Men's Nordic Combined
The United States was the big winner at these championships with four medals. Todd Lodwick and Bill Demong each won two medals with two golds for Lodwick (10 km individual normal hill, 10 km mass start), and a gold (10 km individual large hill) and a bronze (10 km individual normal hill) for Demong. Demong's disqualification in the ski jumping part of the 4 x 5 team event led to the United States withdrawal from the cross country part of the event. This led to a surprise gold medal for the Japanese in the team event, their first at the world championships in this event since 1995.
- Medal table
| Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km individual normal hill | 22 February | Todd Lodwick (USA) | Jan Schmid (NOR) | Bill Demong (USA) |
| 10 km individual large hill | 28 February | Bill Demong (USA) | Björn Kircheisen (GER) | Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) |
| 10 km mass start | 20 February | Todd Lodwick (USA) | Tino Edelmann (GER) | Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) |
| 4 x 5 km freestyle team | 26 February | Yūsuke Minato Taihei Kato Akito Watabe Norihito Kobayashi Japan |
Ronny Ackermann Eric Frenzel Björn Kircheisen Tino Edelmann Germany |
Mikko Kokslien Petter Tande Jan Schmid Magnus Moan Norway |
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