Alpine World Ski Championships 2009
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The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 were held in Val d'Isère, Savoie
, France
, from February 2-15, 2009
.
The International Ski Federation
(FIS) awarded the championships to Val d'Isère on June 2, 2004
, in Miami
, Florida
. The other two finalists were Vail
/Beaver Creek
, U.S.A., and Schladming
, Austria
, which was later selected to host the 2013 World 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 1948-80, the Winter Olympics were also the world championships).
> Course Information - (metric)
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
> Course Information - (imperial)
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
Savoie
Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, from February 2-15, 2009
2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 43rd World Cup season began in late October 2008 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in mid-March 2009, at the World Cup finals in Åre, Sweden.Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the overall title by two points over Benjamin Raich of Austria. Svindal returned from a season-ending injury in December...
.
The International Ski Federation
International Ski Federation
The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski is the main international organisation for ski sports...
(FIS) awarded the championships to Val d'Isère on June 2, 2004
2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 38th World Cup season began in October 2003 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded at the World Cup finals in Sestriere, Italy, in March 2004. Sestriere would host the alpine skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
, in Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. The other two finalists were Vail
Vail Ski Resort
Vail Ski Resort is located in Eagle County, Colorado, next to the town of Vail. Vail Mountain, at , is the largest single mountain ski resort in the United States, featuring seven bowls and intermediate gladed terrain in Blue Sky Basin...
/Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek Resort
Beaver Creek Resort is a major United States ski resort near Avon, Colorado, run by Vail Resorts. The resort comprises three villages, the main Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead to the west...
, U.S.A., and Schladming
Schladming
Schladming is a small mining town in the Austrian state of Styria, that is now very popular with tourists. It has become a large ski resort and has held various skiing competitions recently. The shopping area has lots of cafes, restaurant and a variety of shops and caters well for tourists.As of...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, which was later selected to host the 2013 World Championships
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 are scheduled to be held in Schladming, Styria, Austria, in February 2013. The FIS awarded the Alpine World Skiing Championships on 29 May 2008, in Cape Town, South Africa. The other three finalists were Beaver Creek/Vail, Cortina d'Ampezzo, and St...
.
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
Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events at three venues, held near Albertville, France. Val-d'Isère hosted the men's events, except the slalom, held at Les Menuires; all five of the women's alpine events were held at Méribel...
in Albertville
Albertville
Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
(the slalom
Slalom skiing
Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
was held at Les Menuires
Les Menuires
Les Menuires is a ski resort in the Belleville valley of Les Trois Vallées between Saint-Martin-de-Belleville and Val Thorens. Owned and operated by Compagnie des Alpes, It is in the Savoie département of France....
). Val d'Isère is a regular stop on the World Cup
Alpine skiing World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...
circuit, usually by the men in early to mid-December.
These were the fourth world championships held in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Chamonix hosted in 1937 and 1962
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962 were held in Chamonix, France between February 10–18, 1962.Chamonix hosted the event in 1937, and also the first Winter Olympics in 1924, but without alpine skiing.-External links:...
, and Chamrousse
Chamrousse
Chamrousse is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.The majestic mountain scenery towering above Grenoble is, for the most part, formed by the Belledonne range...
hosted the alpine events for 1968 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Grenoble, France. The six events were held at Chamrousse from February 9–17, 1968.Jean-Claude Killy won all three men's events, repeating Toni Sailer's triple-gold of 1956...
(from 1948-80, the Winter Olympics were also the world championships).
Venues
- 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.
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Men
| Event | Date | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Downhill details FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 - Men's downhill Complete results for Men's Downhill competition at the 2009 World Championships. It was run on February 7, the fourth race of the championships.-References:* - official results* - Worlds: Canadian Kucera claims downhill - 07-Feb-2009... |
Feb 7 | John Kucera John Kucera John Kucera is a World Cup alpine ski racer, a member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team. He races in all five alpine disciplines, focusing on the speed events of downhill and Super-G. He is the current world champion in the downhill, but has been sidelined due to injury since November 2009... |
2:07.01 | Didier Cuche Didier Cuche Didier Cuche is a Swiss alpine ski racer. He primarily competes in the speed disciplines of downhill and Super-G, along with the technical discipline of giant slalom... |
2:07.05 | Carlo Janka Carlo Janka Carlo Janka is a champion alpine ski racer from Switzerland. Born in Obersaxen in the canton of Graubünden, he had the winter sports facilities right in front of his home... |
2:07.18 |
| Super-G details FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 - Men's Super-G Complete results for Men's Super-G competition at the 2009 World Championships. The first men's race of the championships, the race was run on February 4.-References:* - official results* - Worlds: Cuche is super G champion - 04-Feb-2009... |
Feb 4 | Didier Cuche Didier Cuche Didier Cuche is a Swiss alpine ski racer. He primarily competes in the speed disciplines of downhill and Super-G, along with the technical discipline of giant slalom... |
1:19.41 | Peter Fill Peter Fill Peter Fill is an Italian alpine skier.-World Cup victories:- Career :Peter Fill is an all-round skier. In the 2006/2007 season he was the first Italian athlete since Alberto Tomba in the leaders of the Ski World Cup.At the age of 3 years old, he learned to ski with his first teacher Frieda Senoner... |
1:20.40 | Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Kjeller. He is a two-time winner of the overall , an Olympic gold medalist in Super G at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and a four-time World Champion in downhill, giant slalom, and super combined .-Career:As of... |
1:20.43 |
| Super Combined details FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 - Men's super combined Complete results for Men's Super Combined competition at the 2009 World Championships. It was run on February 9th, the sixth race of the championships.-References:* - official results* - Worlds: Svindal wins combined, bout Lizeroux stars - 09-Feb-2009... |
Feb 9 | Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Kjeller. He is a two-time winner of the overall , an Olympic gold medalist in Super G at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and a four-time World Champion in downhill, giant slalom, and super combined .-Career:As of... |
2:23.00 | Julien Lizeroux Julien Lizeroux Julien Lizeroux is a French alpine skier. He is a native of Moûtiers, Savoie.He is a member of Douanes-La Plagne. Lizeroux has three victories in the World Cup, all in slalom. The most important was in 2009 Kitzbühel's slalom. He won silver medals in the Super Combined and the Slalom at the 2009... |
2:23.90 | Natko Zrnčić-Dim Natko Zrncic-Dim Natko Zrnčić-Dim is a Croatian alpine skier. He won a bronze medal in super combined at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 in Val d'Isère, France. He is a member of SK Medveščak.... |
2:24.58 |
| Giant slalom details |
Feb 13 | Carlo Janka Carlo Janka Carlo Janka is a champion alpine ski racer from Switzerland. Born in Obersaxen in the canton of Graubünden, he had the winter sports facilities right in front of his home... |
2:18.82 | Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich is a champion alpine ski racer who won gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin, Italy... |
2:19.53 | Ted Ligety Ted Ligety Theodore Sharp "Ted" Ligety is a champion alpine ski racer from the United States. He was the 2006 Olympic gold medalist in combined and the three-time World Cup champion in giant slalom . Ligety won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Championships... |
2:19.81 |
| Slalom details FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 - Men's slalom Complete results for Men's Slalom competition at the 2009 World Championships. It was run on February 15, the final race of the championships.... |
Feb 15 | >Manfred Pranger Manfred Pranger Manfred Pranger is an Austrian alpine skier.He won three Slalom races in the Alpine Skiing World Cup, and the gold medal in the same discipline at the 2009 Alpine Skiing World Championship in Val d'Isère.- World cup victories:... |
1.44.17 | >Julien Lizeroux Julien Lizeroux Julien Lizeroux is a French alpine skier. He is a native of Moûtiers, Savoie.He is a member of Douanes-La Plagne. Lizeroux has three victories in the World Cup, all in slalom. The most important was in 2009 Kitzbühel's slalom. He won silver medals in the Super Combined and the Slalom at the 2009... |
1.44.48 | >Michael Janyk Michael Janyk Michael Janyk is a Canadian alpine skier. Janyk appeared for the Canadian team in the slalom event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he finished in 17th place... |
1.45.70 |
Women
| Event | Date | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Downhill details FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 - Women's downhill Complete results for Women's Downhill competition at the 2009 World Championships. Delayed a day by weather, it was run on February 9th, the fifth race of the championships.-References:* - official results... |
Feb 9 | Lindsey Vonn |
1:30.31 | Lara Gut Lara Gut Lara Gut is a World Cup alpine ski racer, competing in all five disciplines and specializing in downhill and super-G.In December 2006, at age 15, Gut participated in her first FIS races. At the Alpine Youth World Championship 2007 at Altenmarkt, Austria, she won silver in downhill. In the same... |
1:30.83 | Nadia Fanchini Nadia Fanchini Nadia Fanchini is an Italian alpine skier. She was born and lives in Val Camonica. She is the sister of Elena Fanchini, also an alpine skier.... |
1:30.88 |
| Super-G details FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 - Women's Super-G Complete results for Women's Super-G competition at the 2009 World Championships. It was run on February 3rd, the first race of the championships.-References:* - official results* - Worlds: Vonn claims gold in super G - 03-Feb-2009... |
Feb 3 | Lindsey Vonn |
1:20.73 | Marie Marchand-Arvier Marie Marchand-Arvier Marie Marchand-Arvier is a French alpine skier. She won a silver medal in Super G at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009. She finished fifth in the combined, and sixth in the downhill.... |
1:21.07 | Andrea Fischbacher Andrea Fischbacher Andrea Fischbacher is an Austrian alpine skier. She was born in Schwarzach im Pongau, but lives in Eben im Pongau... |
1:21.13 |
| Super combined details FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 - Women's super combined Complete results for Women's Super Combined competition at the 2009 World Championships. It was run on February 6th, the third race of the championships.-References:* - official results* - Worlds: Zettel wins combined gold as Vonn DQ's - 06-Feb-2009... |
Feb 6 | Kathrin Zettel Kathrin Zettel Kathrin Zettel is an Austrian alpine skier from Göstling, Lower Austria. A specialist of Slalom and Giant Slalom, she won her first World Cup race on 25 November 2006.-World Cup victories:-External links:*... |
2:20.13 | Lara Gut Lara Gut Lara Gut is a World Cup alpine ski racer, competing in all five disciplines and specializing in downhill and super-G.In December 2006, at age 15, Gut participated in her first FIS races. At the Alpine Youth World Championship 2007 at Altenmarkt, Austria, she won silver in downhill. In the same... |
2:20.69 | Elisabeth Görgl Elisabeth Görgl Elisabeth Görgl is an Austrian professional alpine skier. She is an all-round skier who has reached World Cup podiums in all disciplines, with her best World Cup results in giant slalom and super G. In January 2008, she won her first world cup race in the Maribor, Slovenia giant slalom... |
2:21.01 |
| Giant slalom details FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 - Women's giant slalom Complete results for Women's Giant Slalom competition at the 2009 World Championships. It was run on February 12, the seventh race of the championships.... |
Feb 12 | Kathrin Hölzl Kathrin Hölzl Kathrin Hölzl is a German alpine ski racer, the gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2009 World Championships.... |
2:03.49 | Tina Maze Tina Maze Tina Maze is a renowned Slovenian alpine ski racer. She is the current world champion in giant slalom.Maze first competed in the 2001 World Championships at age 17 and in the 2002 Winter Olympics the following year. She started her career as a giant slalom specialist but later expanded and... |
2:03.58 | Tanja Poutiainen Tanja Poutiainen Tanja Poutiainen is a Finnish alpine ski racer, the silver medalist in the women's giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.... |
2:04.03 |
| Slalom details FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 - Women's slalom Complete results for the Women's Slalom competition at the 2009 World Championships. It was run on February 15, the final race of the championships.101 athletes from 42 countries competed.-Results:... |
Feb 14 | Maria Riesch Maria Riesch Maria Höfl-Riesch is a champion alpine ski racer. She won gold medals in slalom and super combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics and won the World Cup overall title in 2011.... |
1:51.80 | Šárka Záhrobská Šárka Záhrobská Šárka Záhrobská is a Czech Alpine ski racer, specializing in the slalom event. She is the first Alpine skier representing the Czech Republic to medal at the Winter Olympics and at the World Championships and just the second Czech Alpine skier ever to medal in the Olympics.-Skiing career:She won... |
1:52.57 | Tanja Poutiainen Tanja Poutiainen Tanja Poutiainen is a Finnish alpine ski racer, the silver medalist in the women's giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.... |
1:52.89 |
Team
| Event | Date | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Nations team event | Canceled - poor weather | - |
- |
- |
Medals table
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
External links
- valdisere2009.org - official site - in English
- FIS-ski.com - 2009 World Championships