Planica: Schlierenzauer Wins Second Individual Event
Planica, 16 March - Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer was the undisputed king at Sunday's individual world cup ski-flying meet in Planica after winning the same event on Friday. Schlierenzauer (217 m/231 m; 442.1 points) was the longest in both rounds and finished ahead of teammate Martin Koch (216.5/229.5; 435.2) and Finn Jane Happonen (203.5/220.5; 418.8).
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Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer, the winner of the ski flying meet in Planica.
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Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his partner Urska Bacovnik at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Podium finishers in the final standings of the ski jumping World Cup, 2nd placed Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria (right), his teammate and winner Thomas Morgenstern and 3rd placed Janne Ahonen of Finland.
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Slovenia's Robert Kranjec at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Japan's Taku Takeuchi at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Finland's Janne Happonen at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Japan's Noriaki Kasai at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Finland's Janne Ahonen at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season.
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Japan's Taku Takeuchi at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Austria's Martin Koch at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Norway's Bjorn Einar Romoren at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Japan's Daiki Ito at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Japan's Daiki Ito at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Finland's Janne Happonen landing in Planica.
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Japan's Taku Takeuchi at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Japan's Daiki Ito at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Poland's Adam Malysz landing in Planica.
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Japan's Taku Takeuchi at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Slovenia's Robert Kranjec landing at a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Slovenia's Jurij Tepes landing in Planica.
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Poland's Adam Malysz landing in Planica.
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Finland's Janne Happonen landing in Planica.
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Slovenia's Jernej Damjan landing at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Japan's Taku Takeuchi at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Finland's Janne Ahonen at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Slovenia's Jurij Tepes at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season.
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Prime Minister Janez Jansa (left), his partner Urska Bacovnik (centre) and Kranjska gora mayor Jure Zerjav at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his partner Urska Bacovnik at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Austria's Martin Koch, after his second jump and second place at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern (centre), the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season being congratulated by teammate Martin Koch (left) and today's winner Gregor Schlierenzauer.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern (left), the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season being congratulated by teammate Martin Koch.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season.
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Prime Minister Janez Jansa (left) and his partner Urska Bacovnik at the Planica ski flying meet.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season.
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Austria's Gregot Schlierenzauer, the winner of the Planica ski flying meet.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season.
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Finalnd's Janne Ahonen, the third-placed in the total rankings of the ski jumping World Cup 2007/2008 season.
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Finalnd's Janne Ahonen, the third-placed in the total rankings of the ski jumping World Cup 2007/2008 season.
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Austria's Gregot Schlierenzauer, the winner of the Planica ski flying meet.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern (centre), the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season being congratulated by teammate Martin Koch (left) and today's winner Gregor Schlierenzauer.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season.
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Podium finishers in the final standings of the ski jumping World Cup, 2nd placed Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria (right), his teammate and winner Thomas Morgenstern and 3rd placed Janne Ahonen of Finland.
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Podium finishers in the final standings of the ski jumping World Cup, 2nd placed Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria (right), his teammate and winner Thomas Morgenstern and 3rd placed Janne Ahonen of Finland.
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Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer, the winner of the ski flying meet in Planica.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, the winner of the ski jumping World Cup in the 2007/2008 season.
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Team Austria, the winner of the Nations Cup in the 2007/2008 season.
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Podium finishers in the final standings of the ski jumping World Cup, 2nd placed Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria (right), his teammate and winner Thomas Morgenstern and 3rd placed Janne Ahonen of Finland.
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Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer at a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern touches down at a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Finland's Janne Ahonen touches down at a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Switzerland's Simon Amman racing towards the ramp at a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Finland's Janne Happonen racing towards the ramp at a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Norway's Bjorn Einar Romoren racing towards the ramp at a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer making it towards the start of a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Japan's Daiki Ito looking towards the bottom of the Planica hill.
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Japan's Daiki Ito making it to the start of a World Cup flying meet in Planica.
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Japan's Noriaki Kasai looking towards the bottom of the Planica hill.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern climbing towards the start of a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Finland's Matti Hautamaeki making it towards the start of a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer making it towards the start of a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer making it towards the start of a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Slovenia's Jurij Tepes climbing towards the start of a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Ski flying meet in Planica.
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Ski flying meet in Planica.
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Norway's Tom Hilde at a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Ski flying meet in Planica.
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Ski flying meet in Planica.
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Austria's Thomas Morgenstern climbing towards the start of a ski flying meet in Planica.
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Poland's Adam Malysz speeding towards the ramp at a ski flying meet in Planica.
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