It was the first time women's ski jumping took place and was so successful that FIS President Gian Franco Kasper hoped to include the event for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia with possible inclusion into a team event.
The three World Cup leaders each won a medal in the men's individual normal hill event with 2008-09 Four Hills Tournament winner Wolfgang Loitzl of Austria earning gold, the first individual of his career at the world championships.
Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, who had the longest jump of the second round with 101.5 metres, fell during landing and finished 8th.
[2] The Austrian team of Wolfgang Loitzl, Gregor Schlierenzauer, Andreas Kofler, and Thomas Morgenstern were the defending champions and were able to defend with Martin Koch taking Kofler's place.
[8] Loitzl had the longest jumps of both rounds to lead Austria to a repeat victory.