10 Km Individual Large Hill
Formerly known as the 7.5 km sprint, it consisted of only one jump from the large hill followined by 7.5 km of cross country skiing using the Gundersen system. Starting at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the cross country distance will be lengthened to 10 km. It follows the same point-time differential as the 10 km individual normal hill event.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Salt Lake City details |
Samppa Lajunen (FIN) | Ronny Ackermann (GER) | Felix Gottwald (AUT) |
| 2006 Turin details |
Felix Gottwald (AUT) | Magnus H. Moan (NOR) | Georg Hettich (GER) |
| 2010 Vancouver details |
Bill Demong (USA) | Johnny Spillane (USA) | Bernhard Gruber (AUT) |
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