Ski jumping at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 was held from 23 February to 4 March 2017 in Lahti, Finland, as part of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017. All competitions took place at the Salpausselkä ski jumping complex, featuring three individual events (men's and women's on the HS 100 hill, and men's on the HS 130 hill) and two team events (men's team on the HS 130 hill and a mixed team event on the HS 100 hill).
Defending champions from the 2015 championships in Falun included Carina Vogt (women's individual on the normal hill), the Norwayn men's team (men's team on the large hill), and the German mixed team (mixed team on the normal hill). The men's individual defending champions, Rune Velta (normal hill) and Severin Freund (large hill), did not compete. Velta retired in the summer of 2016, and Freund was sidelined by an injury during the 2016/2017 season.
A total of 128 athletes (51 women and 77 men) from 23 national teams were registered, though 2 women and 11 men did not compete in any events. Notable returns included a Georgian athlete after a 24-year absence, and the Romanian team after a four-year break. Women's events saw debuts from Kazakhstan and Latvia, while a Turkish athlete debuted in the men's events. Absent from the previous championships were athletes from Greece, South Korea, Sweden, and Hungary.
In the women's individual event on the normal hill, Carina Vogt successfully defended her title, with Yuki Ito earning silver (as in 2015) and Sara Takanashi taking bronze.
In the men's individual event on the normal hill, Stefan Kraft won gold, followed by Andreas Wellinger (silver) and Markus Eisenbichler (bronze).
The mixed team event was won by the German team (Carina Vogt, Markus Eisenbichler, Svenja Würth, Andreas Wellinger), with Austria (Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, Michael Hayböck, Jacqueline Seifriedsberger, Stefan Kraft) taking silver, and Japan (Sara Takanashi, Taku Takeuchi, Yuki Ito, Daiki Ito) securing bronze.
The men's individual event on the large hill was also won by Stefan Kraft, with Andreas Wellinger again taking silver and Piotr à »yà Âa earning bronze. Kraft's dual victories made him the fifth athlete in history to win both individual events at a single championship, joining Bjørn Wirkola, Gariy Napalkov, Hans-Georg Aschenbach, and Adam Maà Âysz.
The men's team event on the large hill saw the Polish team (Piotr à »yà Âa, Dawid Kubacki, Maciej Kot, Kamil Stoch) claim their first-ever world championship title. Norway (Anders Fannemel, Johann André Forfang, Daniel-André Tande, Andreas Stjernen) took silver, and Austria (Michael Hayböck, Manuel Fettner, Gregor Schlierenzauer, Stefan Kraft) earned bronze.
The first championships in Lahti occurred in 1926, with Norwayn athletes Jacob Tullin Thams, Otto Aasen, and Georg ÃÂsterholt sweeping the podium. In 1938, Asbjørn Ruud (Norway) won gold, followed by Stanisà Âaw Marusarz (Poland) and Hilmar Myhra (Norway). The 1958 event saw Finnish athletes Juhani Kärkinen and Ensio Hyytiä take gold and silver, with Helmut Recknagel (East Germany) earning bronze.
Later championships in Lahti expanded the number of ski jumping events. In 1978, the normal hill event was won by Matthias Buse, followed by Henry Glaà(both East Germany) and Aleksey Borovitin (Soviet Union). On the large hill, Tapio Räisänen (Finland) won, ahead of Alois Lipburger (Austria) and Falko WeiÃÂpflog (East Germany). In a demonstration team event East Germany was first, followed by Finland and Norway.
In 1989, the normal hill event (one round due to weather) was won by Jens WeiÃÂflog (East Germany), followed by Ari-Pekka Nikkola (Finland) and Heinz Kuttin (Austria). On the large hill, Jari Puikkonen (Finland) took gold, followed by Jens WeiÃÂflog and Matti Nykänen (Finland). The official team event saw Finland, Norway, and Czechoslovakia on the podium.
In 2001, Adam Maà Âysz (Poland) won the normal hill event, followed by Martin Schmitt (Germany) and Martin Höllwarth (Austria). On the large hill, Martin Schmitt took gold, with Adam Maà Âysz and Janne Ahonen (Finland) earning silver and bronze. Two team events were held for the first time: Austria, Finland, and Germany won on the normal hill, while Germany, Austria, and Finland won on the large hill.
In the women's normal hill event, Carina Vogt (Germany) won gold, followed by Yuki Ito (silver) and Daniela Iraschko-Stolz (bronze).
In the men's normal hill event, Rune Velta (Norway) won gold, followed by Severin Freund (Germany) and Stefan Kraft (Austria). On the large hill, Severin Freund took gold, with Gregor Schlierenzauer (Austria) and Rune Velta earning silver and bronze. The men's team event on the large hill was won by Norway (Anders Bardal, Anders Jacobsen, Anders Fannemel, Rune Velta), followed by Austria (Stefan Kraft, Michael Hayböck, Manuel Poppinger, Gregor Schlierenzauer) and Poland (Piotr à »yà Âa, Klemens Muraà Âka, Jan Ziobro, Kamil Stoch).
The mixed team event was won by Germany (Carina Vogt, Richard Freitag, Katharina Schmid, Severin Freund), with Norway (Line Jahr, Anders Bardal, Maren Lundby, Rune Velta) taking silver and Japan (Sara Takanashi, Noriaki Kasai, Yuki Ito, Taku Takeuchi) earning bronze.
In the Women's World Cup, Sara Takanashi secured the overall title before the championships, winning nine of the 18 competitions. Yuki Ito and Maren Lundby each won four contests, while Katharina Schmid won one. Takanashi led the overall standings with 1375 points, followed by Ito (1108 points) and Lundby (1049 points). The final pre-championship events in Pyeongchang saw victories by Ito and Takanashi.
In the Women's Nations Cup, Japan led with 3,129 points, followed by Germany (2,550 points) and Slovenia (1,580 points).
In the Men's World Cup, 21 individual and three team competitions were held before the championships. Kamil Stoch led with six individual victories, followed by Stefan Kraft and Domen Prevc (four each), Maciej Kot and Daniel-André Tande (two each), and Severin Freund, Michael Hayböck, Peter Prevc, and Andreas Wellinger (one each). Stoch led the overall standings with 1,280 points, followed by Kraft (1,220 points) and Tande (1,119 points). The final pre-championship events in Pyeongchang saw victories by Kraft (large hill) and Kot (normal hill).
In the men's team events, Poland won two competitions, and Germany won one. In the Men's Nations Cup, Poland led with 4,383 points, followed by Austria (3,949 points) and Germany (3,931 points).
The mixed team event start list was based on combined women's and men's Nations Cup points. Germany led with 6,481 points, followed by Austria (5,523 points) and Poland (4,383 points), though Poland did not enter the mixed event due to a lack of female competitors.
Training sessions on the normal hill scheduled for 22 February were cancelled due to strong winds.
TB: Technical briefing, T: Training, TR: Trial round, Q: Qualification, C: Competition
On behalf of the International Ski Federation, the competition directors were Chika Yoshida (director of the Women's World Cup) and (director of the Men's World Cup). As in the World Cup competitions, Yoshida's assistant was Miran Tepeà ¡, and Hofer's assistant was Borek Sedlák. Additionally, the competition manager appointed by the organizers was Mika Jukkara. The technical delegate for all events was Geir Steinar Loeng from Norway, assisted by from Slovenia. Equipment control was handled by Agnieszka Baczkowska (for the women's competitions) and Sepp Gratzer (for the men's events).
On 21 February, three official women's training rounds were held. In the first round, Sara Takanashi received the highest score, reaching a distance of 97 metres. She was followed by Yuki Ito (95.5 m) and Kaori Iwabuchi (97.5 m; she jumped from a higher start gate than the other two athletes). In the second training round, the best result was achieved by Ito with a jump of 93.5 metres. The next places went to Takanashi (95 m) and Katharina Schmid (97 m; she also jumped from a longer inrun). In the third round, the highest scores again went to Ito (99 m) and Takanashi (96.5 m; the only athlete in the series to jump from a lower gate), with the third-best result going to Svenja Würth (94 m). In each of the training rounds, over a dozen registered competitors did not jump.
Further training rounds were scheduled for the following day, but the first one was interrupted after 21 attempts due to excessively strong wind.
The first men's training rounds were scheduled for 22 February, but â similar to the women's competition â unfavourable wind conditions made it impossible to carry them out. The training was successfully held the following day. In the first round, the best result was achieved by Dawid Kubacki with a jump of 92.5 metres. The second-best distance score was shared by Maciej Kot (93.5 m) and Johann André Forfang (93 m). In the second round, the longest jump was made by Manuel Fettner, who reached 97 metres. He was followed by Kamil Stoch (96.5 m) and Kot (95 m). In the third training round, Markus Eisenbichler earned the highest score with a jump of 98.5 metres. He was followed by Stephan Leyhe (98 m) and Michael Hayböck (95.5 m).
In the practice round before the women's competition qualifications, Sara Takanashi jumped the furthest, reaching 95 m. The next places were taken by Svenja Würth and Katharina Schmid.
In the qualification round held on February 23, 49 athletes from 16 countries participated, including a group of 10 pre-qualified jumpers. Chiara Kreuzer took first place with a jump of 96.5 m. Directly behind her were Elena Runggaldier and Manuela Malsiner. Among the jumpers with automatic qualification rights, Jacqueline Seifriedsberger, Carina Vogt, and Svenja Würth jumped the furthest, each reaching 93 m. All athletes representing Germany (five), Japan, Russia, Slovenia, and Italy (four each), Austria, Canada, and Norway (three each), as well as France and the United States (two each), and two jumpers each from China and the Czech Republic, and one each from Finland and Romania advanced to the main competition.
Both representatives from Kazakhstan, two athletes each from China and Finland, one Czech, and one Romanian failed to qualify. Additionally, the only jumper from Latvia was disqualified.
In the practice round held before the qualifications for the men's competition on the smaller hill, Kamil Stoch achieved the highest score with a 97 m jump. The next places were taken by Markus Eisenbichler (97 m) and Maciej Kot (98.5 m; both jumped from a longer run-up).
In the qualification round held on February 24, 66 athletes from 22 countries participated, including 10 jumpers with automatic qualification rights. Dawid Kubacki took first place with a 99 m jump. The positions directly behind him were taken by Piotr à »yà Âa (96 m) and Janne Ahonen (97 m). Among the pre-qualified jumpers, Kamil Stoch jumped the furthest, setting a new hill record with 103.5 m. All representatives from Austria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Japan, Germany, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, and Switzerland (four jumpers each), as well as Italy (three) and France (two), along with two jumpers from the United States and one each from Bulgaria and Canada, secured the right to compete in the main competition.
The qualification round eliminated all representatives from Kazakhstan (four), Romania (two), two athletes each from Estonia, Ukraine, and the United States, one Canadian, and the sole representatives from Georgia, Latvia, and Turkey. Among those who did not advance to the main competition were disqualified jumpers from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and the United States (one each).
The practice round before the women's individual competition began on February 24 at 4:31 PM. The highest score was achieved by the defending champion Carina Vogt (Germany), who jumped 98 m. Second was Sara Takanashi, who jumped three meters shorter, and third was Yuki Ito (both from Japan) with a distance of 93 m.
In the first competition round, starting at 5:30 PM, 50 athletes from 14 countries participated. The sky was cloudy, with air temperatures from âÂÂ5 to âÂÂ6 ðC, snow at âÂÂ12 ðC, and an average wind speed of 0.60 m/s. All jumpers started from the 18th gate. The first to start was Czech , who jumped 77 m. She was surpassed by Norway's Silje Opseth (83 m), who was then overtaken by Romania's Daniela Haralambie (83.5 m). Slovenia's Nika Vodan, starting 12th, was the first to exceed the construction point with a 90.5 m jump, taking the lead with a 13.5-point advantage over Haralambie. Canada's Taylor Henrich took second place with an 88 m jump.
Italy's Elena Runggaldier, starting 18th, became the new leader with a 92 m jump, surpassing Krià ¾nar by 7.4 points. France's Léa Lemare (90 m) followed closely behind. Japan's Kaori Iwabuchi (starting 23rd) also jumped 92 m but received lower style points, placing second. Italy's Manuela Malsiner (starting 26th) exceeded the construction point with a 91 m jump but was fifth due to lower judges' scores. Austria's Chiara Kreuzer (starting 28th) jumped 93.5 m but was just behind Runggaldier by 0.8 points due to lower style points and less wind compensation.
From the final group of 10, Germany's Svenja Würth (starting 31st) took the lead with a 97 m jump, 5.3 points ahead of the previous leader. Austria's Jacqueline Seifriedsberger jumped 94 m, trailing Würth by 1.1 points. Russia's Irina Avvakumova reached the construction point and placed fifth. Slovenia's Ema Klinec became the new leader with a 99 m jump, edging out Würth by 0.6 points. Carina Vogt jumped 98.5 m, taking a 5.2-point lead over Klinec with higher style points and less wind deduction. Austria's Daniela Iraschko-Stolz jumped 93 m, placing fifth, followed by Germany's Katharina Schmid (94 m) in sixth. Norway's Maren Lundby set a new hill record with a 99.5 m jump, leading by 3.3 points over Vogt. Japan's Yuki Ito (97 m) took third, and Sara Takanashi (98 m) placed second. After the first round, Lundby led, followed by Takanashi (2.7 points behind) and Vogt (3.3 points behind).
The second round began at 6:28 PM with 31 athletes from 13 countries; Nita Englund (USA) and Li Xueyao (China) tied for 30th in the first round. The average wind speed was 0.41 m/s, and jumpers started from the 17th gate. Li opened with an 81.5 m jump, surpassed by Englund's 82 m. Subsequent leaders were Germany's Gianina Ernst (81.5 m), Russia's Anastasiya Barannikova (86.5 m), Finland's Julia Kykkänen (82.5 m), Slovenia's Maja Vtià(86 m), and Japan's Yà «ka Setà  (86.5 m). Nika Vodan was the first to exceed the construction point in the final round with a 91.5 m jump. Leadership changed with Irina Avvakumova (90.5 m), Kaori Iwabuchi (89.5 m), and Chiara Kreuzer (91 m).
In the final group, Elena Runggaldier's 81 m jump dropped her out of the top ten. Katharina Schmid took the lead with a 93.5 m jump, 10 points ahead of Kreuzer. Daniela Iraschko-Stolz (89.5 m) followed closely. The next three jumpers maintained their first-round positions: Jacqueline Seifriedsberger (92.5 m), Svenja Würth (94 m), and Ema Klinec (94 m). Yuki Ito's 96.5 m jump, the longest of the round, gave her a 6.8-point lead over Klinec. Carina Vogt matched Ito's 96.5 m but took a two-point lead with higher style points and less wind deduction. Sara Takanashi's 95 m jump placed her third. Maren Lundby closed with a 91 m jump, finishing just off the podium.
Carina Vogt defended her title, beating Ito by 2 points and Takanashi by 3.5 points. The top 10 included three athletes each from Austria, Japan, and Germany, and one from Slovenia.
The practice round before the men's competition on the smaller hill began on February 25 at 4:30 PM. The best result was achieved by Germany's Andreas Wellinger with a 98.5 m jump. Poland's Maciej Kot took the second-best score with a 97 m jump, followed by Slovenia's Peter Prevc with 96.5 m. Japan's Noriaki Kasai was the only one who did not attempt a jump.
The first competition round started at 5:30 PM with 50 athletes from 16 countries. The sky was clear, with air temperatures from âÂÂ4 to âÂÂ5 ðC, snow at âÂÂ12 ðC, and an average wind speed of âÂÂ0.07 m/s. All jumps were made from the 11th gate. The first competitor, host nation's Antti Aalto, jumped 87.5 m. He was overtaken by Switzerland's Killian Peier (starting 4th), who was the first to exceed the construction point with a 93 m jump, leading after 17 competitors. Others advancing to the final round from this group included Italy's Davide Bresadola (89.5 m), Russia's Dmitriy Vassiliev (90.5 m), and Finland's Ville Larinto (89.5 m) and Janne Ahonen (90.5 m).
Norway's Johann André Forfang (starting 22nd) became the next leader with a 93 m jump, surpassing Peier by 2.4 points due to higher style points and better wind compensation. Russia's Denis Kornilov (92.5 m) placed fourth. Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer (89.5 m) and Switzerland's Simon Ammann (91.5 m) followed closely behind Forfang and Peier. Japan's Taku Takeuchi (94.5 m) took second place due to negative wind compensation. Czech Republic's Roman Koudelka (starting 30th) matched Forfang's 93 m distance and total score. Noriaki Kasai reached the construction point, securing a spot in the final round. Japan's Daiki Ito became the new leader with a 95.5 m jump, leading Forfang and Koudelka by 2.3 points. Poland's Dawid Kubacki (starting 35th) jumped 96.5 m, taking a 4.6-point lead over Ito.
Kubacki held the lead after jumps from nine more competitors, including Russia's Evgenii Klimov (91.5 m), Norway's Andreas Stjernen (95 m), and Germany's Richard Freitag (94.5 m). Among pre-qualified jumpers, Peter Prevc (92.5 m) was the first to compete. Germany's Markus Eisenbichler jumped 95 m, trailing Kubacki by one point. Austria's Manuel Fettner matched Eisenbichler's distance but placed fourth due to wind deductions. Austria's Michael Hayböck took the lead with a 98 m jump, leading Kubacki by 1.6 points. Andreas Wellinger then surpassed him by 0.6 points with a 96.5 m jump, benefiting from higher style points and wind compensation. Maciej Kot placed fifth with a 95 m jump. Slovenia's Domen Prevc (89 m) did not advance to the final round. Norway's Daniel-André Tande (92.5 m) finished in the lower half of the top 20. Austria's Stefan Kraft achieved the best result of the round with a 99.5 m jump, the longest of the series. Poland's Kamil Stoch closed the round with a 96.5 m jump, placing fourth. Before the final round, Kraft led Wellinger by 4.3 points and Hayböck by 4.9 points.
The final round began at 6:37 PM with 30 athletes from 11 countries. The average wind speed was âÂÂ0.07 m/s. Dmitriy Vassiliev opened with an 86.5 m jump, finishing 30th. He was surpassed by Davide Bresadola (90.5 m), followed by Ville Larinto (89.5 m), Czech Republic's Jakub Janda (90 m), Evgenii Klimov (90.5 m), and Simon Ammann (92 m). Norway's Daniel-André Tande jumped 94.5 m, leading Ammann by 8.1 points. Norway's Robert Johansson matched Tande's distance but placed behind due to lower wind compensation. Peter Prevc took the lead with a 95 m jump. Andreas Stjernen, despite matching Prevc's distance, placed fourth due to lower style points. Johann André Forfang then jumped 98.5 m, taking a 5.9-point lead over Prevc and securing a top-10 finish. Roman Koudelka (92.5 m) and Stephan Leyhe (94 m) followed.
The final group began with Richard Freitag's 96 m jump. Manuel Fettner, tied with Freitag after the first round, jumped 94.5 m and dropped to the lower half of the top 20. Daiki Ito also jumped 94.5 m, maintaining a mid-tier position with better style points and wind compensation. Maciej Kot took the lead with a 95.5 m jump, only to be surpassed by Markus Eisenbichler's 100.5 m jump, the longest of the competition, by 8.5 points. Eisenbichler secured a podium spot as Dawid Kubacki (93.5 m) placed fourth, Kamil Stoch (99 m) took second with a 1.1-point deficit, and Michael Hayböck (95.5 m) dropped three spots. Andreas Wellinger (100 m) and Stefan Kraft (98 m) maintained their first-round positions, with Kraft winning the title.
Kraft won with a 2.1-point lead over Wellinger and 7.2 points over Eisenbichler. The top 10 included three athletes each from Germany and Poland, two from Austria, and one each from Japan and Norway.
Training sessions on the larger hill began on February 27. In the first session, Kamil Stoch achieved the best result with a 131.5 m jump. Peter Prevc had the second-best result at 127.5 m, followed by Maciej Kot at 123.5 m. In the next training session, Stoch again took the top spot with a 126 m jump. Andreas Stjernen earned the second-best score with 124 m, and Robert Johansson took third with 125.5 m. In the final session of the day, Stephan Leyhe jumped the furthest at 129.5 m, followed by Daniel-André Tande at 128.5 m and Stoch at 124.5 m. Most athletes who participated in the mixed team competition the previous day, along with several others, did not take part in these sessions.
Training on the large hill continued on February 28. In the first session, Andreas Stjernen led with a 127 m jump, followed by Anders Fannemel at 124 m and Maciej Kot at 119.5 m. In the second training session, Stjernen and Fannemel again secured the top results, jumping 129.5 m and 129 m, respectively. Johann André Forfang took the third-best result with 128.5 m. In the third session, Stefan Kraft jumped the furthest at 131.5 m, followed by Piotr à »yà Âa at 128 m and Robert Johansson at 126 m. More athletes skipped these sessions compared to February 27, with 32 out of 78 registered jumpers absent in the final session.
In the practice round before the qualifications, Peter Prevc jumped the furthest at 125.5 m. The next best results were achieved by Manuel Fettner (122.5 m) and Dawid Kubacki (120.5 m).
The qualification round, held on March 1, saw 61 athletes from 21 countries participate, including 10 jumpers with automatic qualification rights (with Domen Prevc absent, the 11th-ranked World Cup jumper, Piotr à »yà Âa, gained this privilege). Additionally, Latvia's was registered but did not appear at the start. The best result was achieved by Antti Aalto with a 128.5 m jump. Andreas Stjernen (125 m) and Daiki Ito (121.5 m) took the next positions. Among the pre-qualified athletes, Peter Prevc jumped the furthest at 127.5 m. All representatives from Austria, Finland, Japan, Germany, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, the United States, and Switzerland (four jumpers each), as well as Italy (three), the sole registered Frenchman, three Czechs, two Estonians, and one Canadian, secured spots in the main competition.
The qualification round eliminated all representatives from Kazakhstan (four), as well as the sole representatives from Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey, and Ukraine, along with one jumper each from the Czech Republic, Canada, and Estonia. Among them were disqualified jumpers from Bulgaria and Canada (one each).
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