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Japan and Great Britain smile their way to ski cross gold

Winter Games 17 January 2023

It was a spectacular day at Gore Mountain on Monday for the ski cross competition of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games. Following qualification and semifinal rounds, Lin Nakanishi of Japan and Nikola Fricova of Slovakia quickly broke away in the four-racer women’s final, with Nakanishi prevailing in the end. Elizabeth Filiatrault of […]

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Lake Placid 1980 records fall at Lake Placid 2023

Winter Games 17 January 2023

On Monday, on the second day of long track speed skating at the 2023 FISU World University Games, the Olympic legend’s track record in the men’s 5,000-metre, which had stood since his quintuple gold-medal performance in 1980, was finally broken at the James C. Sheffield Oval. Twice. Italy’s Riccardo Lorello was the first skater to […]

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High flyers and new hairdo at Olympic Jumping Complex

Winter Games 17 January 2023

The Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games ski jumping competition kicked off on Monday with the men’s and women’s normal hill individual events at the Olympic Jumping Complex. On the men’s side, Kazakhstan’s Danil Vassilyev triumphed thanks to a two-round total of 257.3 points, ahead of Austrian teammates Maximilian Lienher (251.4) and Timon Pascal […]

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Double gold: Spain dominates Alpine Combined

Winter Games 17 January 2023

“I talked to my mum last night and told her I wanted to be first today – and so I did!” Spain’s Albert Ortega was true to his words – and surely did his mother proud – on Monday as he captured gold in the men’s alpine combined at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World […]

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Czechs win second biathlon title of FISU Games

Winter Games 17 January 2023

The mixed biathlon relay on Monday ended with a clean and concise victory for the Czech duo of Tereza Jandová and Jakub Kocián, giving the delegation its second gold and fifth overall medal at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games. The winners finished the event in 37:25.3 minutes, after four combined laps and […]

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Champion figure skaters balance sport and school

Winter Games 17 January 2023

On a beautiful Sunday night, the queen of winter sports came to a close at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games with Team Japan claiming the top two spots in both the women’s and men’s single skating event. In the women’s competition, Mai Mihara finished first, followed by teammate Kaori Sakamoto and Korea’s […]

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Talking about the future of snow on a bluebird day in Lake Placid

Winter Games 16 January 2023

“Why do we love snow so much? What’s the attraction of it?” Sarah Lewis, FISU Deputy Secretary General and Chief Operating Officer, asked her audience on the last day of the Save Winter Conference taking place as part of the 2023 Lake Placid FISU World University Games. “On a bluebird day like Sunday, all bright […]

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Resistance and speed: Korea and Japan win gold in long track speed skating

Winter Games 16 January 2023

It was a spectacular Sunday morning in Eastern New York, totally clear skies and radiant sun. Such was the setting for the first long track speed ​​skating event of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games, the 1000m. The stands began to fill up well before the start of competition at the Olympic Oval, […]