FIBT World Championships 2009
- FIBT World Championships 2009
The FIBT World Championships 2009 will take place from February 20 to March 1, 2009 at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Lake Placid, New York for the ninth time, doing so previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1997 (Skeleton), and 2003 (Men's bobsleigh). Lake Placid was chosen 25-11 over Igls, Austria.
Event preparations
Local schools are being involved in a "Scholastic Sliding Challenge" (SSC) as part of the upcoming FIL World Luge Championships that will be held in early February 2009.[ [http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/article/school-project-also-at-fil-world-championships-in-lake-placid.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=45&cHash=f451827a95 FIL-Luge.org September 26, 2008 article on school involvement at the FIL World Luge Championships 2009 and FIBT World Championships 2009.] - accessed October 3, 2008.] This program was developed at the 2007 World Luge Championships in Igls, then carried over to last year's World Luge Championships in Oberhof, Germany.]Bobsleigh
Two man
February 21-22, 2009[ [http://lakeplacid2009.com/bobsled/index.php 2009 championship schedule] - accessed August 19, 2008.] ]keleton
Men
February 27 & March 1, 2009
Medal table
"To be put in as the championship progresses."
References
* [http://www.orda.org/newsite/tosee/lineup.php Lake Placid ORDA 2008-09 schedule featuring FIBT Championships]
* [http://www.usoc.org/73_35344.htm United States Olympic Committee July 11, 2005 announcement of the FIBT awarding the FIBT World Championships 2009 to Lake Placid] - Accessed November 6, 2007.
External links
* [http://lakeplacid2009.com/ Official website (With luge)]
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