The 2004–05 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 26th World Cup season in ski jumping and the unofficial World Cup season in ski flying with no small crystal globe awarded.
Season began in Kuusamo, Finland on 27 November 2004 and finished in Planica, Slovenia on 20 March 2005. The individual World Cup overall winner was Finnish ski jumper Janne Ahonen (who also won Four Hills Tournament), another Finnish Matti Hautamäki won Nordic Tournament and Nations Cup was taken by Team of Austria.
28 men's individual events on 19 different venues in 10 countries were held on the twoe different continents (Europe and Asia). First individual opening competition of the season in Kuusamo was rescheduled for two days due to bad weather. Also three men's team events were held. Three events in total were held only in one round due to bad weather conditions (two team events in Pragelato and Willingen and individual event in Sapporo).
Peaks of the season were FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, 4H and Nordic Tournament.
World records List of world record distances (both official and invalid) achieved within this World Cup season. DateAthlete HillRoundPlaceMetresFeet 17 March 2005 Andreas Widhölzl Velikanka bratov Gorišek HS215 Training – R1 Planica, Slovenia 234.5 769 20 March 2005 Tommy Ingebrigtsen Velikanka bratov Gorišek HS215 Round 2 Planica, Slovenia 231 758 20 March 2005 Bjørn Einar Romøren Velikanka bratov Gorišek HS215 Round 2 Planica, Slovenia 234.5 769 20 March 2005 Matti Hautamäki Velikanka bratov Gorišek HS215 Round 2 Planica, Slovenia 235.5 773 20 March 2005 Bjørn Einar Romøren Velikanka bratov Gorišek HS215 Round 2 Planica, Slovenia 239 784 20 March 2005 Janne Ahonen Velikanka bratov Gorišek HS215 Round 2 Planica, Slovenia 240 787
Map of world cup hosts EuropeGermanyAustriaAsia
Calendar
Men's Individual + N – normal hill / L – large hill / F – flying hillDatePlace (Hill)WinnerSecondThirdOverall leader 26 November 2004 KuusamoRukatunturi HS142)L cnxcancelled due to strong wind and rescheduled on a day after — 582127 November 2004 Janne Ahonen Alexander Herr Martin Höllwarth Janne Ahonen 583228 November 2004 L 387 Janne Ahonen Thomas Morgenstern Jakub Janda 58434 December 2004 Trondheim(Granåsen HS131)L 388 Janne Ahonen Jakub Janda Andreas Widhölzl 58545 December 2004 L 389 Janne Ahonen Martin Höllwarth Andreas Widhölzl 586511 December 2004 Harrachov(Čerťák HS142) L 390 Adam Małysz Janne Ahonen Georg Späth 587612 December 2004 L 391 Janne Ahonen Roar Ljøkelsøy Jakub Janda 588718 December 2004 Engelberg(Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137)L 392 Janne Ahonen Thomas Morgenstern Jakub Janda 589819 December 2004 L 393 Janne Ahonen Jakub Janda Martin Höllwarth 590929 December 2004 Oberstdorf(Schattenbergschanze HS137)L 394 Janne Ahonen Roar Ljøkelsøy Adam Małysz591101 January 2005 Garmisch-Pa(Große Olympiaschanze HS125)L 395 Janne Ahonen Thomas Morgenstern Georg Späth592113 January 2005 Innsbruck(Bergiselschanze HS130)L 396 Janne Ahonen Adam Małysz Jakub Janda59312 6 January 2005 Bischofshofen(Paul-Ausserleitner HS140)L 397 Martin Höllwarth Janne Ahonen Daiki Itō53rd Four Hills Tournament Overall(29 December 2004 – 6 January 2005) Janne Ahonen Martin Höllwarth Thomas Morgenstern4H Tournament594139 January 2005 Willingen(Mühlenkopfschanze HS145)L 398 Janne Ahonen Martin Höllwarth Andreas Küttel Janne Ahonen 5951415 January 2005 Bad Mitterndorf(Kulm HS200) Andreas Widhölzl Roar Ljøkelsøy Adam Małysz 5961516 January 2005 F 058 Adam Małysz Andreas Widhölzl Risto Jussilainen 5971622 January 2005 Titisee-Neustadt(Hochfirstschanze HS142)) L 399 Janne Ahonen Jakub Janda Thomas Morgenstern 5981723 January 2005 L 400 Jakub Janda Adam Małysz Risto Jussilainen 5991829 January 2005 Zakopane(Wielka Krokiew HS134)L 401 Adam Małysz Roar Ljøkelsøy Risto Jussilainen 6001930 January 2005 L 402 Adam Małysz Janne Ahonen Roar Ljøkelsøy 601205 February 2005 Sapporo(Ōkurayama HS134)L 403 Kazuyoshi Funaki Thomas Morgenstern Roar Ljøkelsøy 602216 February 2005 L 404 Roar Ljøkelsøy Risto Jussilainen Thomas Morgenstern 6032211 February 2005 Pragelato(Stadio del Trampolino HS140)L 405 Matti Hautamäki Michael Uhrmann Thomas Morgenstern FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005(19 – 25 February • Oberstdorf)604236 March 2005 Lahti(Salpausselkä HS130)L 406 Matti Hautamäki Roar Ljøkelsøy Thomas Morgenstern Janne Ahonen605249 March 2005 Kuopio(Puijo HS127)L 407 Matti Hautamäki Roar Ljøkelsøy Adam Małysz Jakub Janda6062511 March 2005 Lillehammer(Lysgårdsbakken HS138)L Matti Hautamäki Sigurd Pettersen Lars Bystøl6072613 March 2005 Oslo(Holmenkollbakken HS128))L 409 Matti Hautamäki Bjørn Einar Romøren Michael Uhrmann9th Nordic Tournament Overall(6 – 13 March 2005)) Matti Hautamäki Roar Ljøkelsøy Michael UhrmannNordic Tournament6082719 March 2005 Planica(Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215)F 059 Matti Hautamäki Andreas Widhölzl Bjørn Einar Romøren Janne Ahonen 6092820 March 2005 F 060 Bjørn Einar Romøren Roar Ljøkelsøy Andreas Widhölzl 26th FIS World Cup Overall(24 November 2000 – 20 March 2005) Janne Ahonen Roar Ljøkelsøy Matti HautamäkiWorld Cup Overall
Men's Team DatePlace (Hill)WinnerSecondThirdR.3018 January 2005 Willingen(Mühlenkopfschanze HS145) 31212 February 2005 Pragelato(Stadio del Trampolino HS140) L 026 3235 March 2005 Lahti(Salpausselkä HS130)L 027
Standings
Overall Rankafter 28 eventsPoints1 Janne Ahonen 17152 Roar Ljøkelsøy 14403 Matti Hautamäki 12754 Adam Małysz 12015 Martin Höllwarth 11796 Jakub Janda 11647 Thomas Morgenstern 11388 Andreas Widhölzl 9999 Michael Uhrmann 80410 Lars Bystøl 613
Nations Cup Rankafter 31 eventsPoints1 Austria 51022 Finland 47713 Norway 41244 Germany 33275 Japan 18206 Slovenia 17277 Poland 16308 Czech Republic 14069 Switzerland 94310 Russia 677
Prize money Rankafter 31 eventsCHF1 Janne Ahonen 335,5002 Matti Hautamäki 187,5003 Roar Ljøkelsøy 161,0004 Adam Małysz 140,1505 Martin Höllwarth 120,0006 Jakub Janda 119,5007 Thomas Morgenstern 113,0008 Andreas Widhölzl 95,2009 Michael Uhrmann 53,00010 Bjørn Einar Romøren 52,000
Four Hills Tournament Rankafter 4 eventsPoints1 Janne Ahonen 1043.32 Martin Höllwarth 994.23 Thomas Morgenstern 985.54 Adam Małysz 985.35 Jakub Janda 972.86 Roar Ljøkelsøy 969.77 Daiki Itō 962.78 Michael Uhrmann 939.09 Georg Späth 928.510 Matti Hautamäki 922.2
Nordic Tournament Rankafter 4 eventsPoints1 Matti Hautamäki 1103.02 Roar Ljøkelsøy 1055.43 Michael Uhrmann 1032.74 Lars Bystøl 1026.95 Janne Ahonen 1011.16 Jakub Janda 1008.57 Rok Benkovič 1002.18 Thomas Morgenstern 1000.29 Bjørn Einar Romøren 985.610 Andreas Küttel 977.8
See also 2004 Grand Prix (top level summer series) 2004–05 FIS Continental Cup (2nd level competition)
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