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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009

40th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
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Host city Val-d'Isère, Savoie,
Country France
Nations participating 70
Athletes participating 382
Events 11
Opening ceremony 2 February 2009
Closing ceremony 15 February 2009
Main venue Bellevarde
(& Rhône-Alpes)
2007 2011  >
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009
Combined   men   women
Downhill men women
Giant slalom men women
Slalom men women
Super-G men women

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.

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).


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