2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships with Simona Krupeckaitė of Lithuania also winning three medals; a gold and two bronzes. 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków, Poland from 25 to 29 March 2009. Nineteen events were on the programme, with the women's omnium being added to the eighteen events contested at the 2008 championships. Great Britain failed to live up to expectations following their outstanding performances in the 2008 championships, and the Beijing Olympics bringing home only two gold medals out of a
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2009 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2009 The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2009 took place 12-15 February 2009 in Moos, Italy. This was the second time the city hosted the event having done so in 1980. Preparations for the track were inspected by World Cup champion Patrick Pigneter and local hero Evelyn Lanthaler. Infrastructure improvements at the finish area were improved, including enlargement of the parking lot. Both athletes were impressed with the venue itself even without it being iced. 14 February 2009 at 13:00 hours Central European Time (CET), then 15 February at 09:30 CET & 11:00