| 40th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| Size: | 150 |
| 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 |
| Stadium: | Bellevarde (& Rhône-Alpes) |
| Previous: | 2007 |
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).
| Date | Race | Start elevation | Finish elevation | Vertical drop | Course length | Average gradient | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=right | Sat 07-Feb | Downhill – men | 2807 m | 1848 m | 959 m | 2.988 km | 32.1% | |
| Mon 09-Feb | Downhill – women | 2536 | 1845 | 691 | 2.227 | 31.0 | ||
| align=right | Mon 09-Feb | Downhill (SC) – men | 2550 | 1848 | 702 | 2.549 | 27.5 | |
| align=right | Fri 06-Feb | Downhill (SC) – women | 2536 | 1845 | 691 | 2.227 | 31.0 | |
| align=right | Wed 04-Feb | Super-G – men | 2498 | 1848 | 650 | 1.770 | 36.7 | |
| align=right | Tue 03-Feb | Super-G – women | 2445 | 1845 | 600 | 1.926 | 31.2 | |
| align=right | Fri 13-Feb | Giant slalom – men | 2292 | 1842 | 450 | |||
| align=right | Thu 12-Feb | Giant slalom – women | 2225 | 1865 | 360 | |||
| align=right | Sun 15-Feb | Slalom – men | 2062 | 1842 | 220 | |||
| align=right | Sat 14-Feb | Slalom – women | 2042 | 1842 | 200 | |||
| align=right | Mon 09-Feb | Slalom (SC) – men | 2032 | 1842 | 190 | |||
| align=right | Fri 06-Feb | Slalom (SC) – women | 2035 | 1840 | 195 |
| Date | Race | Start elevation | Finish elevation | Vertical drop | Course length | Average gradient | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=right | Sat 07-Feb | Downhill – men | 9209 ft | 6063 ft | 3146 ft | 1.886 mi. | 32.1% | |
| align=right | Mon 09-Feb | Downhill – women | 8320 | 6053 | 2267 | 1.384 | 31.0 | |
| align=right | Mon 09-Feb | Downhill (SC) – men | 8366 | 6063 | 2303 | 1.584 | 27.5 | |
| align=right | Fri 06-Feb | Downhill (SC) – women | 8320 | 6053 | 2267 | 1.384 | 31.0 | |
| align=right | Wed 04-Feb | Super-G – men | 8196 | 6063 | 2133 | 1.100 | 36.7 | |
| align=right | Tue 03-Feb | Super-G – women | 8022 | 6053 | 1969 | 1.197 | 31.2 | |
| align=right | Fri 13-Feb | Giant slalom – men | 7520 | 6043 | 1477 | |||
| align=right | Thu 12-Feb | Giant slalom – women | 7300 | 6119 | 1181 | |||
| align=right | Sun 15-Feb | Slalom – men | 6765 | 6043 | 722 | |||
| align=right | Sat 14-Feb | Slalom – women | 6699 | 6043 | 656 | |||
| align=right | Mon 09-Feb | Slalom (SC) – men | 6666 | 6043 | 623 | |||
| align=right | Fri 06-Feb | Slalom (SC) – women | 6677 | 6037 | 640 |
| Downhill details | John Kucera | 2:07.01 | Didier Cuche | 2:07.05 | Carlo Janka | 2:07.18 | |
| Super-G details | Didier Cuche | 1:19.41 | Peter Fill | 1:20.40 | Aksel Lund Svindal | 1:20.43 | |
| Giant slalom details | Carlo Janka | 2:18.82 | Benjamin Raich | 2:19.53 | Ted Ligety | 2:19.81 | |
| Slalom details | Manfred Pranger | 1.44.17 | Julien Lizeroux | 1.44.48 | Michael Janyk | 1.45.70 | |
| Super combined details | Aksel Lund Svindal | 2:23.00 | Julien Lizeroux | 2:23.90 | Natko Zrnčić-Dim | 2:24.58 |
| Downhill details | Lindsey Vonn | 1:30.31 | Lara Gut | 1:30.83 | Nadia Fanchini | 1:30.88 | |
| Super-G details | Lindsey Vonn | 1:20.73 | Marie Marchand-Arvier | 1:21.07 | Andrea Fischbacher | 1:21.13 | |
| Giant slalom details | Kathrin Hölzl | 2:03.49 | Tina Maze | 2:03.58 | Tanja Poutiainen | 2:04.03 | |
| Slalom details | Maria Riesch | 1:51.80 | Šárka Záhrobská | 1:52.57 | Tanja Poutiainen | 1:52.89 | |
| Super combined details | Kathrin Zettel | 2:20.13 | Lara Gut | 2:20.69 | Elisabeth Görgl | 2:21.01 |
| Team event Canceled – poor weather[2] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |