The record for longest jump in a World Cup event is shared by Gregor Schlierenzauer and Simon Ammann who both jumped 140 meters at Granåsen in December 2008.
With 28 world cup successes (10 in the 1998/1999 season, 11 in 1999/2000, 6 in 2000/01, and 1 in 2001/2002), he finished sixth in the world rankings behind Matti Nykänen (46 victories), Gregor Schlierenzauer (44 victories), Adam Małysz (39 victories), Janne Ahonen (36 victories) and Jens Weißflog (33 victories).
The official record is one metre shorter, jumped by Gregor Schlierenzauer in 2007.
The current top three leaders in the 2006-7 ski jumping World Cup, Anders Jacobsen (Norway), Gregor Schlierenzauer (Austria), and Adam Małysz (Poland), all performed to less than expectations, finishing 14th, tenth, and fourth respectively.
Loitzl's teammate Gregor Schlierenzauer would win silver in the same event with both teaming up to win gold in the team large hill event, given the Austrians three medals.
He began the season with an impressive 9th place finish at Kuusamo, and got his first career podium finish one week later in Trondheim, Norway, where he finished second behind Gregor Schlierenzauer.
Gregor Schlierenzauer | Gregor Piatigorsky | Gregor Mendel | Gregor Schneider | Jozsef Gregor | Gregor Wentzel | Gregor Gysi | Nora Gregor | Gregor Ziemer | Gregor MacGregor | Gregor Benko | Gregor Žerjav | Gregor Kiczales | Gregor Gall | Gregor Edmunds | Gregor Collins | Francis Gregor (MP) | Francis Gregor | Clan Gregor | A. James Gregor | Johan Gregor van der Schardt | Gregor Strniša | Gregor Schoeler | Gregor Rajh | Gregor McGregor | Gregor Jordan | Gregor Fisken |