Biathlon World Championships 2009

The 43 Biathlon World Championships were held until 22 February 2009 at South Korea's Pyeongchang on 13. The dress rehearsal for the Biathlon World Championships 2009 found already from 27 February to 2 March 2008 at the competition area is currently under construction. There were held two sprint and pursuit races, and a mixed relay in each case.

After the city had lost the vote to host the Biathlon World Championships in 2008 against the Swedish Östersund 11:30 voices, she sat down as host of the Biathlon World Championships 2009 at 23:22 votes against the Russian Khanty-Mansiysk by. Pyeongchang is applying the new Alpensia ski stadium for the Olympic Winter Games 2018.

The Youth and Junior World Championships were held from January 28 to February 3 held in Canmore, Canada.

• 2.1 Sprint 10 km
• 2.2 persecution 12.5 km
• 2.3 Individual 20 km
• 2.4 Mass Start 15 km
• 2.5 Season 4 x 7.5 km

• 3.1 Sprint 7.5 km
• 3.2 10 km pursuit
• 3.3 Individual 15 km
• 3.4 Mass Start 12.5 km
• 3.5 Season 4 x 6 km

• 4.1 Season 2 x 6 km 2 x 7.5 km

Balance

Medal Tally

Nations

Medalist

Sprint 10 km

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 11:15 CET Clock

Persecution 12.5 km

Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 11:15 Clock Some skaters, including Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Lars Berger and Michael Roesch, got a time penalty of one minute for leaving the course. Against this decision was lodged by the affected nations protest. The protest was upheld and restored the original order.

Single 20 km

Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 06:15 Clock

Mass Start 15 km

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 09:45 Clock

Season 4 x 7.5 km

Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 11:15 Clock

Women

Sprint 7.5 km

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 08:45 Clock

10 km pursuit

Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 09:00 Clock Andrea Henkel, of the Sixth sprint race, was disqualified for a breach of the safety rules for handling weapons for the biathlon pursuit race.

Single 15 km

Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 10.15 clock

Mass Start 12.5 km

Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 09:00 Clock

Season 4 x 6 km

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 11:15 Clock

Mixed

Season 2 x 6 km 2 x 7.5 km

Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 10:00 Clock

Doping

One day before the start of the World Championships, the members of the Russian banns and reigning world or vice world champion Yekaterina Jurjewa, Albina and Dmitri Yaroshenko Achatowa were transferred in December of doping after the opening of the B sample from the World Cup in Ostersund; they traveled immediately from South Korea to Moscow from.