Germany's Geiger wins Ski Flying World Championship at Planica

Planica, 12 December - Germany's Karl Geiger won the individual event of the Ski Flying World Championship at Slovenia's Planica with a total of 877.2 points after a nail-biting finish in which the second-placed Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway fell behind by only half of a point after four rounds of jumping.

Planica Karl Geiger of Germany, the winner of the individual event at the Ski Flying World Championships at Planica. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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Karl Geiger of Germany, the winner of the individual event at the Ski Flying World Championships at Planica.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Planica Karl Geiger of Germany (centre), the winner of the individual event at the Ski Flying World Championships at Planica, flanked by the second-placed Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway (left) and the third-placed Markus Eisenbichler of Germany (right). Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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Karl Geiger of Germany (centre), the winner of the individual event at the Ski Flying World Championships at Planica, flanked by the second-placed Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway (left) and the third-placed Markus Eisenbichler of Germany (right).
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Planica Karl Geiger of Germany (centre), the winner of the individual event at the Ski Flying World Championships at Planica, flanked by the second-placed Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway (left) and the third-placed Markus Eisenbichler of Germany (right). Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Planica
Karl Geiger of Germany (centre), the winner of the individual event at the Ski Flying World Championships at Planica, flanked by the second-placed Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway (left) and the third-placed Markus Eisenbichler of Germany (right).
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Planica Karl Geiger of Germany (centre), the winner of the individual event at the Ski Flying World Championships at Planica, flanked by the second-placed Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway (left) and the third-placed Markus Eisenbichler of Germany (right). Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Planica
Karl Geiger of Germany (centre), the winner of the individual event at the Ski Flying World Championships at Planica, flanked by the second-placed Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway (left) and the third-placed Markus Eisenbichler of Germany (right).
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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