FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009

40th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

Host city	Val-d'Isère, Savoie
Country	France
Nations	70
Athletes	382[1]
Events	11
Opening	2 February 2009
Closing	15 February 2009
Opened by	Nicolas Sarkozy
Main venue	Bellevarde (& Rhône-Alpes)
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Events at the 2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Combined	men	women
Downhill	men	women
Giant slalom	men	women
Slalom	men	women
Super-G	men	women
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Val-d'Isère

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Location in France

Val-d'Isère

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Location in the Alps of Europe

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).