Ski Jumping
Women's ski jumping debuted at these championships which was won by American Lindsay Van. She was also the first North American to medal in ski jumping and the first American woman to medal at the championships. One the men's side, Austria was the big winner with three medals and two each for Wolfgang Loitzl (golds in men's individual normal hill and team large hill events) and Gregor Schlierenzauer (gold in team large hill and silver in individual normal hill events). Both Loitzl and Schlierenzauer, World Cup leaders prior to the championships, joined Switzerland's Simon Ammann in the podium of the individual normal hill event. Ammann's teammate Andreas Küttel won gold in the individual large hill event in which only one jump was performed to unstable weather conditions. Norway also won three medals in the championships with a silver in the team large hill and bronzes from Anders Jacobsen (individual large hill) and Anette Sagen (women's individual normal hill).
Medal table – men's ski jumping
| Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual normal (HS100) hill | 21 February | Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT) | Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) | Simon Ammann (SUI) |
| Individual large (HS134) hill | 27 February | Andreas Küttel (SUI) | Martin Schmitt (GER) | Anders Jacobsen (NOR) |
| Team large (HS134) hill | 28 February | Wolfgang Loitzl Martin Koch Thomas Morgenstern Gregor Schlierenzauer Austria |
Anders Bardal Tom Hilde Johan Remen Evensen Anders Jacobsen Norway |
Shohhei Tochimoto Takanobu Okabe Daiki Ito Noriaki Kasai Japan |
Medal table – women's ski jumping
| Event | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual normal (HS100) hill | 20 February | Lindsey Van (USA) | Ulrike Grässler (GER) | Anette Sagen (NOR) |
Read more about this topic: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009
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