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Men's combined World Cup 2004/2005
| Round | Race No | Discipline | Place | Country | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Combined | Wengen |  Switzerland | January 14, 2005 |  Benjamin Raich |  Lasse Kjus | Didier Défago |
For the first time the combined was held as a separate event.
In men's combined World Cup 2004/05 only one competition was held. [1]
| Place | Name | Country | Total Points | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Raich | Austria | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | Lasse Kjus | Norway | 80 | 80 |
| 3 | Didier Défago | Switzerland | 60 | 60 |
| 4 | Daniel Albrecht | Switzerland | 50 | 50 |
| 5 | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | 45 | 45 |
| 6 | Pierrick Bourgeat |  France | 40 | 40 |
| 7 | Christoph Gruber | Austria | 36 | 36 |
| 8 | Peter Fill |  Italy | 32 | 32 |
| 9 | Markus Larsson |  Sweden | 29 | 29 |
| Hermann Maier | Austria | 29 | 29 | |
| 11 | Andrej Jerman |  Slovenia | 24 | 24 |
| 12 | John Kucera |  Canada | 22 | 22 |
| 13 | Stefan Thanei | Italy | 20 | 20 |
| 14 | Ambrosi Hoffmann | Switzerland | 18 | 18 |
| 15 | Mario Scheiber | Austria | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Scott Macartney |  United States | 15 | 15 |
| 17 | Patrik Järbyn | Sweden | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Alex Antor |  Andorra | 13 | 13 |
| 19 | Erik Guay | Canada | 12 | 12 |
| 20 | Marco Büchel |  Liechtenstein | 11 | 11 |
| 21 | Paul Accola | Switzerland | 10 | 10 |
No more finishers in time.
bold indicate highest score - italics indicate race wins
| Place | Country | Total Points | 20 | Racers | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 181 | 181 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 138 | 138 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Norway | 125 | 125 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Italy | 52 | 52 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Sweden | 43 | 43 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | France | 40 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Canada | 34 | 34 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 24 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | United States | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Andorra | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Liechtenstein | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
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