Alpine World Ski Championships 2009

40th Alpine World Ski Championships 2009
Place:	Val-d'Isere , France
Start:	February 2, 2009
The End:	February 15, 2009
Nations:	70
Athletes:	504
Competitions:	10
winner
	Men's	Ladies
Departure	John Kucera	Lindsey Vonn
Super G	Didier Cuche	Lindsey Vonn
Giant slalom	Carlo Janka	Kathrin Hölzl
slalom	Manfred pillory	Maria Riesch
Super combination	Aksel Lund Svindal	Kathrin Zettel
team	called off
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The 40th Alpine World Ski Championships took place from February 2 to February 15, 2009 in Val-d'Isère .

All men's races as well as the technical women's races ( giant slalom , slalom ) took place on the spectacular La face de Bellevarde course , which was laid out for the 1992 Winter Olympics but has not been used for major international ski competitions since then. The venue for the downhill , Super-G and women's combination was the new, also very challenging Solaise Rhône-Alpes slope .

On June 30, 2007, Jean-Claude Killy resigned as President of the Organizing Committee. The three-time Olympic champion protested against the lack of political support and the slow progress in building a new media center and the slopes. Marc Bauer, the mayor of Val-d'Isère, took over the management.

Choice of venue

The winter sports resort in Savoy was awarded the contract at the 44th FIS Congress in Miami on June 3, 2004 (in the "Intercont" hotel). Thus was France after 1937 , 1962 (all in Chamonix ) and 1968 (as part of the Winter Olympics of Grenoble ) for the fourth time host of the Alpine World Ski Championships.
In the selection process, Val d'Isère prevailed in the decisive second ballot with 8 votes against Schladming (4) and Vail (3). Garmisch-Partenkirchen was eliminated in the first ballot with only 2 votes.

program

The world championship did not start on January 30th as originally planned: The schedule has been tightened, the eleven planned competitions thus extend over a period of only 13 days. In addition, the team competition should not take place on the last day, as in 2007 and 2005 , but rather before the technical competitions, but had to be removed from the program without replacement due to bad weather.

As in the 2007 World Cup, there were qualifying races for the giant slalom and men's slalom due to the very high number of participants on the previous day. In addition to the 50 seeded drivers, 25 more each could qualify.

For the first time in the technical disciplines, only the best 30 runners from the first run were allowed to start in the second run, as is done in the World Cup.

date	Time	Men's	Ladies
Mon, Feb 2	18:45	Opening ceremony
Tue, Feb. 3	13:00		Super G
Wed, Feb 4th	11:00	Super G
Fri, Feb 6	11:00 / 14:00		Super combination
Sat, Feb 7	11:00	Departure
Mon, Feb 9	13:00		Departure
Mon, Feb 9	10:00 / 17:00	Super combination
Thu, Feb 12	10:00 / 13:30		Giant slalom
Fri, Feb 13	10:00 / 13:30	Giant slalom
Sat, Feb 14	10:00 / 13:30		slalom
Sun, Feb 15	10:00 / 13:30	slalom
Sun, Feb 15	16:00	Closing ceremony

Worth mentioning

Sporty

• After two world championships (2005, 2007) in which the Swiss women had no medals , Lara Gut was able to win two medals.
• Lindsey Vonn won both women's speed races - became the first US runner since Andrea Mead-Lawrence (Oslo 1952) to become a double gold winner for her country. So far, only Maria Walliser had achieved gold in downhill and super-G in 1987 (and Michaela Dorfmeister at the 2006 Olympics ).
• John Kucera , as the "surprise winner" at all, won gold for Canada's men for the first time at a major event. So far, silver from Jan Hudec and bronze from Jim Hunter and Steve Podborski (this at the same time as the Olympic bronze - and also the Olympic bronze from Ed Podivinsky in 1994) were the only men 's medals for the "maple leaves" (and here, in 2009, there were still Slalom bronze for Michael Janyk ).

Others

• A preview indicated that television would produce 600 hours of the World Cup for 450 million viewers worldwide. 230,000 fans have reserved tickets, with most of the French choosing the men's slalom. 1,800 media representatives and 350 athletes from 60 nations were registered. Austria was represented in the athletes sector with 10 women and 15 men.
• A preview indicated that television would produce 600 hours of the World Cup for 450 million viewers worldwide. 230,000 fans have reserved tickets, with most of the French choosing the men's slalom. 1,800 media representatives and 350 athletes from 60 nations were registered. Austria was represented in the athletes sector with 10 women and 15 men.

Attendees

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Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Switzerland	2	3	1	6th
2	Austria	2	1	2	5
3	United States	2	-	1	3
4th	Germany	2	-	-	2
5	Canada	1	-	1	2
	Norway	1	-	1	2
7th	France	-	3	-	3
8th	Italy	-	1	1	2
9	Slovenia	-	1	-	1
	Czech Republic	-	1	-	1
11	Finland	-	-	2	2
12	Croatia	-	-	1	1

Men

Departure

space	country	athlete	time
1	CAN	John Kucera	2: 07.01 min
2	SUI	Didier Cuche	2: 07.05 min
3	SUI	Carlo Janka	2: 07.18 min
4th	LIE	Marco Büchel	2: 07.53 min
5	FRA	Adrien Théaux	2: 07.95 min
6th	AUT	Hermann Maier	2: 08.19 min
7th	ITA	Werner Heel	2: 08.21 min
8th	United States	Bode Miller	2: 08.38 min
9	AUT	Klaus Kroell	2: 08.61 min
10	ITA	Christof Innerhofer	2: 08.62 min
-	-	-	-
12	AUT	Michael Walchhofer *	2: 08.85 min
14th	ITA	Peter Fill	2: 09.13 min
15th	GER	Stephan Keppler	2: 09.31 min
16	ITA	Stefan Thanei	2: 10.00 min
17th	SUI	Ambrosi Hoffmann	2: 10.12 min

Date: February 7th, 2009
Defending champion: Aksel Lund Svindal Course
: La face de Bellevarde
Start height: 2807 m, target height: 1848 m
Length: 2988 m, height difference: 959 m Gradient: 32%, max. Gradient: 70% Course setter: Helmuth Schmalzl (ITA), 48 goals
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Retired u. a .: Didier Défago (SUI), Christoph Gruber (AUT), Erik Guay (CAN), Jan Hudec (CAN), Manuel Osborne-Paradis (CAN)

* Michael Walchhofer drove the race twice. Race director Günter Hujara had ordered a short interruption due to heavy fog in the upper part, but the start judge gave Walchhofer's start permission, whereupon he moved to twelfth place. The Austrian head coach applied for a new start, which was granted. When the conditions were optimal again, Walchhofer was the second-to-last driver on the route and improved to ninth place. After the race, however, the jury determined that the first run was valid and Walchhofer kept his twelfth place.

Defending champion Svindal finished 11th, 1.70 s behind

Super G

space	country	athlete	time
1	SUI	Didier Cuche	1: 19.41 min
2	ITA	Peter Fill	1: 20.40 min
3	NOR	Aksel Lund Svindal	1: 20.43 min
4th	ITA	Christof Innerhofer	1: 20.48 min
5	AUT	Benjamin Raich	1: 20.56 min
6th	CAN	John Kucera	1: 21.07 min
7th	LIE	Marco Büchel	1: 21.09 min
8th	SUI	Didier Defago	1: 21.10 min
9	SUI	Carlo Janka	1: 21.19 min
10	AUT	Klaus Kroell	1: 21.20 min
-	-	-	-
13	AUT	Michael Walchhofer	1: 21.87 min
14th	ITA	Werner Heel	1: 21.88 min
15th	ITA	Stefan Thanei	1: 21.89 min
17th	ITA	Patrick Staudacher	1: 22.02 min
18th	AUT	Hermann Maier	1: 22.30 min
24	GER	Stephan Keppler	1: 23.11 min

Date: February 4th, 2009
Defending champion: Patrick Staudacher Course
: La face de Bellevarde
Start height: 2498 m, target height: 1848 m
Length: 1770 m, difference in altitude: 650 m Gradient: 36%, max. Gradient: 56% Course setter: Gianluca Rulfi (ITA), 38 goals
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Not started: Ivica Kostelić (CRO)

Retired u. a .: Ambrosi Hoffmann (SUI), Ted Ligety (USA), Andreas Strodl (GER), Peter Strodl (GER), Manuel Osborne-Paradis (CAN), Marco Sullivan (USA), Kjetil Jansrud (NOR), Patrik Jrebsyn ( SWE)
Defending champion Staudacher finished 17th, 2.61 seconds behind

Giant slalom

space	country	athlete	Time 1st run	Time 2nd run	time
1	SUI	Carlo Janka	1: 08.25 (1.)	1: 10.57 (12.)	2: 18.82 min
2	AUT	Benjamin Raich	1: 08.73 (2.)	1: 10.80 (14.)	2: 19.53 min
3	United States	Ted Ligety	1: 09.96 (9.)	1: 09.85 (1st)	2: 19.81 min
4th	AUT	Marcel Hirscher	1: 09.40 (5.)	1: 10.48 (8.)	2: 19.88 min
5	ITA	Massimiliano Blardone	1: 09.21 (3rd)	1: 11.28 (20.)	2: 20.49 min
6th	SUI	Didier Cuche	1: 09.38 (4th)	1: 11.13 (18.)	2: 20.51 min
7th	FRA	Jean-Baptiste Grange	1: 09.90 (8.)	1: 10.67 (13.)	2: 20.57 min
8th	ITA	Alexander Ploner	1: 10.24 (11.)	1: 10.36 (7.)	2: 20.60 min
9	NOR	Aksel Lund Svindal	1: 10.46 (12.)	1: 10.15 (3rd)	2: 20.61 min
10	SUI	Marc Berthod	1: 10.55 (13.)	1: 10.21 (4.)	2: 20.76 min
11	ITA	Davide Simoncelli	1: 10.59 (14.)	1: 10.27 (5.)	2: 20.86 min
12	ITA	Manfred Mölgg	1: 09.44 (6.)	1: 11.71 (24.)	2: 21.15 min
-	-	-	-	-	-
14th	AUT	Philipp Schörghofer	1: 09.84 (7.)	1: 11.46 (22.)	2: 21.30 min
19th	GER	Felix Neureuther	1: 12.11 (23.)	1: 10.55 (10.)	2: 22.66 min
20th	SUI	Didier Defago	1: 10.78 (15.)	1: 11.92 (26.)	2: 22.70 min

Date: February 13, 2009
Defending champion: Aksel Lund Svindal Course
: La face de Bellevarde
Start height: 2292 m, target height: 1848 m
Length: 1181 m, difference in altitude: 444 m Gradient: 38.1%, max. Gradient: 70% Course setter 1st run: Sepp Brunner (SUI), 53 goals Course setter 2nd run: Matteo Guadagnini (ITA), 52 goals
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Eliminated in the 1st run and a .: Kjetil Jansrud (NOR)
Not qualified for the 2nd run and a .: Hannes Reichelt (AUT), John Kucera (CAN)
Eliminated in the 2nd run a. a .: Bode Miller (USA)

slalom

space	country	athlete	Time 1st run	Time 2nd run	time
1	AUT	Manfred pillory	52.49 (1.)	51.68 (7.)	1: 44.17 min
2	FRA	Julien Lizeroux	52.98 (4.)	51.50 (6.)	1: 44.48 min
3	CAN	Michael Janyk	54.37 (9.)	51.33 (5.)	1: 45.70 min
4th	GER	Felix Neureuther	54.98 (14.)	50.91 (2.)	1: 45.89 min
5	SWE	Mattias Hargin	54.42 (11.)	51.81 (8.)	1: 46.23 min
6th	FRA	Steve Missillier	55.18 (17.)	51.28 (4.)	1: 46.46 min
7th	ITA	Patrick Thaler	55.46 (19.)	51.08 (3.)	1: 46.54 min
8th	CZE	Kryštof Krýzl	54.37 (9.)	52.20 (11.)	1: 46.57 min
9	MDA	Urs Imboden	54.88 (13.)	51.84 (9.)	1: 46.72 min
10	United States	Jimmy Cochran	55.98 (22.)	50.85 (1.)	1: 46.83 min
-	-	-	-	-	-
13	SUI	Sandro Viletta	56.63 (23.)	52.32 (13.)	1: 48.96 min

Date: February 15, 2009
Defending champion: Mario Matt
Course: La face de Bellevarde
Start height: 2062 m, target height: 1842 m
Length: 591 m, height difference: 220 m Gradient: 37%, max. Gradient: 70% Course setter 1st run: Christian Höflehner (AUT), 64 goals Course setter 2nd run: Jacques Théolier (FRA), 64 goals
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Eliminated in the 1st run and a .: 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 2nd run and a .: 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 runners who started, 39 did not finish in the first run. Another 13 were eliminated in the second run. B. Johan Brolenius and Jean-Baptiste Grange, who were in the second and third intermediate rank.

Super combination

space	country	athlete	Time A	Time S.	total
1	NOR	Aksel Lund Svindal	1: 30.99 (1.)	0: 52.01 (8th)	2: 23.00 min
2	FRA	Julien Lizeroux	1: 33.92 (22.)	0: 49.98 (1.)	2: 23.90 min
3	CRO	Natko Zrnčić-Dim	1: 32.59 (6.)	0: 51.99 (7.)	2: 24.58 min
4th	SUI	Silvan Zurbriggen	1: 32.94 (14.)	0: 51.65 (3rd)	2: 24.59 min
5	ITA	Peter Fill	1: 33.23 (16.)	0: 51.73 (4th)	2: 24.96 min
6th	SUI	Sandro Viletta	1: 33.21 (15.)	0: 51.86 (5th)	2: 25.07 min
	FRA	Thomas Mermillod Blondin	1: 33.88 (21.)	0: 51.19 (2nd)	2: 25.07 min
8th	AUT	Romed Baumann	1: 32.74 (9.)	0: 52.47 (9.)	2: 25.21 min
9	NOR	Kjetil Jansrud	1: 32.70 (7.)	0: 52.60 (10.)	2: 25.30 min
10	RUS	Alexander Khoroshilov	1: 33.94 (23.)	0: 51.97 (6th)	2: 25.91 min
-	-	-	-	-
15th	ITA	Christof Innerhofer	1: 32.73 (8th)	0: 54.64 (20.)	2: 27.37 min
18th	ITA	Patrick Staudacher	1: 32.80 (10.)	0: 54.68 (21.)	2: 27.48 min
20th	GER	Stephan Keppler	1: 34.11 (25.)	0: 53.71 (16.)	2: 27.82 min
21st	ITA	Stefan Thanei	1: 34.90 (34th)	0: 54.73 (22nd)	2: 29.63 min

Date: February 9, 2009, 10:00 am / 5:00 pm

Defending champion: Daniel Albrecht

Downhill run: La face de Bellevarde start
height: 2550 m, target height: 1848 m
length: 2549 m, difference in altitude: 702 m gradient: 32%, max. Gradient: 70% Course setter: Helmuth Schmalzl (ITA), 30 goals
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Slalom course: La face de Bellevarde start
height: 2042 m, target height: 1842 m
length: 550 m, difference in altitude: 200 m gradient: 37%, max. Gradient: 70% Course setter: Greg Nedell (USA), 57 goals
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Eliminated in the downhill u. a .: Benjamin Raich (AUT)
No longer competed in the slalom u. a .: Carlo Janka (SUI), John Kucera (CAN)
Eliminated in slalom a. a .: Bernhard Graf (AUT), Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA), Marcel Hirscher (AUT), Bode Miller (USA)
Bode Miller and Adrien Théaux , who were in second and third place after the first run, were eliminated in the 2nd run.
Defending champion Daniel Albrecht was absent; Shortly before, he had had a serious fall in training for the Hahnenkamm Downhill and had been in a coma for three weeks (until February 12th), at the time the combined competition was being held

Women

Departure

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	United States	Lindsey Vonn	1: 30.31 min
2	SUI	Lara Gut	1: 30.83 min
3	ITA	Nadia Fanchini	1: 30.88 min
4th	AUT	Elisabeth Görgl	1: 31.24 min
5	FRA	Marion Rolland	1: 31.45 min
6th	FRA	Marie Marchand-Arvier	1: 31.51 min
7th	AUT	Andrea Fischbacher	1: 31.88 min
8th	ITA	Wendy Siorpaes	1: 32.31 min
9	United States	Stacey Cook	1: 32.37 min
10	GER	Maria Riesch	1: 32.42 min
-	-	-	-
16	ITA	Daniela Merighetti	1: 33.25 min
17th	SUI	Fabienne Suter	1: 33.35 min
23	ITA	Verena Stuffer	1: 34.26 min
24	AUT	Renate Götschl	1: 34.32 min
26th	GER	Gina Stechert	1: 34.65 min

Date: February 9, 2009, 1:00 p.m.
Defending champion: Anja Pärson
Route: Rhône-Alpes slope,
starting altitude: 2536 m, target altitude: 1845 m,
length: 2227 m, difference in altitude: 691 m, gradient: 32.90%, max. Gradient: 52.84% Course setter: Jan Tischhauser (SUI), 37 goals
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Retired u. a .: Anna Fenninger (AUT), Dominique Gisin (SUI), Britt Janyk (CAN), Nadia Styger (SUI)
Defending champion Pärson came in 12th (lag: 2.32 s)

The women's descent was originally planned for February 8, but had to be postponed due to snowfall and large amounts of fresh snow on the slopes.

Super G

space	country	sportswoman	time
1	United States	Lindsey Vonn	1: 20.73 min
2	FRA	Marie Marchand-Arvier	1: 21.07 min
3	AUT	Andrea Fischbacher	1: 21.13 min
4th	AUT	Anna Fenninger	1: 22.01 min
5	SLO	Tina Maze	1: 22.06 min
6th	AUT	Elisabeth Görgl	1: 22.27 min
7th	SUI	Lara Gut	1: 22.34 min
8th	GER	Maria Riesch	1: 22.44 min
9	ITA	Nadia Fanchini	1: 22.75 min
10	GER	Viktoria Rebensburg	1: 22.80 min
11	SUI	Fabienne Suter	1: 22.90 min
-	-	-	-
21st	ITA	Wendy Siorpaes	1: 25.35 min

Date: February 3, 2009, 1:00 p.m.
Defending champion: Anja Pärson
Route: Rhône-Alpes slope,
starting altitude: 2445 m, target altitude: 1845 m, slope 32.88%, max. Gradient 52.84% Length: 1937 m, difference in altitude: 600 m Course setter: Ulf Emilsson (SWE), 38 gates
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Retired u. a .: Fränzi Aufdenblatten (SUI), Andrea Dettling (SUI), Renate Götschl (AUT), Julia Mancuso (USA), Daniela Merighetti (ITA), Anja Pärson (SWE), Lucia Recchia (ITA), Gina Stechert (GER)

Giant slalom

space	country	sportswoman	Time 1st run	Time 2nd run	time
1	GER	Kathrin Hölzl	1: 00.21 (4.)	1: 03.28 (6.)	2: 03.49 min
2	SLO	Tina Maze	1: 01.54 (14th)	1: 02.04 (1st)	2: 03.58 min
3	FIN	Tanja Poutiainen	0: 59.93 (2nd)	1: 04.10 (14th)	2: 04.03 min
4th	ITA	Denise Karbon	1: 00.92 (7.)	1: 03.24 (4.)	2: 04.16 min
5	AUT	Michaela Kirchgasser	1: 00.80 (6.)	1: 03.42 (7.)	2: 04.22 min
6th	AUT	Kathrin Zettel	0: 59.53 (1st)	1: 04.78 (24.)	2: 04.31 min
7th	FRA	Tessa Worley	1: 00.45 (5.)	1: 04.18 (17.)	2: 04.63 min
8th	SWE	Maria Pietilä-Holmner	1: 01.46 (13th)	1: 03.25 (5.)	2: 04.71 min
9	GER	Viktoria Rebensburg	1: 00.10 (3.)	1: 04.64 (23.)	2: 04.74 min
10	AUT	Elisabeth Görgl	1: 01.16 (10.)	1: 03.81 (9.)	2: 04.97 min
-	-	-	-	-	-
20th	ITA	Karen Putzer	1: 03.01 (23.)	1: 03.91 (11.)	2: 06.92 min
22nd	SUI	Andrea Dettling	1: 03.01 (24.)	1: 04.31 (19.)	2: 07.32 min
23	AUT	Nicole Hosp	1: 03.63 (28th)	1: 04.00 (12.)	2: 07.63 min
24	AUT	Andrea Fischbacher	1: 03.58 (27.)	1: 04.14 (16.)	2: 07.72 min
28	GER	Maria Riesch	1: 01.26 (12.)	1: 13.91 (28th)	2: 15.17 min

Date: February 12, 2009
Defending champion: Nicole Hosp Course
: La face de Bellevarde
Start height: 2225 m, target height: 1865 m
Length: 1181 m, difference in altitude: 360 m gradient: 38.1%, max. Gradient: 70% Course setter 1st run: Trevor Wagner (USA), 42 goals Course setter 2nd run: Marko Jurjec (SLO), 41 goals
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Eliminated in the 1st run and a .: Aline Bonjour , Rabea Grand , Lara Gut (all SUI), Manuela Mölgg (ITA)
Eliminated in the 2nd run: Nicole Gius (ITA)

slalom

space	country	sportswoman	Time 1st run	Time 2nd run	time
1	GER	Maria Riesch	55.63 (6.)	56.17 (1.)	1: 51.80 min
2	CZE	Šárka Záhrobská	55.47 (4.)	57.10 (8.)	1: 52.57 min
3	FIN	Tanja Poutiainen	55.91 (9.)	56.98 (5.)	1: 52.89 min
4th	ITA	Denise Karbon	55.95 (10.)	56.95 (4.)	1: 52.90 min
5	ITA	Nicole Gius	56.75 (15.)	56.18 (2.)	1: 52.93 min
6th	SUI	Denise after work	56.46 (13.)	57.03 (7.)	1: 53.49 min
7th	CRO	Ana Jelušić	56.04 (12.)	57.63 (13.)	1: 53.67 min
8th	GER	Fanny Chmelar	56.62 (14.)	57.14 (9.)	1: 53.76 min
9	SWE	Anja Pärson	57.09 (20.)	56.69 (3.)	1: 53.78 min
10	SUI	Aline Bonjour	56.83 (16.)	57.01 (6.)	1: 53.84 min
-	-	-	-	-	-
14th	SUI	Rabea Grand	56.01 (11.)	58.43 (18.)	1: 54.44 min
16	SUI	Sandra Gini	57.42 (22.)	57.38 (11.)	1: 54.80 min
18th	GER	Kathrin Hölzl	58.42 (26.)	57.47 (12.)	1: 55.89 min
20th	LIE	Marina nigg	57.56 (23.)	58.90 (21.)	1: 56.46 min

Date: February 14, 2009
Defending champion: Šárka Záhrobská Course
: La face de Bellevarde
Start height: 2032 m, target height: 1842 m,
length: 550 m, difference in altitude: 190 m, gradient: 37%, max. Gradient: 70% Course setter 1st run: Christian Schwaiger (GER), 59 goals Course setter 2nd run: Petr Záhrobský (CZE), 64 goals
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Eliminated in the 1st run and a .: Maria Pietilä-Holmner (SWE), Kathrin Zettel (AUT), Therese Borssén (SWE), Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT), Nika Fleiss (CRO), Susanne Riesch (GER)
Not qualified for the 2nd run and a .: Elisabeth Görgl (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 were in the first two places after the 1st run, were eliminated in the 2nd run. Third placed Sandrine Aubert (FRA) dropped to 26th place after a serious mistake.

Super combination

space	country	sportswoman	Time A	Time S.	total
1	AUT	Kathrin Zettel	1: 31.97 (5.)	0: 48.16 (3rd)	2: 20.13 min
2	SUI	Lara Gut	1: 30.63 (2.)	0: 50.06 (11.)	2: 20.69 min
3	AUT	Elisabeth Görgl	1: 31.03 (3rd)	0: 49.98 (10.)	2: 21.01 min
4th	GER	Maria Riesch	1: 31.92 (4th)	0: 49.75 (7th)	2: 21.67 min
5	FRA	Marie Marchand-Arvier	1: 32.15 (6.)	0: 50.47 (15.)	2: 22.62 min
6th	ITA	Johanna Schnarf	1: 34.01 (18.)	0: 48.67 (4th)	2: 22.68 min
7th	AUT	Anna Fenninger	1: 33.22 (14.)	0: 49.47 (6th)	2: 22.69 min
8th	SUI	Fabienne Suter	1: 32.45 (9.)	0: 50.45 (14th)	2: 22.90 min
9	FRA	Sandrine Aubert	1: 35.90 (23.)	0: 47.08 (1st)	2: 22.98 min
10	SLO	Maruša Ferk	1: 32.41 (8.)	0: 50.70 (16.)	2: 23.11 min
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12	GER	Gina Stechert	1: 33.79 (16.)	0: 49.84 (9th)	2: 23.63 min
14th	SUI	Rabea Grand	1: 35.05 (19.)	0: 49.08 (5th)	2: 24.13 min

Date: February 6, 2009

Defending champion: Anja Pärson

Downhill route: Rhône-Alpes slope,
starting altitude: 2536 m, target altitude: 1845 m,
length: 2227 m, altitude difference: 691 m, gradient: 32.90%, max. Gradient: 52.84% Course setter: Jan Tischhauser (SUI), 37 goals
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Slalom course: Rhône-Alpes slope,
starting height: 2035 m, target height: 1840 m,
length: 497 m, height difference: 195 m, gradient: 37.04%, max. Gradient: 52.84% Course setter: Mike Necesanek (CAN), 56 goals
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Eliminated in the downhill u. a .: Emily Brydon (CAN), Andrea Dettling (SUI), Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT), Julia Mancuso (USA), Anja Pärson (SWE)
Eliminated in slalom a. a .: Tina Maze (SLO), Daniela Merighetti (ITA)
Disqualified in slalom due to a goal mistake (after the fastest time in the downhill): Lindsey Vonn (USA) - she would have finished 2nd, 0.12 behind.

Team competition

The team competition planned for February 11th was canceled and canceled without replacement after a hurricane with very heavy snowfall the day and night before. The competition would have been held on the Face de Bellevarde.

Web links

• Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ {{Web archive | url = http: //www.lequipe.fr/Ski/breves2007/20070630_171441Dev.html | wayback = 20100107082513 | text = - | archiv-bot = 2018-08-23 12:07:37 InternetArchiveBot}} (Link not available)
2. ↑ ^{a b} “Numbers games before the World Cup” in “Kronenzeitung” from February 1, 2009, special supplement “WM extra No. 1”, page 10, POS. bottom right
3. ↑ Kucera first Canadian world champion , Der Standard , February 7, 2009
4. ^ " La Course par équipe annulée ( Memento of January 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive )", press release of the OC of the World Cup on February 11, 2009 (accessed February 11, 2009).