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FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2018 - Wikipedia

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FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2018
Host cityOberstdorf, Germany
Nations16
Athletes54
SportSki flying
Events2
Opening18 January 2018
Closing21 January 2018
Main venueHeini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Individual prize money (US$)74,500
Team prize money (US$)72,500

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The FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2018 was the 25th ski flying world championships. It was held between 18 and 21 January 2018 in Oberstdorf, Germany and for the sixth time on this location. They hosted world championships at Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze already in 1973, 1981, 1988, 1998 and 2008. There was total prize money of 142,000 swiss francs (72,000 for individual and 70,000 for team event).[1]

Peter Prevc was the defending individual champion and Norway (Anders Fannemel, Johann André Forfang, Daniel-André Tande and Kenneth Gangnes) was defending the team title.

Daniel-André Tande became the new individual world champion and Norway (Robert Johansson, Andreas Stjernen, Johann André Forfang and Daniel-André Tande) took the team title.

A total prize of 142,000 swiss francs was awarded: 72,000 CHF to the Top6 individuals and 70,000 CHF to the Top3 teams.

Event Gold Silver Bronze 4th to 6th place
Individual CHF 28,750 CHF 18,000 CHF 10,800 CHF 14,440
Team event CHF 35,000 CHF 21,000 CHF 14,800 not awarded

Previous championships

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All previous ski flying world championships held in Oberstdorf:

Individual
Date19–20 January 2018
Competitors40 from 12 nations
Winning score651.9
Medalists
gold medal Norway Daniel-André Tande
silver medal Poland Kamil Stoch
bronze medal Germany Richard Freitag
Medalist
Daniel-André Tande Kamil Stoch Richard Freitag
 Norway  Poland  Germany
Team
Date21 January 2018
Competitors32 from 8 nations
Teams8
Winning score1662.2
Medalists
gold medal Norway Norway
silver medal Slovenia Slovenia
bronze medal Poland Poland
  1. ^ "The facts around the Ski Flying World Championships". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.