2008–09 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
| Winners | |
|---|---|
| Overall | Gregor Schlierenzauer |
| Ski Flying | Gregor Schlierenzauer |
| Four Hills Tournament | Wolfgang Loitzl |
| Nordic Tournament | Gregor Schlierenzauer |
| FIS Team Tour | Norway |
| Nations Cup | Austria |
| Competitions | |
| Venues | 20 |
| Individual | 27 |
| Team | 6 |
| Cancelled | 2 (1 Ind. + 1 Team) |
| Rescheduled | 1 |
The 2008–09 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 30th World Cup season in ski jumping and the 12th official World Cup season in ski flying with twelfth small crystal globe awarded.
Season began in Kuusamo, Finland on 29 November 2008 and was finished in Planica, Slovenia on 22 March 2009. The individual overall winner was Austrian ski jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer, who won 13 of the 27 individual events and with that broke Janne Ahonen's single-season record of 12 wins in a season. Schlierenzauer's 20 podiums in a single season is also a new record.
Small crystal globe in Ski Flying returned after 2000/01 season and awarded to Schlierenzauer.
A first edition of the new team competition (2 team + 3 individual events counted) was organised in Willingen, Klingenthal and Oberstdorf which was named the FIS Team Tour was also introduced this season and the winner became the Team of Norway. Gregor Schlierenzauer also won Nordic Tournament and Nations Cup went to Team of Austria.
2 events (1 individual and 1 team) were cancelled and one moved from large to normal hill.
The Nations Cup, which is determined by adding all points gained by the participants of a country, in both individual and team competitions, was won overwhelmingly by Austria with 7331 points, more than three thousand points ahead of second-placed Finland (4270 points).
Map of world cup hosts
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Europe | |||||
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Germany |
Austria Asia |
Canada | |||
Calendar
Men's Individual
Men's Team
| All | No. | Date | Place (Hill) | Size | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 November 2008 | Kuusamo (Rukatunturi HS142) |
L cnx | cancelled after two groups jumped in 1st round due to strong wind[3] | ||||
| 40 | 1 | 29 November 2008 | Kuusamo (Rukatunturi HS142) |
L 034 | Finland | Austria | Germany |
| 41 | 2 | 7 February 2009 | Willingen (Mühlenkopfschanze HS145) |
L 035 | Austria | Norway | Finland |
| 42 | 3 | 15 February 2009 | Oberstdorf (Heini-Klopfer HS213) |
F 006 | Finland | Russia | Austria |
| 1st FIS Team Tour Overall THREE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS INCLUDED (7 – 15 February 2009) |
Norway | Austria | Finland | ||||
| 43 | 4 | 7 March 2009 | Lahti (Salpausselkä HS130) |
L 036 | Austria | Finland | Norway |
| 44 | 5 | 14 March 2009 | Vikersund (Vikersundbakken HS207) |
F 007 | Austria | Finland | Norway |
| 45 | 6 | 21 March 2009 | Planica (Letalnica b. Gorišek HS215) |
F 008 | Norway | Poland | Russia |
Standings
Overall
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Nations Cup
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Prize money
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Ski Flying
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Four Hills Tournament
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Nordic Tournament
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FIS Team Tour
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See also
- 2008 Grand Prix (top level summer series)
- 2008–09 FIS Continental Cup (2nd level competition)
References
- World Cup standings, from fis-ski.com
- ^ "Vreme pokvarilo načrte skakalcem in tekačem" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenija. 1 February 2009.
- ^ "Replaces: HS130" (in Slovenian). International Ski Federation. 8 March 2009.
- ^ "Skakalna sezona se je začela z odpovedjo" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenija. 28 November 2008.