on his 41st birthday. Women February 26–27, 2009. Trott set the track record in the first run and had the fastest time in all three runs. The final run was plagued with heavy rainfall and strong winds up to 50 mph (85 km/h). It was Williams' first world championship medal. Mixed team February 22, 2009. The mixed team eventconsisting of one run each of men's skeleton, women's skeleton, 2-man bobsleigh, and 2-women bobsleighdebuted at the 2007 championships. Germany had the fastest times in the first and third runs to win its third straight mixed team championship. Medal table References United States Olympic Committee July 11, 2005 announcement of the FIBT awarding the FIBT World Championships 2009 to Lake Placid - Accessed November 6, 2007. 2009 in bobsleigh IBSF World Championships 2009 in skeleton International sports competitions hosted by the United States Sports in Lake Placid, New York 2009 in American sports Bobsleigh in the United States