10 Km Individual Large Hill
28 February. Formerly the 7.5 km sprint, the event now consisted of one jump from the large (HS 134) hill followed by the 10 km cross country race using the Gundersen system. Finland's Hannu Manninen was the defending champion, but did not defend his title to his retirement following the 2007–08 season. Lamy Chappius had the longest jump at the ski jumping part of the event while Koivuranta finished ahead of Ryynänen to better style points by the judges even though both jumped the same distance. Ryynänen would finish fourth while Koivuranta would not start in the cross-country part of the event. Norway's Magnus Moan would have the fastest time in the cross country portion of the event, moving from 34th to his fifth place finish. American Bill Demong redeemed himself from his disqualification in the 4 x 5 km team event two days earlier by winning his first individual world championship gold medal and his second overall. Demong's gold brought the total American gold count to three which tied all of medals the country had won at the world championships prior to Liberec, and their sixth overall. Kircheisen's silver was the eighth overall for Germany at these championships.
- HS 134
| Rank | Athlete | Jump (m) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) | 131.0 | 133.0 |
| 2 | Anssi Koivuranta (FIN) | 127.0 | 126.5 |
| 3 | Janne Ryynänen (FIN) | 127.0 | 126.0 |
| Medal | Athlete | Start time (pos) | Finish time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Bill Demong (USA) | + 52.0 (8) | 23:36.6 |
| Silver | Björn Kircheisen (GER) | + 44.0 (7) | + 12.8 |
| Bronze | Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) | 0.0 (1) | + 31.4 |
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