4 X 5 Km Freestyle Team
February 25, 2007 at the Okurayama (HS134) jumping hill and the Shirahatayama cross-country course. The defending champions were the Norwegian team of Petter Tande, Håvard Klemetsen, Magnus Moan, and Kristian Hammer. Finland took the lead after the ski jumping section, having more than forty seconds on the other teams, and led until the third leg of the relay when Tino Edelmann caught up with Jaakko Tallus. Tallus remained on his trail for the entire race, sending Hannu Manninen and Björn Kircheisen out in the final leg. Like in the sprint, Kircheisen remained in the hunt for two thirds of the race, but lost contact on the final climb. Austria and Norway had already settled for bronze on the second stage, a battle eventually won by Norway. Later in the championships, Hannu's younger sister Pirjo would earn gold in the women's cross country 4 x 5 km relay, making them the first brother and sister to ever win gold at the same championship.
HS134 hill
| Rank | Team | Jumpers | Jump 1 (m) | Jump 2 (m) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | Janne Ryynänen | 138.5 | 138.5 | 1043.3 |
| Jaakko Tallus | 130.0 | 130.0 | |||
| Hannu Manninen | 130.0 | 129.5 | |||
| Anssi Koivuranta | 136.5 | 136.0 | |||
| 2 | Norway | Petter Tande | 134.0 | 124.5 | 1003.9 |
| Håvard Klemetsen | 132.0 | 131.5 | |||
| Magnus Moan | 127.5 | 122.0 | |||
| Espen Rian | 137.5 | 140.5 | |||
| 3 | Germany | Ronny Ackermann | 129.5 | 128.5 | 993.9 |
| Tino Edelmann | 126.0 | 123.5 | |||
| Sebastian Haseney | 130.0 | 125.0 | |||
| Björn Kircheisen | 132.5 | 142.0 |
4 x 5 km freestyle
| Medal | Team | Athletes | Start Time (Position) | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland | Anssi Koivuranta | 0.0 (1) | 49:14.9 |
| Janne Ryynänen | ||||
| Jaakko Tallus | ||||
| Hannu Manninen | ||||
| Silver | Germany | Sebastian Haseney | +49.0 (3) | 49:43.3 |
| Ronny Ackermann | ||||
| Tino Edelmann | ||||
| Björn Kircheisen | ||||
| Bronze | Norway | Håvard Klemetsen | +39.0 (2) | 50:26.9 |
| Espen Rian | ||||
| Petter Tande | ||||
| Magnus Moan | ||||
| 4 | Austria | Christoph Bieler | +1:01.0 (4) | 50:27.3 |
| David Kreiner | ||||
| Mario Stecher | ||||
| Felix Gottwald | ||||
| 5 | Switzerland | Ronny Heer | +2:53.0 (7) | 52:58.7 |
| Andreas Hurschler | ||||
| Seppi Hurschler | ||||
| Ivan Rieder | ||||
| 6 | France | Mathieu Martinez | +1:34.0 (5) | 53:26.7 |
| François Braud | ||||
| Maxime Laheurte | ||||
| Jason Lamy Chappuis |
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