2009 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival

2009 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival

Host city	5 cities in Silesia
Country	Poland
Nations	46
Athletes	1,615
Sport	9
Events	31
Opening	15 February 2009
Closing	20 February 2009
Opened by	Lech Kaczyński
Athlete's Oath	Magdalena Kozielska
Judge's Oath	Marek Tucznio
Torch lighter	Piotr Fijas [1]
Main venue	Skalite Ski Jumping Stadium [2]
Summer
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Winter
←  Jaca 2007 Liberec 2011  →

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.

Sports

2009 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Sports Programme
Alpine skiing (4) ( details )   Biathlon (5) ( details )   Cross-country skiing (7) ( details )   Curling (2) ( details )   Figure skating (3) ( details )   Ice hockey (1) ( details )   Nordic combined (3) ( details )   Ski jumping (2) ( details )   Snowboarding (4) ( details )

Venues

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

Schedule

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		1	1			2	4
Biathlon			2	2		1	5
Cross-country skiing			2	2	2	1	7
Curling		●	●	●	●	2	2
Figure skating		●	2	1			3
Ice hockey		●	●	●	●	1	1
Nordic combined		1		1		1	3
Ski jumping			1		1		2
Snowboarding				2		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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Poland)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia  (RUS)	5	2	4	11
2	Germany  (GER)	4	7	4	15
3	Austria  (AUT)	4	4	1	9
4	Finland  (FIN)	4	0	2	6
5	Norway  (NOR)	3	4	6	13
6	Switzerland  (SUI)	3	3	5	11
7	Sweden  (SWE)	2	3	1	6
8	Slovenia  (SLO)	2	0	2	4
9	Poland  (POL)*	1	2	1	4
10	France  (FRA)	1	1	2	4
11	Great Britain  (GBR)	1	1	0	2
12	Estonia  (EST)	1	0	0	1
13	Ukraine  (UKR)	0	2	0	2
14	Czech Republic  (CZE)	0	1	1	2
15	Bulgaria  (BUL)	0	1	0	1
16	Denmark  (DEN)	0	0	1	1
	Latvia  (LAT)	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 entries)		31	31	31	93

References

1. "IX Zimowy Olimpijski Festiwal Mlodziezy-Europy Slask Beskidy 2009 otwarty" (in Polish). Retrieved 18 November 2014.
2. "IX Zimowy EYOF Slask-Beskidy 2009". Polish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
3. "Ceremonia otwarcia IX Zimowego Olimpijskiego Festiwalu Mlodziezy Europy Slask-Beskidy 2009" . Retrieved 18 November 2014.

External links

• Results