The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 took place 18 February – 1 March 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic. This was the fourth time these championships were hosted either in the Czech Republic or i
Unidentified skier during the women's 4 × 5 km relay event at the championships on 26 February 2009.
Early part of the first leg of the women's 4 × 5 km relay
Gregor Schlierenzauer
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Gregor Schlierenzauer is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 2006 to 2021. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won 53 individual World Cup competitions, the mo
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009
…of women's ski jumping at these championships, the big winner in the jumping events was Austria with three medals and two each for Wolfgang Loitzl and Gregor Schlierenzauer. Adding the 10 km mass start, the Nordic combined format was changed from 7.5 km sprint and 15 km individual Gundersen to 10 km individual large hill…
Schlierenzauer in Hinzenbach, 2015
Gregor Schlierenzauer (left) & Wolfgang Loitzl (right) at Zakopane 2009
Schlierenzauer won three medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics.