FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources The History of Short Track Speed Skating in FISU Short Track Speed Skating was first added to the sports programme of the Winter Universiade at the 12th edition in 1985 in Belluno, Italy. Ten men’s teams and nine women’s teams, with a total of 58 athletes, battled for the gold. […]
Mixed doubles curling will be part of the programme at the FISU World University Games Winter to be held in Torino, Italy from 13 to 23 January 2025. Torino 2025 will be the tenth Winter University Games where curling is featured, the first one being in 2003 in Tarvisio, Italy. In the past nine editions, […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Ice Hockey in FISU Ice Hockey is the most popular team sport on ice, and has been a long-standing and important part of the FISU Games. The first men’s Ice Hockey tournament at the Winter Universiade took place in 1962 in Villars, Switzerland, featuring four teams: 1. […]
FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources History of Freestyle & Freeski in FISU This spectacular and exciting snow sport was partly organised for the first time in the history of the Winter Universiade during the 22nd edition in Innsbruck, Austria, where Ski Cross was a great success in both men’s and women’s categories. Freestyle & Freeski […]
FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources History of Figure and Synchronized Skating in FISU Figure Skating is a popular on-ice sport, which was included step by step into the world student competition. After the success of the World University Championships in 1951, 1953 and 1956, the first figure skating competitions for men and women at the […]
FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources The History of Curling in FISU The World Curling Federation (WCF) and the National Federation played a primary role in the organisation of the competition at the Universiade of Tarvisio in 2003. It was a success at both levels of the participation and attendance. Six men’s teams (NOR, KOR, RUS, […]
FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources The History of Cross-country Skiing in FISU The programme of Cross-country Skiing at the first Winter Universiade included the individual competitions of men’s 12 km C and women’s 8 km C, as well as men’s 4×8 km relay and women’s 3×4 km relay. Generally, the men’s and women’s competitions were dominated by the […]
FISU TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIR Resources The History of Biathlon in FISU In February 1983, the FISU Winter Universiade was staged in Sofia, Bulgaria. The global character of the Games was reflected in the number of events on the programme and biathlon competition was included for the first time. Seven countries and 34 male athletes competed. The […]
