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FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2010

FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2010
FIS Ski Flying WCH 2010 logo.png
Official logo for the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2010.
Host city Planica, Slovenia
Nations participating 18
Athletes participating 60
Events 2
Opening ceremony 18 March
Closing ceremony 21 March
Main venue Letalnica
Website Planica.si
Men's Ski Flying individual
at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2010
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Venue Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Date 19–20 March 2010
Competitors 40 from 14 nations
Winning score 935.8
Medalists
gold medal      Switzerland
silver medal     Austria
bronze medal     Norway
← 2008
2012 →
Men's Ski Flying Team event
at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2010
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Venue Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Date 21 March 2010
Competitors 40 from 10 nations
Winning score 1641.4
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
← 2008
2012 →

The FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2010 was held 18–21 March 2010 in Planica, Slovenia for a record sixth time. Planica hosted the event previously in 1972, 1979, 1985, 1994, and 2004. Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer was the defending individual champion. Schlierenzauer and his Austrian teammates of Andreas Kofler, Martin Koch, and Thomas Morgenstern were the defending team champions.

18 March 2010

Ammann had the longest jump of the competition with a 236.5 m fourth round jump. He also led after the first two rounds and had the most points both two days to win the championships for the first time. Adam Małysz was second after three jumps, but had a poor fourth round jump to fall to fourth. The defending champion Schlierenzauer finished second. The second longest jump had Antonín Hájek with a 236.0 m and local matador Robert Kranjec, the winner of the ski flying World Cup 2009/10, finished fifth. After the first round, former ski flying champion Roar Ljøkelsøy jumped for the final time in his career after he failed to qualify for the first round.

19–20 March 2010.

21 March 2010.

Schlierenzauer had the longest jump of the competition with his 231.0 m final round jump.


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