accessed 28 November 2009. 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

References

{{Ski flying World Championships FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2008 in ski jumping 2008 in German sport Ski jumping competitions in Germany International sports competitions hosted by Germany 2008 in Bavaria Sports competitions in Bavaria February 2008 sports events in Europe