10 Km Mass Start
19–20 February. This event debuted at these championships. It consisted of a 10 km mass start of cross country skiing. The winner of this part of the event was awarded 120 points with those finishing behind having points awarded by how they finish using the Gundersen method (1 point equals 4 seconds). The athletes then had two ski jumps from the normal (HS 100) hill measured by distance only and scored using the K-point of the hill. HS 100 has a K-point of 90 meters which was set at 60 points. Anything before or after 90 m had two points per meter change from the set 60 point standard. Points shown are to rounded time. The top three leaders after the cross country portion of the event were Lodwick (United States), Edelmann (Germany), and Demong (United States). A trial round was held for the ski jump, but the ski jump portion was postponed on the 19th to continuous snowfall and high winds. As a result, the jumping part of the event took place 16:00 to 17:45 CET the next day. Mario Stecher of Austria had the longest first jump of 101.0 m while Lamy-Chappius had the longest second jump. It was the first individual world championship medals for all the top three finishers.
- 10 km cross country
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Lodwick (USA) | 24:49.7 | 120.0 |
| 2 | Tino Edelmann (GER) | + 4.6 | 118.7 |
| 3 | Bill Demong (USA) | + 5.2 | 118.7 |
- HS 100
| Medal | Athlete | Start points (pos) | Jump 1 (m) | Jump 2 (m) | Jump points | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Todd Lodwick (USA) | 120.0 (1) | 100.5 m | 97.5 m | 156.0 | 276.0 |
| Silver | Tino Edelmann (GER) | 118.7 (2) | 100.5 m | 97.0 m | 155.0 | 273.7 |
| Bronze | Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) | 115.2 (20) | 95.5 m | 99.5 m | 150.0 | 265.2 |
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