Czech Republic hosts the FIS GrassSki Junior World Championships 2009

The FIS Grass Ski Junior World Championships are about to return to the Czech Republic after three years since it last hosted the event in 2006. The organizing committee of the Sport Club TJ STAR Suche Lazce will host the season's main event for the young Grass Ski talents from 29th July to 2nd August, 2009 in Horni Lhota, not far from Ostrava in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. The program of this year's championships includes super combined, super-G, giant slalom and slalom races. In total 53 athletes from 9 nations in Europe and Asia will take on the challenge and try to win a medal in Horni Lhota this week.
Grass Skiing's history began in the 1960's. The leading nations are Italy, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Japan. The season consists of World Cup races and World Championships besides the FIS Junior World Championships . This year's FIS Grass Ski World Championships will be held in Rettenbach (AUT) at the beginning of September.