The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 were the 40th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held 2–15 February in France at Val-d'Isère, Savoie.
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| Host city | Val-d'Isère, Savoie |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Nations | 70 |
| Athletes | 382[1] |
| Events | 11 |
| Opening | 2 February 2009 |
| Closing | 15 February 2009 |
| Opened by | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Main venue | Bellevarde (& Rhône-Alpes) |
The International Ski Federation (FIS) awarded the championships to Val-d'Isère on 2 June 2004, in Miami, Florida. The other two finalists were Vail/Beaver Creek, USA, and Schladming, Austria, which was later selected to host the 2013 championships. Vail/Beaver Creek gained the 2015 championships.
These were the first world championships at Val-d'Isère, although the area hosted four of the five men's events at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville (the slalom was held at Les Menuires). Val-d'Isère is a regular stop on the World Cup circuit, usually by the men in early to mid-December.
These were the fourth world championships held in France. Chamonix hosted in 1937 and 1962, and Chamrousse hosted the alpine events for 1968 Winter Olympics (from 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the world championships).
Venues
edit- The men's events were held at Bellevarde, as were the women's giant slalom and slalom. The other three women's events were conducted at Rhône-Alpes.
| Date | Race | Start elevation |
Finish elevation |
Vertical drop |
Course length |
Average gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 07-Feb | Downhill – men | 2807 m | 1848 m | 959 m | 2.988 km | 32.1% |
| Mon 09-Feb | Downhill – women | 2536 | 1845 | 691 | 2.227 | 31.0 |
| Mon 09-Feb | Downhill (SC) – men | 2550 | 1848 | 702 | 2.549 | 27.5 |
| Fri 06-Feb | Downhill (SC) – women | 2536 | 1845 | 691 | 2.227 | 31.0 |
| Wed 04-Feb | Super-G – men | 2498 | 1848 | 650 | 1.770 | 36.7 |
| Tue 03-Feb | Super-G – women | 2445 | 1845 | 600 | 1.926 | 31.2 |
| Fri 13-Feb | Giant slalom – men | 2292 | 1842 | 450 | ||
| Thu 12-Feb | Giant slalom – women | 2225 | 1865 | 360 | ||
| Sun 15-Feb | Slalom – men | 2062 | 1842 | 220 | ||
| Sat 14-Feb | Slalom – women | 2042 | 1842 | 200 | ||
| Mon 09-Feb | Slalom (SC) – men | 2032 | 1842 | 190 | ||
| Fri 06-Feb | Slalom (SC) – women | 2035 | 1840 | 195 |
| Date | Race | Start elevation |
Finish elevation |
Vertical drop |
Course length |
Average gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 07-Feb | Downhill – men | 9209 ft | 6063 ft | 3146 ft | 1.886 mi. | 32.1% |
| Mon 09-Feb | Downhill – women | 8320 | 6053 | 2267 | 1.384 | 31.0 |
| Mon 09-Feb | Downhill (SC) – men | 8366 | 6063 | 2303 | 1.584 | 27.5 |
| Fri 06-Feb | Downhill (SC) – women | 8320 | 6053 | 2267 | 1.384 | 31.0 |
| Wed 04-Feb | Super-G – men | 8196 | 6063 | 2133 | 1.100 | 36.7 |
| Tue 03-Feb | Super-G – women | 8022 | 6053 | 1969 | 1.197 | 31.2 |
| Fri 13-Feb | Giant slalom – men | 7520 | 6043 | 1477 | ||
| Thu 12-Feb | Giant slalom – women | 7300 | 6119 | 1181 | ||
| Sun 15-Feb | Slalom – men | 6765 | 6043 | 722 | ||
| Sat 14-Feb | Slalom – women | 6699 | 6043 | 656 | ||
| Mon 09-Feb | Slalom (SC) – men | 6666 | 6043 | 623 | ||
| Fri 06-Feb | Slalom (SC) – women | 6677 | 6037 | 640 |
Medal winners
editMen's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill details |
John Kucera Canada |
2:07.01 | Didier Cuche Switzerland |
2:07.05 | Carlo Janka Switzerland |
2:07.18 |
| Super-G details |
Didier Cuche Switzerland |
1:19.41 | Peter Fill Italy |
1:20.40 | Aksel Lund Svindal Norway |
1:20.43 |
| Giant slalom details |
Carlo Janka Switzerland |
2:18.82 | Benjamin Raich Austria |
2:19.53 | Ted Ligety United States |
2:19.81 |
| Slalom details |
Manfred Pranger Austria |
1.44.17 | Julien Lizeroux France |
1.44.48 | Michael Janyk Canada |
1.45.70 |
| Super combined details |
Aksel Lund Svindal Norway |
2:23.00 | Julien Lizeroux France |
2:23.90 | Natko Zrnčić-Dim Croatia |
2:24.58 |
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill details |
Lindsey Vonn United States |
1:30.31 | Lara Gut Switzerland |
1:30.83 | Nadia Fanchini Italy |
1:30.88 |
| Super-G details |
Lindsey Vonn United States |
1:20.73 | Marie Marchand-Arvier France |
1:21.07 | Andrea Fischbacher Austria |
1:21.13 |
| Giant slalom details |
Kathrin Hölzl Germany |
2:03.49 | Tina Maze Slovenia |
2:03.58 | Tanja Poutiainen Finland |
2:04.03 |
| Slalom details |
Maria Riesch Germany |
1:51.80 | Šárka Záhrobská Czech Republic |
1:52.57 | Tanja Poutiainen Finland |
1:52.89 |
| Super combined details |
Kathrin Zettel Austria |
2:20.13 | Lara Gut Switzerland |
2:20.69 | Elisabeth Görgl Austria |
2:21.01 |
Team event
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team event Canceled – poor weather[2] |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
References
edit- ^ "Worlds: FIS president Kasper speaks at closing ceremonies". Ski Racing.com. 16 February 2009.
- ^ "Worlds: Team event canceled". Ski Racing.com. 11 February 2009.
External links
edit- FIS-ski.com – 2009 World Championships