title: 2009 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
text: # 2009 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
  
  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:
  
  | 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 |
  | 16 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 |
  