Nordic Combined at The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 - 7.5 Km Sprint

7.5 Km Sprint

February 23, 2007 at the Okurayama (HS134) jumping hill and the Sapporo Dome. The top three skiers after the ski jumping part of the competition were Kircheisen, Anssi Koivuranta of Finland, and Maxime Laheurte of France. Koivuranta would finish fourth while Laheurte would finish 10th. Manninen edged Moan at the line in a dramatic sprint to the finish. Defending champion Ronny Ackermann (Germany) finished eighth while Olympic Champion Felix Gottwald of Austria finished fifth. The race was marred by a crash during the ski jumping part of the competition that sent Daito Takahashi of Japan to the hospital. Takahasi would not return for the rest of the championships as a result.

HS134 hill

Rank Athlete Jump (m) Points
1 Björn Kircheisen (GER) 134.0 130.8
2 Anssi Koivuranta (FIN) 131.0 126.7
3 Maxime Laheurte (FRA) 129.5 123.9
4 David Kreiner (AUT) 125.5 121.1
5 Ronny Ackermann (GER) 125.5 119.1
Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) 125.5 119.1
Petter Tande (NOR) 125.5 119.1

7.5 km

Medal Athlete Start Time (Position) Finish Time
Gold Hannu Manninen (FIN) +49.0 (9) 17:40.2
Silver Magnus Moan (NOR) +47.0 (8) 17:40.5
Bronze Björn Kircheisen (GER) 0.0 (1) 18:09.7
4 Anssi Koivuranta (FIN) +16.0 (2) 18:15.4
5 Felix Gottwald (AUT) +52.0 (10) 18:32.3
6 Petter Tande (NOR) +47.0 (5) 18:38.1
7 Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) +47.0 (5) 18:38.4
8 Ronny Ackermann (GER) +47.0 (5) 18:38.8
9 David Kreiner (AUT) +39.0 (4) 18:58.1
10 Maxime Laheurte (FRA) +28.0 (3) 18:58.7

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