2007-08 Four Hills Tournament
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The 2007–08 Four Hills Tournament
was held in only three of the traditional venues of Oberstdorf
, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
and Bischofshofen
, located in Germany
and Austria
. The competition at Innsbruck
was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions and replaced by an additional visit to Bischofshofen
.
Finland's Janne Ahonen
won his record fifth overall title after winning the last two events at Bischofshofen, and finishing on the podium in the two others. Overall World Cup
leader Thomas Morgenstern
of Austria finished second overall, and also claimed the individual win at Oberstdorf. The event at Garmish-Partenkirchen was won by Austrian Gregor Schlierenzauer
, who finished 12th overall (he was third overall after three events, but dropped in the standings when he was knocked out in the first round of the last competition).
HS137 Schattenbergschanze
, Germany
December 30, 2007
HS140 Große Olympiaschanze
, Germany
January 1, 2008
HS140 Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze
, Austria
January 5, 2008
HS140 Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze
, Austria
January 6, 2008
Janne Ahonen
secured his record fifth overall Four Hills title ahead of Thomas Morgenstern
, in an event where many of the other top-ranked jumpers (Schlierenzauer
, Ammann
, Hilde
, Loitzl
) were knocked out in the first round due to unfavorable wind conditions.
Four Hills Tournament
The Four Hills Tournament is composed of four Ski Jumping World Cup events and has taken place in Germany and Austria each year since 1952.The Four Hills Tournament champion is the one who gets the most points over the four events...
was held in only three of the traditional venues of Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide...
, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
and Bischofshofen
Bischofshofen
Bischofshofen is a city located in the Salzach valley in the Alps, in the District of Pongau, in Salzburgerland, Austria.The city is an important railway hub and lies at the Tauernautobahn, a highway route through the Alps....
, located in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. The competition at Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions and replaced by an additional visit to Bischofshofen
Bischofshofen
Bischofshofen is a city located in the Salzach valley in the Alps, in the District of Pongau, in Salzburgerland, Austria.The city is an important railway hub and lies at the Tauernautobahn, a highway route through the Alps....
.
Finland's Janne Ahonen
Janne Ahonen
Janne Petteri Ahonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup between 1992-2011. A legendary ski jumper, he is widely considered one of the best and most successful athletes in the history of the sport...
won his record fifth overall title after winning the last two events at Bischofshofen, and finishing on the podium in the two others. Overall World Cup
Ski jumping World Cup
The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is a ski jumping tournament held yearly by the International Ski Federation since 1979–80 season.- World Cup points :...
leader Thomas Morgenstern
Thomas Morgenstern
Thomas Morgenstern is an Austrian ski jumper. Having won the world cup twice, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each, the Grand Prix three times, and 12 gold medals at world championships and Olympic games, he is one of the most successful contemporary jumpers.- Career...
of Austria finished second overall, and also claimed the individual win at Oberstdorf. The event at Garmish-Partenkirchen was won by Austrian Gregor Schlierenzauer
Gregor Schlierenzauer
Gregor Schlierenzauer - Schlieri is an Austrian ski jumper. He began his senior career in 2005–06 with one win and three additional podiums in the Ski Jumping Grand Prix, and made his World Cup debut in 2005—06 World Cup...
, who finished 12th overall (he was third overall after three events, but dropped in the standings when he was knocked out in the first round of the last competition).
Overall standings
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Total points | Oberstdorf (Rk) | Ga-Pa (Rk) | B'hofen#1 (Rk) | B'hofen#2 (Rk) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen Janne Petteri Ahonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup between 1992-2011. A legendary ski jumper, he is widely considered one of the best and most successful athletes in the history of the sport... |
 Finland |
1085.8 | 279.0 (3) | 272.7 (2) | 282.5 (1) | 251.6 (1) |
| 2 | Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern is an Austrian ski jumper. Having won the world cup twice, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each, the Grand Prix three times, and 12 gold medals at world championships and Olympic games, he is one of the most successful contemporary jumpers.- Career... |
Austria |
1066.0 | 295.9 (1) | 256.0 (9) | 271.4 (2) | 242.7 (3) |
| 3 | Michael Neumayer Michael Neumayer Michael Neumayer is a German ski jumper who has competed since 2001. He won a silver medal in the team normal hill at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 32nd in the individual normal hill at those same championships.Neumayer also won a bronze in the team event... |
Germany |
994.6 | 259.5 (7) | 258.6 (3) | 249.9 (7) | 226.9 (10) |
| 4 | Adam Małysz |  Poland |
979.9 | 246.9 (17) | 258.6 (5) | 244.3 (9) | 232.1 (6) |
| 5 | Dmitry Vassiliev |  Russia |
977.5 | 248.3 (13) | 240.2 (13) | 257.1 (4) | 231.9 (7) |
| 6 | Andreas Küttel Andreas Küttel Andreas Küttel is a Swiss ski jumper.He grew up in Einsiedeln and is still living there. He won the World Cup competitions on 3 December 2005 in Lillehammer and on 9 December 2005 in Harrachov and placed third in the overall championship... |
 Switzerland |
959.3 | 253.0 (10) | 253.2 (7) | 244.3 (9) | 208.8 (25) |
| 7 | Anders Bardal Anders Bardal Anders Bardal is a Norwegian ski jumper who has competed since 2001. He won two silver medals in the team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships... |
 Norway |
958.7 | 243.4 (18) | 245.1 (11) | 226.6 (19) | 243.6 (2) |
| 8 | Martin Schmitt Martin Schmitt Martin Schmitt is one of Germany's most successful ski jumpers. Beginning his competitive career at the Furtwangen area skiing club in Germany, his and Sven Hannawald's successes made their sport one of the most popular in the country... |
Germany |
955.9 | 252.6 (11) | 227.5 (19) | 240.1 (11) | 235.7 (4) |
| 9 | Anders Jacobsen Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper) Anders Jacobsen is a Norwegian ski jumper, representing Ringkollen Skiklubb, and the youngest Norwegian to have won the Four Hills Tournament. He has competed since 2003.-Early career:... |
Norway |
943.2 | 258.3 (8) | 233.4 (16) | 220.3 (23) | 231.2 (8) |
| 10 | Janne Happonen Janne Happonen Janne Mikael Happonen is a Finnish ski jumper who has competed since 2002. He represents Puijon Hiihtoseura as his ski club.... |
Finland |
936.6 | 252.5 (12) | 228.5 (18) | 232.1 (14) | 223.5 (12) |
| 11 | Roman Koudelka Roman Koudelka Roman Koudelka is a Czech ski jumper who has competed since 2005. His personal best is 211 metre, set in Harrachov, Czech Republic, 2011.-Career:... |
 Czech Republic |
932.4 | 247.5 (16) | 256.7 (4) | 202.4 (30) | 225.8 (11) |
| 12 | Gregor Schlierenzauer Gregor Schlierenzauer Gregor Schlierenzauer - Schlieri is an Austrian ski jumper. He began his senior career in 2005–06 with one win and three additional podiums in the Ski Jumping Grand Prix, and made his World Cup debut in 2005—06 World Cup... |
Austria |
902.3 | 280.7 (2) | 274.4 (1) | 256.6 (5) | 90.6 (42) |
| 13 | Matti Hautamäki Matti Hautamäki Matti Antero Hautamäki is a Finnish ski jumper.-Biography:Matti made his first ski-jumping attempts at the age of seven near his home town of Oulu. When his older brother Jussi and his friend Lauri Hakola moved to Kuopio, Matti followed them... |
Finland |
899.6 | 241.2 (19) | 233.1 (17) | 209.6 (29) | 215.7 (19) |
| 14 | Tom Hilde Tom Hilde Tom Hilde is a Norwegian ski jumper who has competed since 2005. Having first competed with the Norwegian World Cup team in 2006, he won two silver medals in the team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships .Hilde also won a bronze medal in the team event at the FIS Ski-Flying... |
Norway |
878.3 | 277.9 (4) | 251.7 (8) | 253.5 (6) | 95.2 (34) |
| 15 | Simon Ammann Simon Ammann Simon Ammann is a Swiss ski jumper, and double Olympic Champion at both 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics.Ammann was born in Grabs, Switzerland, to Margit and Heinrich Ammann and raised in Unterwasser, Switzerland. He has two brothers and three sisters. He married Yana Yanovskaya on 25 June 2010... |
Switzerland |
871.5 | 269.9 (5) | 247.4 (9) | 259.4 (3) | 94.8 (35) |
Oberstdorf
HS137 SchattenbergschanzeSchattenbergschanze
Schattenbergschanze is a ski jumping hill located in Oberstdorf, Germany. The hill has held two FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and has kicked-off the Four Hills Tournament on 30 December every year since 1952....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
December 30, 2007
| Rank | Name | Nationality | |1st (m) | 2nd (m) | Points | Overall FHT points | Overall WC points (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern is an Austrian ski jumper. Having won the world cup twice, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each, the Grand Prix three times, and 12 gold medals at world championships and Olympic games, he is one of the most successful contemporary jumpers.- Career... |
Austria |
136.5 | 141.5 | 295.9 | 295.9 | 760 (1) |
| 2 | Gregor Schlierenzauer Gregor Schlierenzauer Gregor Schlierenzauer - Schlieri is an Austrian ski jumper. He began his senior career in 2005–06 with one win and three additional podiums in the Ski Jumping Grand Prix, and made his World Cup debut in 2005—06 World Cup... |
Austria |
136.0 | 130.5 | 280.7 | 280.7 | 509 (2) |
| 3 | Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen Janne Petteri Ahonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup between 1992-2011. A legendary ski jumper, he is widely considered one of the best and most successful athletes in the history of the sport... |
Finland |
130.5 | 137.0 | 279.0 | 279.0 | 335 (4) |
| 4 | Tom Hilde Tom Hilde Tom Hilde is a Norwegian ski jumper who has competed since 2005. Having first competed with the Norwegian World Cup team in 2006, he won two silver medals in the team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships .Hilde also won a bronze medal in the team event at the FIS Ski-Flying... |
Norway |
133.0 | 132.5 | 277.9 | 277.9 | 330 (5) |
| 5 | Simon Ammann Simon Ammann Simon Ammann is a Swiss ski jumper, and double Olympic Champion at both 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics.Ammann was born in Grabs, Switzerland, to Margit and Heinrich Ammann and raised in Unterwasser, Switzerland. He has two brothers and three sisters. He married Yana Yanovskaya on 25 June 2010... |
Switzerland |
129.0 | 131.5 | 269.9 | 269.9 | 218 (9) |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
HS140 Große OlympiaschanzeGroße Olympiaschanze
The Große Olympiaschanze is a ski jumping hill located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-1936 Winter Olympics:At the 1936 Winter Olympics, it hosted the ski jumping event and the ski jumping part of the nordic combined event. It also host the opening and closing ceremonies of those games...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
January 1, 2008
| Rank | Name | Nationality | |1st (m) | 2nd (m) | Points | Overall FHT points | Overall WC points (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Schlierenzauer Gregor Schlierenzauer Gregor Schlierenzauer - Schlieri is an Austrian ski jumper. He began his senior career in 2005–06 with one win and three additional podiums in the Ski Jumping Grand Prix, and made his World Cup debut in 2005—06 World Cup... |
Austria |
132.0 | 141.0 | 274.4 | 555.1 (1) | 609 (2) |
| 2 | Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen Janne Petteri Ahonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup between 1992-2011. A legendary ski jumper, he is widely considered one of the best and most successful athletes in the history of the sport... |
Finland |
139.0 | 135.0 | 272.7 | 551.7 (2) | 415 (3) |
| 3 | Michael Neumayer Michael Neumayer Michael Neumayer is a German ski jumper who has competed since 2001. He won a silver medal in the team normal hill at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 32nd in the individual normal hill at those same championships.Neumayer also won a bronze in the team event... |
Germany |
131.5 | 135.5 | 258.6 | 518.1 (3) | 240 (10) |
| 4 | Roman Koudelka Roman Koudelka Roman Koudelka is a Czech ski jumper who has competed since 2005. His personal best is 211 metre, set in Harrachov, Czech Republic, 2011.-Career:... |
Czech Republic |
132.0 | 132.0 | 256.7 | 504.2 (9) | 220 (13) |
| 5 | Adam Małysz | Poland |
133.0 | 131.5 | 256.6 | 503.5 (10) | 243 (9) |
Bischofshofen (originally scheduled for Innsbruck)
HS140 Paul-Ausserleitner-SchanzePaul-Ausserleitner-Schanze
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze was opened in 1941, and re-built in 2003, and is a ski jumping venue in Bischofshofen, Austria. It is one of the more important venues in the FIS Ski jumping World Cup, annually hosting the fourth and final competition of the prestigious Four Hills Tournament...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
January 5, 2008
| Rank | Name | Nationality | |1st (m) | 2nd (m) | Points | Overall FHT points | Overall WC points (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen Janne Petteri Ahonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup between 1992-2011. A legendary ski jumper, he is widely considered one of the best and most successful athletes in the history of the sport... |
Finland |
139.5 | 138.0 | 282.5 | 834.2 (1) | 515 (3) |
| 2 | Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern is an Austrian ski jumper. Having won the world cup twice, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each, the Grand Prix three times, and 12 gold medals at world championships and Olympic games, he is one of the most successful contemporary jumpers.- Career... |
Austria |
138.0 | 132.5 | 271.4 | 823.3 (2) | 880 (1) |
| 3 | Simon Ammann Simon Ammann Simon Ammann is a Swiss ski jumper, and double Olympic Champion at both 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics.Ammann was born in Grabs, Switzerland, to Margit and Heinrich Ammann and raised in Unterwasser, Switzerland. He has two brothers and three sisters. He married Yana Yanovskaya on 25 June 2010... |
Switzerland |
126.5 | 139.0 | 259.4 | 776.7 (5) | 307 (7) |
| 4 | Dmitry Vassiliev | Russia |
133.0 | 131.5 | 257.1 | 745.6 (10) | 132 (16) |
| 5 | Gregor Schlierenzauer Gregor Schlierenzauer Gregor Schlierenzauer - Schlieri is an Austrian ski jumper. He began his senior career in 2005–06 with one win and three additional podiums in the Ski Jumping Grand Prix, and made his World Cup debut in 2005—06 World Cup... |
Austria |
132.5 | 132.0 | 256.6 | 811.7 (3) | 654 (2) |
Bischofshofen
HS140 Paul-Ausserleitner-SchanzePaul-Ausserleitner-Schanze
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze was opened in 1941, and re-built in 2003, and is a ski jumping venue in Bischofshofen, Austria. It is one of the more important venues in the FIS Ski jumping World Cup, annually hosting the fourth and final competition of the prestigious Four Hills Tournament...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
January 6, 2008
Janne Ahonen
Janne Ahonen
Janne Petteri Ahonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup between 1992-2011. A legendary ski jumper, he is widely considered one of the best and most successful athletes in the history of the sport...
secured his record fifth overall Four Hills title ahead of Thomas Morgenstern
Thomas Morgenstern
Thomas Morgenstern is an Austrian ski jumper. Having won the world cup twice, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each, the Grand Prix three times, and 12 gold medals at world championships and Olympic games, he is one of the most successful contemporary jumpers.- Career...
, in an event where many of the other top-ranked jumpers (Schlierenzauer
Gregor Schlierenzauer
Gregor Schlierenzauer - Schlieri is an Austrian ski jumper. He began his senior career in 2005–06 with one win and three additional podiums in the Ski Jumping Grand Prix, and made his World Cup debut in 2005—06 World Cup...
, Ammann
Simon Ammann
Simon Ammann is a Swiss ski jumper, and double Olympic Champion at both 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics.Ammann was born in Grabs, Switzerland, to Margit and Heinrich Ammann and raised in Unterwasser, Switzerland. He has two brothers and three sisters. He married Yana Yanovskaya on 25 June 2010...
, Hilde
Tom Hilde
Tom Hilde is a Norwegian ski jumper who has competed since 2005. Having first competed with the Norwegian World Cup team in 2006, he won two silver medals in the team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships .Hilde also won a bronze medal in the team event at the FIS Ski-Flying...
, Loitzl
Wolfgang Loitzl
Wolfgang "Wuff" Loitzl is an Austrian ski jumper who has competed since 1997. He won seven medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with six golds and one bronze .He earned a bronze medal in the team event at the FIS Ski-Flying World...
) were knocked out in the first round due to unfavorable wind conditions.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | |1st (m) | 2nd (m) | Points | Overall FHT points | Overall WC points (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen Janne Petteri Ahonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup between 1992-2011. A legendary ski jumper, he is widely considered one of the best and most successful athletes in the history of the sport... |
Finland |
126.0 | 136.0 | 251.6 | 1085.8 (1) | 615 (3) |
| 2 | Anders Bardal Anders Bardal Anders Bardal is a Norwegian ski jumper who has competed since 2001. He won two silver medals in the team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships... |
Norway |
132.5 | 124.5 | 243.6 | 958.7 (7) | 245 (13) |
| 3 | Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern is an Austrian ski jumper. Having won the world cup twice, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each, the Grand Prix three times, and 12 gold medals at world championships and Olympic games, he is one of the most successful contemporary jumpers.- Career... |
Austria |
121.0 | 135.5 | 242.7 | 1066.0 (2) | 940 (1) |
| 4 | Martin Schmitt Martin Schmitt Martin Schmitt is one of Germany's most successful ski jumpers. Beginning his competitive career at the Furtwangen area skiing club in Germany, his and Sven Hannawald's successes made their sport one of the most popular in the country... |
Germany |
121.5 | 132.5 | 235.7 | 955.9 (8) | 115 (20) |
| 5 | Denis Kornilov Denis Kornilov Denis Aleksandrovich Kornilov is a Russian ski jumper who has been competing since 2003. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the team normal hill in 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and 23rd in the individual normal hill in 2007.Kornilov competed at two... |
Russia |
120.0 | 132.0 | 232.6 | 685.0 (24) | 140 (18) |