World Cup Discipline Leaders Prior To The World Championships
As of 15 February 2009, the top three World Cup positions were as follows:
| Men | Leader | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordic combined | Anssi Koivuranta (FIN) | Magnus Moan (NOR) | Björn Kircheisen (GER) |
| Ski jumping | Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) | Simon Ammann (SUI) | Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT) |
| Cross-Country, Overall | Dario Cologna (SUI) | Petter Northug (NOR) | Axel Teichmann (GER) |
| Cross-Country, Distance | Axel Teichmann (GER) | Dario Cologna (SUI) | Pietro Piller Cottrer (ITA) |
| Cross-Country, Sprint | Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) | Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) | Renato Pasini (ITA) |
| Women | Leader | Second | Third |
| Cross-Country, Overall | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) | Petra Majdič (SLO) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) |
| Cross-Country, Distance | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) | Marianna Longa (ITA) |
| Cross-Country, Sprint | Petra Majdič (SLO) | Pirjo Muranen (FIN) | Arianna Follis (ITA) |
Cross-country skiing's Tour de Ski winners were Finland's Virpi Kuitunen for the women and Cologna for the men; both got 400 World Cup points for their respective TdS victories. Loitzl won Ski jumping's Four Hills Tournament.
Read more about this topic: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009
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