The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 2006 took place on 12–15 January 2006 in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria (The International Ski Federation has location listed as Kulm, the ski jumping venue located in Bad Mitterndorf.) for the fourth time. Bad Mitterndorf hosted the championships previously in 1975, 1986, and 1996. Norway repeated as team champion while Roar Ljøkelsøy repeated as individual champion. A record four nations won medals.
 Official logo for the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2006. | |
| Host city | Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
|---|---|
| Nations | 17 |
| Athletes | 52 |
| Events | 2 |
| Opening | 12 January |
| Closing | 15 January |
| Main venue | Kulm |
| Website | Skifliegen.at |
Individual edit
13-14 January 2006.[1]
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Roar Ljøkelsøy (NOR)
|
788.0 |
| Silver |  Andreas Widhölzl (AUT)
|
762.4 |
| Bronze | Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
|
752.2 |
Morgenstern had the longest jump of the competition with a 210.5 m final round jump.[1] Widhölzl led after the first round,[2] but Ljøkelsøy took the lead after the second round and ensured his victory.[3][4]
Team edit
15 January 2006.[5]
| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norway Roar Ljøkelsøy Lars Bystøl Bjørn Einar Romøren Tommy Ingebrigtsen |
1497.9 |
| Silver |  FinlandJanne Ahonen Tami Kiuru Matti Hautamäki Janne Happonen |
1477.2 |
| Bronze |  GermanyMichael Neumayer Georg Späth Alexander Herr Michael Uhrmann |
1374.0 |
Slovenia's Robert Kranjec had the longest jumps in both rounds of competition at 207.0 m. Slovenia would unfortunately finish fifth because none of his other teammate could go further than 180.5 m.
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References edit
- ^ a b FIS Ski flying World Championships 2006 individual final round results. Archived 2006-09-16 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 28 November 2009.
- ^ FIS Ski flying World Championships 2006 individual first round results. Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 28 November 2009.
- ^ FIS Ski flying World Championships 2006 individual second round results. Archived 2006-03-12 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 28 November 2009.
- ^ FIS Ski flying World Championships 2006 individual third round results. Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 28 November 2009.
- ^ FIS Ski flying World Championships 2006 team final results. Archived 2006-03-21 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 28 November 2009.