Ski jumping at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic, four ski jumping events were held: three for men and one for women. It was the first time women competed in ski jumping at the world championships. There was talk that the event could be added to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, possibly with a team event.
The women's event produced history. Lindsay Van of the United States won the women's individual normal hill, becoming the first North American to medal in ski jumping at worlds and the first American woman to win a world championship medal.
In the men's events, Wolfgang Loitzl of Austria won gold in the individual normal hill, with Gregor Schlierenzauer taking silver. Austria also won the team large hill event, giving them three medals in the competitions that day (Loitzl, Schlierenzauer, Morgenstern were on the team, with Martin Koch replacing Kofler).
Norway won three medals overall: a silver in the team large hill, and bronzes for Anders Jacobsen in the men's individual large hill and for Anette Sagen in the women's normal hill.
Switzerland and Germany won two medals each, and six nations won medals in total. Japan also won medals, fielding the same team that had won bronze in the team large hill at Sapporo.
Notable performances: On February 21, defending men's champion Adam Małysz finished 22nd; Harri Olli had the longest first-round jump (104.5 m) but faded to 13th after the second round; Thomas Morgenstern had the longest second-round jump (101.5 m) but fell and finished 8th. Loitzl moved from second after the first round to win gold in the second round.
On February 27, Simon Ammann, the defending champion in the large hill, finished eighth. Because of unstable weather, the result after the first jump stood as the final result; it was the first individual medal for Küttel and for Jacobsen.
On February 28, Austria’s team of Loitzl, Schlierenzauer, Morgenstern, and Kofler (with Koch taking Kofler’s place) defended the team large hill title. Loitzl had the longest jumps in both rounds and led Austria to victory under overcast and rainy conditions.
February 20 marked the debut of the women’s event. Lindsay Van became the first American woman to medal at the world championships. Sagen and Gräßler tied for the longest jump in the first round, while Van had the longest jump in the second round.
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