FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009
The 40th Alpine Ski World was held until February 15, 2009 in Val d'Isere from February 2. The winter sports in Savoie was awarded at the 44th FIS Congress in Miami on June 3, 2004. Thus France was after 1937, 1962 ( each in Chamonix ) and 1968 ( as part of the Winter Olympics in Grenoble) for the fourth time host of the Alpine World Ski Championships.
All the men's race as well as the technical women's race (Giant Slalom, Slalom ) were held on the spectacular route Bellevarde that applied at the Olympic Winter Games in 1992, was, however, since no longer used for major international ski competitions. Scene of downhill, super -G and combination of the ladies was the new, also very demanding slopes Solaise Rhône -Alpes.
June 30, 2007 Jean -Claude Killy resigned as president of the organizing committee. The triple Olympic champion protested thus against the lack of support of the policy and the slow progress in the construction of a new media center and the slopes. The line then took over Marc Bauer, Mayor of Val d'Isere.
- 5.1 Departure
- 5.2 Super -G
- 5.3 Giant Slalom
- 5.4 slalom
- 5.5 Super Combined
Program
The World Cup began not as initially planned for January 30: The schedule has been streamlined, the eleven planned competitions thus extend over a period of only 13 days. In addition, the team competition was not on the last day, but before the technical competitions take place as in 2007 and 2005, but had to be removed from the program without replacement due to bad weather.
As with the 2007 World Cup there was for the Giant Slalom and Slalom due to the very large number of participants on the day before the qualifying race. In addition to 50 drivers set to have 25 more each categorized.
For the first time were allowed to start in the technical disciplines, only the top 30 runners of the first pass in the second run, as this is handled in the World Cup.
Participant
Medal Tally
Departure
Date: February 7, 2009 Range: Bellevarde Starting elevation: 2807 m, target altitude: 1848 m Length: 2988 m Altitude difference: 959 m Gradient: 32 %, max. Gradient: 70% Course Setters: Helmuth Schmalzl (ITA ), 48 goals
Eliminated limited to: Didier Defago (SUI ), Christoph Gruber ( AUT), Erik Guay (CAN ), Jan Hudec (CAN ), Manuel Osborne - Paradis ( CAN)
* Michael Walchshofer finished the race twice. Race Director Günter Hujara had arranged a brief interruption in the upper part due to heavy fog in the meantime, the starting judge gave Walchhofer's start free but, whereupon he went to twelfth place. The Austrian head coach applied for a re- start option, which was granted. In yet optimal conditions Walchshofer mastered, as the second to last driver the route and improved to ninth place. After the race, but was found by the jury that the first run was valid and Walchshofer retained his twelfth.
Super -G
Date: February 4, 2009 Range: Bellevarde Starting elevation: 2498 m, target altitude: 1848 m Length: 1770 m Altitude difference: 650 m Gradient: 36 %, max. Gradient: 56% Course Setters: Gianluca Rulfi (ITA ), 38 goals
Not Started: Ivica Kostelic (CRO )
Eliminated inter alia: Ambrosi Hoffmann ( SUI), Ted Ligety (USA ), Andreas Strodl (GER ), Peter Strodl (GER ), Manuel Osborne - Paradis (CAN ), Marco Sullivan (USA), Kjetil Jansrud (NOR ) Patrik Järbyn (SWE )
Giant Slalom
Date: February 13, 2009 Range: Bellevarde Starting elevation: 2292 m, target altitude: 1848 m Length: 1181 m Altitude difference: 444 m Slope: 38.1 %, max. Gradient: 70% Course Setters 1st run: Sepp Brunner (SUI ), 53 goals Course setter 2nd run: Matteo Guadagnini (ITA ), 52 goals
Eliminated in the first run limited to: Kjetil Jansrud (NOR ) Not for the 2nd run of qualified inter alia: Hannes Reichelt (AUT ), John Kucera ( CAN) Eliminated in the second run, inter alia: Bode Miller (USA)
Slalom
Date: February 15, 2009 Range: Bellevarde Starting elevation: 2062 m, target altitude: 1842 m Length: 591 m difference in altitude: 220 m Gradient: 37 %, max. Gradient: 70% Course Setters 1st run: Christian höflehner (AUT ), 64 goals Course setter 2nd run: Jacques Théolier ( FRA ), 64 goals
Eliminated in the first run limited to: Marc Berthod (SUI ), Marc Gini (SUI ), Reinfried Herbst (AUT ), Marcel Hirscher (AUT ), Mario Matt (AUT ), Giorgio Rocca (ITA ), Bode Miller (USA ), André Myhrer (SWE ), Giuliano Razzoli (ITA )
Eliminated in the second run, inter alia: Johan Brolenius (SWE ), Jens Byggmark (SWE ), Jean -Baptiste Grange ( FRA ), Ted Ligety (USA ), Manfred Mölgg (ITA ), Benjamin Raich (AUT ), Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) The race was marked by many failures. Of the 75 racers started did not finish in the first race 39. A further 13 dropped out in the second run, for example, Johan Brolenius and Jean -Baptiste Grange, who had located on the second and third place overall.
Super Combined
Date: February 9, 2009, 10:00 Uhr/17 00 clock
Downhill: Bellevarde Starting elevation: 2550 m, target altitude: 1848 m Length: 2549 m Altitude difference: 702 m Gradient: 32 %, max. Gradient: 70% Course Setters: Helmuth Schmalzl (ITA ), 30 goals
Slalom course: Bellevarde Starting elevation: 2042 m, target altitude: 1842 m Length: 550 m, height difference: 200 m Gradient: 37 %, max. Gradient: 70% Course Setter: Greg nedell (USA), 57 goals
Eliminated in the downhill and Others: Benjamin Raich (AUT ) No longer competed for slalom and Others: Carlo Janka (SUI ), John Kucera ( CAN) Eliminated in the slalom and Others: Bernhard Graf ( AUT ), Jean -Baptiste Grange ( FRA ), Marcel Hirscher (AUT ), Bode Miller (USA) Bode Miller and Adrien Theaux had lain after the first run to the second and third place, dropped out in the second run.
Women
Departure
Date: February 9, 2009, 13:00 Clock Route ski-in/ski-out Rhône -Alpes Starting elevation: 2536 m, target altitude: 1845 m Length: 2227 m Altitude difference: 691 m Slope: 32,90 %, max. Slope: 52.84 % Course Setters: Jan Tischhauser (SUI ), 37 goals
Eliminated inter alia: Anna Fenninger (AUT ), Dominique Gisin (SUI ), Britt Janyk ( CAN), Nadia Styger (SUI )
The departure of the ladies was originally scheduled for February 8, but had on the runway due to snowfall and large amounts of fresh snow to be moved.
Super -G
Date: February 3, 2009, 13:00 Clock Route ski-in/ski-out Rhône -Alpes Starting elevation: 2445 m, target altitude: 1845 m Slope of 32.88 %, max. Slope 52.84 % Length: 1937 m Altitude difference: 600 m Course Setters: Ulf Emilsson (SWE ), 38 goals
Eliminated inter alia: Fränzi Aufdenblatten (SUI ), Andrea Dettling (SUI ), Renate Götschl (AUT ), Julia Mancuso (USA), Daniela Merighetti (ITA ), Anja Parson (SWE ), Lucia Recchia (ITA ), Gina Stechert (GER )
Giant Slalom
Date: February 12, 2009 Range: Bellevarde Starting elevation: 2225 m, target altitude: 1865 m Length: 1181 m Altitude difference: 360 m Slope: 38.1 %, max. Gradient: 70% Course Setters 1st run: Trevor Wagner ( USA), 42 goals Course setter 2nd run: Marko Jurjec (SLO ), 41 goals
Eliminated in the first run, inter alia: Aline Bonjour, Rabea Grand, Lara Gut (all SUI), Manuela Mölgg (ITA ) Eliminated in the 2nd run: Nicole Gius (ITA )
Slalom
Date: February 14, 2009 Range: Bellevarde Starting elevation: 2032 m, target altitude: 1842 m Length: 550 m Altitude difference: 190 m Gradient: 37 %, max. Gradient: 70% Course Setters 1st run: Christian Schwaiger (GER ), 59 goals Course setter 2nd run: Petr Záhrobský (CZE ), 64 goals
Eliminated in the first run, inter alia: Maria Pietilä - Holmner (SWE ), Kathrin Zettel (AUT ), Therese Borssén (SWE ), Michaela church Gasser (AUT ), Nika Fleiss (CRO ), Susanne Riesch (GER ) Not for the 2nd run of qualified inter alia: Elisabeth Goergl (AUT ), Anna Fenninger (AUT ) Eliminated in the 2nd run: Marion Bertrand ( FRA ), Irene Curtoni (ITA ), Lindsey Vonn (USA), Manuela Mölgg (ITA )
Mölgg and Vonn, who had located after the first run on the first two places, dropped out in the second run. Third place Sandrine Aubert ( FRA ) dropped after a serious error back to the 26th place.
Super Combined
Date: February 6, 2009
Downhill ski-in/ski-out Rhône -Alpes Starting elevation: 2536 m, target altitude: 1845 m Length: 2227 m Altitude difference: 691 m Slope: 32,90 %, max. Slope: 52.84 % Course Setters: Jan Tischhauser (SUI ), 37 goals
Slalom course ski-in/ski-out Rhône -Alpes Starting elevation: 2035 m, target altitude: 1840 m Length: 497 m Altitude difference: 195 m Slope: 37.04 %, max. Slope: 52.84 % Course Setters: Mike Necesanek ( CAN), 56 goals
Eliminated in the downhill and Others: Emily Brydon (CAN ), Andrea Dettling (SUI ), Michaela church Gasser (AUT ), Julia Mancuso (USA), Anja Parson (SWE ) Eliminated in the slalom and Others: Tina Maze (SLO ), Daniela Merighetti (ITA ) Disqualified in Slalom (after fastest time in the downhill ): Lindsey Vonn (USA)
Team competition
The scheduled for February 11, the team competition was canceled after a storm with very heavy snow during the day and the night before and deleted. The competition had been held on the Face de Bellevarde.