FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009

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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 will take place between February 18 and March 1, 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic. This is the fourth time these championships have been hosted either in the Czech Republic or in Czechoslovakia, having done so at Janské Lázně (1925) and Vysoké Tatry (both in 1935 and 1970). The city was selected 11-4 over Oslo, Norway at the 2004 FIS Congress in Miami, Florida, USA on June 3, 2004. Women's ski jumping will become an official event for the first time at these championships on the normal hill.

1 Cross country skiing
2 Ski jumping
3 Nordic combined
4 Tipsport arena
5 Organization
6 External links

[edit] Cross country skiing

The cross country skiing venue will take place at at Vessec which currently has two 3.75 km loops. These loops will be shortened to 3.3 km and 2.5km, then combined. Four additional loops of 1.2 km (women's sprint), 1.3 km (men's sprint), 5 km, and 7.5 km will be created as well.

[edit] Ski jumping

The ski jumping venue will take place at Ještěd which has two hills that are already to FIS specifications. The normal hill size (HS) is 100 m (HS100) while the large hill size is 134 m (HS134). Both hills have been used for FIS ski jumping World Cup venues with Finnish ski jumper Janne Ahonen holding the record jump of 139 m on the HS134 hill back in 2004. Modifications are being done to the outrun and data is being gathered on the wind flow within the ski jumping area from January to March for 2006 to 2009. The infrastructure will also be renovated and should be certified for use in 2008.

[edit] Nordic combined

The nordic combined events will use both venues listed for cross country skiing and ski jumping.

[edit] Tipsport arena

The Tipsport arena in Liberec will be used as the operational center for the championships. This will include accreditation for the athletes, location of the organizing committee support staff, an international media center, and individual race offices.

[edit] Organization

The organizing committee is headed by Roman Kumpošt. Czech cross country skier and six-time Winter Olympic medalist Kateřina Neumannová is a honorary vice president of the organizing committee.