In one week’s time, the opening of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games will take place. This will be the second time Lake Placid and the North Country of the State of New York in the United States will play host to the world’s top university athletes, the first time having been in […]
Photo courtesy Electric Umbrella/University of Saskatchewan Huskie Athletics Coming from Europe, it may seem a bit out of the way to get to Lake Placid, New York by first heading through western Canada. However, the U25 Ukrainian men’s ice hockey team that will compete at the upcoming Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games has […]
It is his first participation in the FISU World University Games and above all he wants to enjoy the moment. “But of course, beyond the pleasure to be there, I remain a competitor and hope I can reach the finals,” says Thibault Métraux with a wink. With more than 100 speedskaters registered to compete in […]
The James C Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink will be a focal point when the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games start on 12 January. This iconic venue, in the heart of Lake Placid, has been the centre of the speed skating world in the past having hosted the sport at the 1932 and 1980 […]
A total of 1,443 athletes are registered to compete in the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games, which will start in two weeks. The final list of athletes shows 595 universities from 43 countries have registered competitors. Athletes are nominated by their international university student federations based on performance in each of their sports. […]
Saranac Lake Civic Center will play host to the world’s best university curlers when the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games start on 12 January 2023. However, it may be a painting that highlights the origins of the sport. Pieter Bruegel the Elder, a Flemish painter in the 16th century, painted ‘Hunters in the […]
University of Alberta Golden Bears, representing Canada and gold medal winners at Jaca 1981 FISU World University GamesLake Placid has a storied history with the sport of ice hockey as the home to the Miracle on Ice, when in 1980 the United States men’s Olympic team defeated the powerful Soviet Union on their way to […]
The 12-foot, carbon steel cauldron from which the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games symbolic flame will soon shine brightly took up its home in Brewster Park in Lake Placid one month before the opening ceremony. Designed and created by Adirondack Studios from Argyle, New York, this cauldron features top borders that depict the […]
