The Palavela arena is set to come alive on Tuesday, 21 January with the dynamic sounds of short track speed skaters starting competition at the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games. Teams scheduled to hit the ice for day 1 of short track events engaged in intensive training on Monday, aiming to deliver peak performances […]
On Day 6 of the FISU World University Games, Saturday, 18 January, emotions ran high for Germany’s para-alpine skier Luisa Grube, who competed in the final race of her career, the Torino 2025 giant slalom. With her guide Jordi Maurer by her side, the visually-impaired athlete gave it her all and claimed a silver medal […]
Palavela, the 2006 Olympics arena, hosted the first figure skating medal event of the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games on Friday, 17 January. Spanish couple Sofia Val and Asaf Kazimov took gold in ice dance under the watchful eyes of former Italian star Carolina Kostner, who witnessed their performance with keen interest from the […]
It was an afternoon of surprises and triumphs at the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games snowboard slopestyle finals atop Bardonecchia Melezet mountain on Friday, 17 January. The competition began with the women’s event, where nervous excitement was evident during the first runs of the young student-athletes. “I felt good with the run today, but […]
Well before the action got going, it was clear it would be a spectacular day in Bardonecchia. And the spectators who showed up in large numbers to witness the freeski slopestyle competition of the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games were definitely not disappointed. With a course consisting of three rail passages and two jumps, […]
Day 3 of alpine skiing at the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games brought the spotlight onto the Super-G events on Friday, 17 January at Bardonecchia Melezet. Among many exceptional performances, Louison Accambray of France (1:00.88) and Ander Mintegui of Spain (57.55) delivered the best, and ended up on top of the women’s and men’s […]
On Thursday, 16 January, Sestriere hosted the first ever ski mountaineering event in FISU World University Games history. Margot Ravinel of France and Finn Elias Hösch of Germany won the Torino 2025 women’s and men’s sprint races. The sport will also be making its Olympics debut on Italian soil a year from now, at Milano […]
For the first time in FISU World University Games history, the para-alpine skiing men’s and women’s Super-G races took place on Thursday, 16 January in the picturesque Italian mountains of Bardonecchia. Para-athletes – including a number of Paralympians – from around the world competed on a slope that was praised by athletes and spectators alike. […]
