▁ 2 0 0 8 / 2 0 0 9 ▁season , ▁and ▁had ▁only ▁one ▁pod ium ▁( 3 rd ▁place ▁in ▁Tr ond heim ▁early ▁season ) ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁Four - H ills ▁Tournament . ▁There ▁he ▁showed ▁growing ▁shape , ▁placing ▁ 6 th ▁overall . ▁Before ▁entering ▁the ▁World ▁Championship , ▁he ▁placed ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁last ▁world ▁cup ▁races ▁in ▁K ling ent hal ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁sk if lying ▁hill ▁in ▁Ober std orf . ▁The ▁World ▁Championship ▁started ▁dread ful ▁for ▁Jacob sen , ▁falling ▁from ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁to ▁ 1 7 th ▁place ▁after ▁ 8 6 , 5 ▁m ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁in ▁the ▁normal ▁hill ▁event . ▁Yet ▁again ▁he ▁placed ▁third ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁at ▁the ▁large ▁hill ▁event , ▁winning ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁after ▁the ▁race ' s ▁can cellation . ▁After ▁winning ▁a ▁silver ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁large ▁hill ▁event ▁Jacob sen ▁won ▁altogether ▁two ▁med als ▁at ▁the ▁F IS ▁Nord ic ▁World ▁Ski ▁Championships ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁Lib ere c . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁e ighth ▁in ▁the ▁overall ▁world ▁cup ▁stand ings . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 / 1 0 ▁season ▁Jacob sen ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁fifth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁race ▁in ▁Ku us amo , ▁but ▁then ▁fell ▁during ▁training , ▁and ▁his ▁pla c ings ▁dropped , ▁mostly ▁varying ▁between ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁top ▁