Fis Nordic World Ski Championships 2005
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 took place 16–27 February 2005 in Oberstdorf, Germany, for the second time after hosting it previously in 1987.
The ski jumping team normal hill event returned after not being held in 2003. The double pursuit distances of 10 km (5 km classical mass start + 5 km freestyle pursuit) women and 20 km (10 km classical mass start + 10 km freestyle pursuit) men were lengthened to 15 km for women (7.5 km classical mass start + 7.5 km freestyle pursuit) and 30 km for men (15 km classical mass start + 15 km freestyle pursuit). Team sprint was also added as well. The Nordic combined 4 × 5 km team event had its change between ski jumping points and cross-country skiing start time changed from 1 point equals to 1.5 seconds to 1 point equals 1 second at this championship.
 Official logo for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005. | |
| Host city | Oberstdorf, Germany |
|---|---|
| Events | 19 |
| Opening | 16 February 2005 |
| Closing | 27 February 2005 |
| Main venue | Schattenbergschanze |
| Website | Oberstdorf2005.com |
Cross-country skiing
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 kilometre freestyle | Pietro Piller Cottrer Italy | 34:49.7 | Fulvio Valbusa Italy | 35:00.9 | Tore Ruud Hofstad Norway | 35:03.9 |
| 30 kilometre skiathlon | Vincent Vittoz France | 1:19:20.5 | Giorgio Di Centa Italy | 1:19:21.3 | Frode Estil Norway | 1:19:21.3 |
| 50 kilometre classic mass start | Frode Estil Norway | 2:30:10.1 | Anders Aukland Norway | 2:30:10.8 | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Norway | 2:30:11.5 |
| 4 × 10 kilometre relay | Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Frode Estil Lars Berger Tore Ruud Hofstad | 1:39:04.4 |  GermanyJens Filbrich Andreas Schlütter Tobias Angerer Axel Teichmann | 1:39:22.1 |  RussiaNikolay Pankratov Vasily Rochev Yevgeny Dementyev Nikolay Bolshakov | 1:39:23.1 |
| Sprint classic | Vasily Rochev Russia | 2:32.1 | Tor Arne Hetland Norway | 2:32.3 | Thobias Fredriksson Sweden | 2:39.0 |
| Team sprint | Norway Tore Ruud Hofstad Tor Arne Hetland | 14:08.6 | Germany Jens Filbrich Axel Teichmann | 14:12.4 |  Czech RepublicDušan Kožíšek Martin Koukal | 14:13.4 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 kilometre freestyle | Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic | 26:27.6 | Yuliya Chepalova Russia | 26:28.8 | Marit Bjørgen Norway | 26:42.8 |
| 15 kilometre skiathlon | Yuliya Chepalova Russia | 42:16.8 | Marit Bjørgen Norway | 42:32.5 | Kristin Størmer Steira Norway | 42:42.7 |
| 30 kilometre classic mass start | Marit Bjørgen Norway | 1:27:05.8 | Virpi Kuitunen Finland | 1:27:14.7 | Natalya Baranova-Masalkina Russia | 1:27:16.1 |
| 4 × 5 kilometre relay | Norway Vibeke Skofterud Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen | 57:15.7 | Russia Larisa Kurkina Natalya Baranova-Masalkina Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Abruzova Yuliya Chepalova | 57:23.3 | Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Sabina Valbusa Arianna Follis | 58:05.4 |
| Sprint classic | Emilie Öhrstig Sweden | 2:15.5 | Lina Andersson Sweden | 2:16.8 | Sara Renner Canada | 2:16.9 |
| Team sprint | Norway Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Marit Bjørgen | 12:19.7 | Finland Riitta-Liisa Lassila Pirjo Manninen | 12:22.5 | Russia Yuliya Chepalova Alyona Sidko | 12:23.3 |
- On the women's sprint classic, Sara Renner of Canada became the first North American skier to win a medal at the Nordic World Ski Championships.
Men's Nordic combined
7.5 km sprint
27 February 2005
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ronny Ackermann (GER) | 20:15.6 |
| Silver | Magnus Moan (NOR) | 20:26.7 |
| Bronze | Kristian Hammer (NOR) | 20:53.3 |
15 km individual Gundersen
18 February 2005
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ronny Ackermann (GER) | 38:56.2 |
| Silver | Björn Kircheisen (GER) | 38:57.6 |
| Bronze |  Felix Gottwald (AUT) | 38:59.4 |
4 × 5 km team
23 February 2005
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norway (Petter Tande, Håvard Klemetsen, Magnus Moan, Kristian Hammer) | 49:45.5 |
| Silver | Germany (Sebastian Haseney, Georg Hettich, Björn Kircheisen, Ronny Ackermann) | 49:52.6 |
| Bronze | Austria (Michael Gruber, Christoph Bieler, David Kreiner, Felix Gottwald) | 49:52.9 |
Men's ski jumping
Individual normal hill
19 February 2005
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Rok Benkovič (SLO) | 256.0 |
| Silver | Jakub Janda (CZE) | 249.5 |
| Bronze | Janne Ahonen (FIN) | 249.0 |
Individual large hill
25 February 2005
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Janne Ahonen (FIN) | 313.2 |
| Silver | Roar Ljøkelsøy (NOR) | 307.2 |
| Bronze | Jakub Janda (CZE) | 304.2 |
Team normal hill
20 February 2005
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Austria (Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Widhölzl, Thomas Morgenstern, Martin Höllwarth) | 970.5 |
| Silver | Germany (Michael Neumayer, Martin Schmitt, Michael Uhrmann, Georg Späth) | 964.0 |
| Bronze | Slovenia (Primož Peterka, Jure Bogataj, Rok Benkovič, Jernej Damjan) | 929.5 |
Team large hill
26 February 2005
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Austria (Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Widhölzl, Thomas Morgenstern, Martin Höllwarth) | 1137.3 |
| Silver | Finland (Risto Jussilainen, Tami Kiuru, Matti Hautamäki, Janne Ahonen) | 1122.9 |
| Bronze | Norway (Bjørn Einar Romøren, Sigurd Pettersen, Lars Bystøl, Roar Ljøkelsøy) | 1113.5 |
Medal table
Medal winners by nation.
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Germany (GER)* | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
References
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