2007–08 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup

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Nordic Combined World Cup 2007/08
Winners
Overall Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann
Sprint Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann
Grand Prix Germany Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen
Nations Cup Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Competitions
Venues12
Individual20
Cancelled4
  2006/07
2008/09  

The 2007/08 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup was the 25th world cup season, a combination of ski jumping and cross-country skiing organized by FIS. The season started on 30 November 2007 and lasted until 9 March 2008.

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Calendar

Men

NumSeasonDatePlaceHillDisciplineWinnerSecondThird
293130 November 2007 Flag of Finland.svg Kuusamo Rukatunturi HS142 / 15 km Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Spillane Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Bieler
29421 December 2007 Flag of Finland.svg Kuusamo Rukatunturi HS142 / 7.5 km Flag of Germany.svg Björn Kircheisen Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen Flag of the United States.svg Bill Demong
29538 December 2007 Flag of Norway.svg Trondheim Granåsen HS131 / 15 km Flag of the United States.svg Bill Demong Flag of Germany.svg Björn Kircheisen Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann
29649 December 2007 Flag of Norway.svg Trondheim Granåsen HS131 / 7.5 km Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Bieler Flag of France.svg Jason Lamy-Chappuis Flag of Austria.svg Bernhard Gruber
297515 December 2007 Flag of Austria.svg Ramsau W90-Mattensprunganlage 10 km / HS98 Flag of Germany.svg Björn Kircheisen Flag of Austria.svg Bernhard Gruber Flag of Norway.svg Petter Tande
298616 December 2007 Flag of Austria.svg Ramsau W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98 / 7.5 km Flag of Germany.svg Björn Kircheisen Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann Flag of Germany.svg Tino Edelmann
2nd Grand Prix Germany (30 December 2007 - 6 January 2008)
299730 December 2007 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof Hans-Renner-Schanze HS140 / 15 km Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Moan Flag of the United States.svg Bill Demong Flag of Norway.svg Petter Tande
30085 January 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Schonach Langenwaldschanze HS96 / 7.5 km Flag of France.svg Jason Lamy-Chappuis Flag of the United States.svg Bill Demong Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Moan
30196 January 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Schonach Langenwaldschanze HS96 / 15 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Tande Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann
5 January 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding Große Zirmbergschanze HS128 / 15 kmreplaced in Schonach
6 January 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding Große Zirmbergschanze HS128 / 7.5 km
3021012 January 2008 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme Trampolino dal Ben HS134 / 15 km Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann Flag of the United States.svg Bill Demong Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Haseney
3031113 January 2008 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme Trampolino dal Ben HS134 / 7.5 km Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Haseney Flag of France.svg Jason Lamy-Chappuis Flag of Austria.svg David Kreiner
3041219-20 January 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Klingenthal 1 Vogtland Arena 10 km / HS140 Flag of Germany.svg Eric Frenzel Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Koivuranta
3051320 January 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Klingenthal Vogtland Arena HS140 / 7.5 km Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann Flag of Germany.svg Eric Frenzel Flag of Austria.svg David Kreiner
3061426 January 2008 Flag of Austria.svg Seefeld Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS100 / 7.5 km Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Bieler Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Moan Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann
3071526-27 January 2008 Flag of Austria.svg Seefeld 2 Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS100 / 7.5 km Flag of France.svg Jason Lamy-Chappuis Flag of Austria.svg Bernhard Gruber Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Bieler
15 February 2008 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Liberec Ještěd A HS134 / 7.5 kmbad weather
3081616 February 2008 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Liberec 3 Ještěd A 10 km / HS134 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Tande Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Koivuranta Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann
17 February 2008 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Liberec Ještěd A HS134 / 7.5 kmbad weather
23 February 2008 Flag of Poland.svg Zakopane Wielka Krokiew 10 km / HS134bad weather
3091724 February 2008 Flag of Poland.svg Zakopane Wielka Krokiew HS134 / 7.5 km Flag of Austria.svg Bernhard Gruber Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tommy Schmid Flag of the United States.svg Bill Demong
3101829 February 2008 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti Salpausselkä HS130 / 15 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Tande Flag of Germany.svg Eric Frenzel Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann
1 March 2008 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti Salpausselkä HS130 / 7.5 kmbad weather
311198 March 2008 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo 4 Holmenkollbakken HS128 / 15 km Flag of Austria.svg Bernhard Gruber Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Bieler Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann
312209 March 2008 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Holmenkollbakken HS128 / 7.5 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Tande Flag of Austria.svg Mario Stecher Flag of Austria.svg Bernhard Gruber

1 = originally scheduled Gundersen method was replaced with mass start, because the track was destroyed over a strong wind. 10 km cross-country run was on 19 January 2008, but ski jumping round was postponed on the next day over a strong wind.
2 = on 27 January ski jumping round was cancelled for strong wind and fog, that's why only 7.5 km sprint was organized this day. As for final result they just added previous day competition ski jumping round.
3 = Because of the bad weather forecast they switched the disciplines. Cross-country run in the morning and ski jumping round in the afternoon.
4 = Because of the bad weather forecast ski jumping round for competition on 8 March was already organized on 7 March.

Standings

Overall

Rank123456789101112131415161718192021222324Total
1 Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann 10050604536805045601004580100604560246060141174
2 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Tande 405322660506036100405052629291004510045100978
3 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Demong 36601001026408080458036501840404060222910902
4 Flag of Austria.svg Bernhard Gruber 32363660802624322322626453280451002010060894
5 Flag of France.svg Jason Lamy-Chappuis 26292280452981004045803232451001526139776
6 Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Bieler 60244010040369501223212100602232328032766
7 Flag of Germany.svg Eric Frenzel 50205050241440204010080365036802636752
8 Flag of Germany.svg Björn Kircheisen 181008036100100291536401324261445676
9 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Moan 162624123245100605015118050298294040667
10 Flag of Austria.svg David Kreiner 14164524509454026116045601032323143650622
11 Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Koivuranta 45452640202422241860248015443
12 Flag of Germany.svg Tino Edelmann 111816746036169291124622101610131826362
13 Flag of Japan.svg Norihito Kobayashi 1511292413292922201416505131840348
14 Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen 1380578050622113650333
15 Flag of Austria.svg Mario Stecher 48114781131536850365080331
16 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Haseney 12221352015322214601004319
17 Flag of Austria.svg Wilhelm Denifl 29152932226410362924911524294
19 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Spillane 804020141631011122418121246282

Sprint

Rank2468111314151618202224Total
1 Flag of Germany.svg Ronny Ackermann 504580454510060452414508
2 Flag of France.svg Jason Lamy-Chappuis 2980291008032451009504
3 Flag of Austria.svg Bernhard Gruber 366026322645328010060497
4 Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Bieler 241003650322100603232468
5 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Tande 52650365026292945100396
6 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Demong 60104080361840406010384
7 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Moan 26124560118050840332
8 Flag of Germany.svg Björn Kircheisen 1003610015132426314
9 Flag of Germany.svg Eric Frenzel 2050144080363636312
10 Flag of Austria.svg David Kreiner 162494060601032350304
11 Flag of Austria.svg Mario Stecher 848315365080204
12 Flag of Germany.svg Tino Edelmann 187601611622101026186
13 Flag of Japan.svg Norihito Kobayashi 112429201650518173
14 Flag of Norway.svg Espen Rian 10131322364162945170
15 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Haseney 2251522100164

Nations Cup

RankPoints
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3138
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2423
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2003
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1146
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1139
6Flag of France.svg  France 905
7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 620
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 380
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 187
10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11
10Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11
12Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5

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