| 2009 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival | |
| Host City: | 5 cities in Silesia |
| Nations: | 46 |
| Athletes: | 1,615 |
| Sports: | 9 |
| Events: | 31 |
| Opening: | 15 February 2009 |
| Closing: | 20 February 2009 |
| Opened By: | Lech Kaczyński |
| Athlete Oath: | Magdalena Kozielska |
| Judge Oath: | Marek Tucznio |
| Torch Lighter: | Piotr Fijas[1] |
| Stadium: | Skalite Ski Jumping Stadium[2] |
| Wprevious: | Jaca 2007 |
| Wnext: | Liberec 2011 |
| Spreviouss: | Belgrade 2007 |
The 2009 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held between 15 and 20 February 2009 in Poland. The host cities are 5 cities in the Silesian province of Poland, namely Bielsko-Biala, Cieszyn, Szczyrk, Tychy, and Wisla.
Venues used:[3]
| Venue | Location | Sports | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bielsko-Biała curling arena | Bielsko-Biala | Curling | |
| Cieszyn ice rink | Cieszyn | Figure skating | |
| Skalite jumping hill | Szczyrk | Ski jumping, Nordic combined | |
| FIS Skrzyczne | Szczyrk | Alpine skiing | |
| FIS Golgota | Szczyrk | Snowboard - Parallel slalom | |
| Juliany snowcross track | Szczyrk | Snowboard | |
| Tychy Winter Stadium | Tychy | Ice hockey | |
| Kubalonka Cross-country and Biathlon Stadium | Wisla | Biathlon, Cross country skiing, Nordic combined |
The competition schedule for the 2009 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival is as follows:
| OC | Opening ceremony | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony | ● | Event competitions |
| February | 15 Sun | 16 Mon | 17 Tue | 18 Wed | 19 Thu | 20 Fri | Events | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | |||||||||||
| Alpine skiing< | --15--> | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 1 | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 1 | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| Biathlon< | --15--> | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 2 | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 2 | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Cross-country skiing< | --15--> | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 2 | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 2 | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 2 | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Curling< | --15--> | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 2 | 2 | |
| Figure skating< | --15--> | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 2 | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Ice hockey< | --15--> | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nordic combined< | --15--> | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 1 | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 1 | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Ski jumping< | --15--> | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 1 | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Snowboarding< | --15--> | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 2 | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Total events | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | |||||||
| Cumulative total | 2 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 31 | ||||||||
| February | 15 Sun | 16 Mon | 17 Tue | 18 Wed | 19 Thu | 20 Fri | Events |