2007–08 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup

2007–08 World Cup
Winners
Overall Thomas Morgenstern
Four Hills Tournament Janne Ahonen
Nordic Tournament Gregor Schlierenzauer
Nations Cup Austria
Competitions
Venues17
Individual27
Team3
Cancelled2 (Individual + Team)
Rescheduled5

The 2007–08 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 29th World Cup in ski jumping and the unofficial World Cup season in ski flying with no small crystal globe awarded.

Season began on 1 December 2007 in Kuusamo, and finished on 16 March 2008 in Planica. The season was dominated by Austrian duo Thomas Morgenstern and Gregor Schlierenzauer, both between them won 16 of the 27 individual events. The individual World Cup overall winner was Morgenstern, 4H Tournament won Janne Ahonen and Nordic Tournament won Schlierenzauer. Nations Cup was taken by Team of Austria. Adam Małysz had a disappointing season

27 men's individual events on 17 different venues in 10 countries were held in Europe in Asia. With many problems due to weather this season schedule changed a lot. Five individual events were rescheduled (and 1 cancelled). Also 3 men's team events held (and 1 cancelled).

e.on Ruhrgas was this and previous season's main sponsor, and therefore, this season's leader's overall jersey was red, in reference to the company, rather than the traditional yellow.

Peaks of the season were FIS Ski Flying World Championships, 4H and Nordic Tournament.

Map of world cup hosts

Europe

Germany

Austria

Asia

Calendar

Men's Individual

N – normal hill / L – large hill / F – flying hill
All No. Date Place (Hill) Size Winner Second Third Overall leader [a] R.
656 1 1 December 2007 Kuusamo
(Rukatunturi HS142)
L 450 Thomas Morgenstern Bjørn Einar Romøren Tom Hilde Thomas Morgenstern [1]
657 2 8 December 2007 Trondheim
(Granåsen HS131)
L 451 Thomas Morgenstern Gregor Schlierenzauer Tom Hilde [2]
658 3 9 December 2007 L 452 Thomas Morgenstern Andreas Kofler Wolfgang Loitzl [3]
659 4 [b]13 December 2007 Villach
(Villacher Alpenarena HS98)
N 141 Thomas Morgenstern Janne Ahonen Gregor Schlierenzauer [4]
660 5 14 December 2007 N 142 Thomas Morgenstern Gregor Schlierenzauer Janne Ahonen [5]
16 December 2007 Kranj
(Bauhenk HS109)
N cnx cancelled due to lack of snow[6]
(rescheduled to Villach on 13 December)
661 6 22 December 2007    Engelberg
(Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137)
L 453 Thomas Morgenstern Andreas Kofler Tom Hilde Thomas Morgenstern [7]
662 7 23 December 2007 L 454    Andreas Küttel Gregor Schlierenzauer Thomas Morgenstern [8]
663 8 30 December 2007 Oberstdorf
(Schattenberg HS137)
L 455 Thomas Morgenstern Gregor Schlierenzauer Janne Ahonen
664 9 1 January 2008 Garmisch-Pa
(Gr. Olympiaschanze HS140)
L 456 Gregor Schlierenzauer Janne Ahonen Michael Neumayer
4 January 2008 Innsbruck
(Bergiselschanze HS130)
L cnx first 4H event in history cancelled due to strong wind[9]
(rescheduled to Bischofshofen on 5 January)
665 10 [c]5 January 2008 Bischofshofen
(Paul-Ausserleitner HS140)
L 457 Janne Ahonen Thomas Morgenstern    Simon Ammann Thomas Morgenstern
666 11 6 January 2008 L 458 Janne Ahonen Anders Bardal Thomas Morgenstern
56th Four Hills Tournament Overall
(30 December 2007 – 6 January 2008)
Janne Ahonen Thomas Morgenstern Michael Neumayer 4H Tournament
667 12 12 January 2008 Val di Fiemme
(Trampolino dal Ben HS134)
L 459 Tom Hilde Sigurd Pettersen Wolfgang Loitzl Thomas Morgenstern
668 13 13 January 2008 L 460 Tom Hilde Thomas Morgenstern Anders Jacobsen
19 January 2008 Harrachov
(Čerťák HS205)
F cnx cancelled after Ammann's crash from wind and rain
(rescheduled on the 20 January as first event)
[10]
669 14 [d]20 January 2008 F 067 Janne Ahonen Tom Hilde Anders Jacobsen Thomas Morgenstern [11]
20 January 2008 F cnx after morning event held, 2nd afternoon event cancelled due to rain[12]
670 15 25 January 2008 Zakopane
(Wielka Krokiew HS134)
L 461 Gregor Schlierenzauer Anders Jacobsen Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern [13]
26 January 2008 L cnx cancelled due to strong wind and rescheduled on 27 January[14]
671 16 [e]27 January 2008 L 462 Anders Bardal Thomas Morgenstern    Simon Ammann Thomas Morgenstern [15]
672 17 2 February 2008 Sapporo
(Ōkurayama HS134)
L 463 Thomas Morgenstern Janne Happonen Martin Koch [16]
673 18 3 February 2008 L 464 Thomas Morgenstern Janne Happonen Anders Bardal [17]
674 19 8 February 2008 Liberec
(Ještěd A HS134)
L 465 Thomas Morgenstern Gregor Schlierenzauer    Andreas Küttel [18]
675 20 9 February 2008 L 466 Anders Jacobsen Gregor Schlierenzauer Martin Koch [19]
676 21 17 February 2008 Willingen
(Mühlenkopfschanze HS145)
L 467 Bjørn Einar Romøren Jernej Damjan Anders Bardal [20]
FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2008
(22 – 23 February • Oberstdorf)
2 March 2008 Lahti
(Salpausselkä HS130)
L cnx cancelled due to strong wind[21]
(rescheduled on 3 March in Kuopio)
677 22 [f]3 March 2008 Kuopio
(Puijo HS127)
L 468 Janne Happonen Gregor Schlierenzauer Anders Jacobsen Thomas Morgenstern [22]
678 23 4 March 2008 L 469 Janne Ahonen Anders Bardal Tom Hilde [23]
679 24 7 March 2008 Lillehammer
(Lysgårdsbakken HS138)
L 470 Gregor Schlierenzauer    Andreas Küttel Janne Happonen [24]
680 25 9 March 2008 Oslo
(Holmenkollbakken HS128)
L 471 Gregor Schlierenzauer Tom Hilde Bjørn Einar Romøren [25]
12th Nordic Tournament Overall
(3 – 9 March 2008)
Gregor Schlierenzauer Tom Hilde Janne Happonen Nordic Tournament
681 26 14 March 2008 Planica
(Letalnica b. Gorišek HS215)
F 068 Gregor Schlierenzauer Janne Ahonen Bjørn Einar Romøren Thomas Morgenstern [26]
682 27 16 March 2008 F 069 Gregor Schlierenzauer Martin Koch Janne Happonen [27]
29th FIS World Cup Overall
(1 December 2007 – 16 March 2008)
Thomas Morgenstern Gregor Schlierenzauer Janne Ahonen World Cup Overall

Men's Team

All No. Date Place (Hill) Size Winner Second Third
37 1 30 November 2007 Kuusamo
(Rukatunturi HS142)
L 032  Norway
Bjørn Einar Romøren
Tom Hilde
Anders Bardal
Roar Ljøkelsøy
 Austria
Wolfgang Loitzl
Martin Koch
Gregor Schlierenzauer
Thomas Morgenstern
 Finland
Matti Hautamäki
Harri Olli
Arttu Lappi
Janne Ahonen
38 2 16 February 2008 Willingen
(Mühlenkopfschanze HS145)
L 033  Norway
Bjørn E. Romøren
Anders Bardal
Tom Hilde
Anders Jacobsen
 Finland
Janne Happonen
Harri Olli
Matti Hautamäki
Janne Ahonen
 Austria
Andreas Kofler
Martin Koch
Gregor Schlierenzauer
Thomas Morgenstern
1 March 2008 Lahti
(Salpausselkä HS130)
L cnx cancelled due to weather conditions
39 3 15 March 2008 Planica
(Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215)
F 005  Norway
Tom Hilde
Anders Jacobsen
Anders Bardal
Bjørn Einar Romøren
 Finland
Janne Happonen
Matti Hautamäki
Jussi Hautamäki
Janne Ahonen
 Austria
Martin Koch
Thomas Morgenstern
Andreas Kofler
Gregor Schlierenzauer

Standings

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Red bib in colors of main sponsor e.on Ruhrgas (instead of yellow) was exceptionally in use for overall leader in 2006/07 and 2007/08 seasons.
  2. ^ Cancelled event from Kranj (16 December) was rescheduled to Villach (13 December).
  3. ^ Cancelled event from Innsbruck (4 January) was rescheduled to Bischofshofen (5 January).
  4. ^ Cancelled event from Harrachov (19 January) was rescheduled on the net day (20 January).
  5. ^ Cancelled event from Zakopane (26 January) was rescheduled on the next day (27 January).
  6. ^ Cancelled event from Lahti (2 March) was rescheduled to Kuopio (3 March).

References

  1. ^ "HS142: Kuusamo" (PDF). FIS. 1 December 2007.
  2. ^ "HS131: Trondheim" (PDF). FIS. 8 December 2007.
  3. ^ "HS131: Trondheim" (PDF). FIS. 9 December 2007.
  4. ^ "HS98: Villach" (PDF). FIS. 13 December 2007.
  5. ^ "HS98: Villach" (PDF). FIS. 14 December 2007.
  6. ^ "Kranjska tekma bo v Beljaku" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenija. 9 December 2007.
  7. ^ "HS137: Engelberg" (PDF). FIS. 22 December 2007.
  8. ^ "HS137: Engelberg" (PDF). FIS. 23 December 2007.
  9. ^ "V Innsbrucku konec 56-letne tradicije" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenija. 4 January 2008.
  10. ^ "Žirija in vreme zakuhala odpoved poletov" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenija. 19 January 2008.
  11. ^ "HS205: Harrachov" (PDF). FIS. 20 January 2008.
  12. ^ "Jutranji ekspresni poleti Ahonenu" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenija. 20 January 2008.
  13. ^ "HS134: Zakopane" (PDF). FIS. 25 January 2008.
  14. ^ "Veter prestavil tekmo na nedeljo" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenija. 26 January 2008.
  15. ^ "HS134: Zakopane" (PDF). FIS. 27 January 2008.
  16. ^ "HS134: Sapporo" (PDF). FIS. 2 February 2008.
  17. ^ "HS134: Sapporo" (PDF). FIS. 3 February 2008.
  18. ^ "HS134: Liberec" (PDF). FIS. 8 February 2008.
  19. ^ "HS134: Liberec" (PDF). FIS. 9 February 2008.
  20. ^ "HS145: Willingen" (PDF). FIS. 17 February 2008.
  21. ^ "Žirija priznala premoč vetru" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenija. 2 March 2008.
  22. ^ "HS127: Kuopio" (PDF). FIS. 3 March 2008.
  23. ^ "HS127: Kuopio" (PDF). FIS. 4 March 2008.
  24. ^ "HS138: Lillehammer" (PDF). FIS. 7 March 2008.
  25. ^ "HS128: Oslo" (PDF). FIS. 9 March 2008.
  26. ^ "HS215: Planica" (PDF). FIS. 14 March 2008.
  27. ^ "HS215: Planica" (PDF). FIS. 16 March 2008.