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FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place 22 February – 4 March 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the second time this city has hosted these championships, having previously done so in the 1972 Winter Olympics. Sapporo was selected ...

that took place in

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, on February 24, February 25, and March 3, 2007.

Individual normal (HS100) hill

On March 3, 2007, at the Miyanomori (HS100) jumping hill,

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was the defending champion and finished 27th in this event at these games. Adam Małysz (

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) won his fourth gold medal handily by having the longest jumps in both rounds of competition, the largest margin of victory in the event's history at the World Championships. The two World Cup leaders, Anders Jacobsen (

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) and

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(

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), finished seventh and eighth respectively.

Individual large (HS134) hill

February 24, 2007 at the Okurayama (HS134) jumping hill.

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was the defending champion and finished sixth at these championships. The current top three leaders in the 2006-7 ski jumping World Cup, Anders Jacobsen (

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), and Adam Małysz (

), all performed to less than expectations, finishing 14th, tenth, and fourth respectively. Olli had the longest jump of the competition with his second-round jump of 136.5 m, but lost to Ammann on style points.

Team large (HS134) hill

February 25, 2007 at the Okurayama (HS134) jumping hill. The

n team of

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, and

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were the defending champions and successfully defended their title despite Schlierenzauer having the weakest jumps of the entire team. The Japanese team delighted the home crowd by winning their first major medal since their silver medal victory at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in

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which was also in team large hill. FIS Vice-President Yoshiro Ito, who is also Sapporo 2007 organizing committee vice president and president of the Japanese Ski Association, expressed his delight in the Japanense ski jumping team's bronze medal win in the team large hill competition. Ito also expressed his satisfaction that both the Sapporo residents and the competitors are pleased at the organization of the event has run smoothly so far.FIS Newsflash Edition 116. February 28, 2007.

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had the longest jumps of both rounds of competition with distances of 136.0 m and 135.5 m, respectively, though his

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teammates did not perform as well, causing them to finish seventh in the event.

References

External links

2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships official website

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