Winter Games

    ALMATY – Today, 30 January, FISU Secretary General/CEO Eric Saintrond met with the Secretary General of the Pyeongchang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Mr. Hyungkoo Yeo. “We have delegates from Pyeongchang and Beijing, the respective organisers of the 2018 and 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, here present […]

  ALMATY – Today, 30 January, a full day of ice hockey competitions in both the men’s and women’s tournaments. A total of five games were played.   Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament KOR vs RUS Korea and Russia opened today’s match day in the Halyk Arena. The ‘Red Machine’ was too strong for the Koreans […]

ALMATY – Being a flag-bearer of your country is not only a great honour, but it also means you have deserved it by your previous sporting success. We are revealing some of the athletes who will be proudly carrying flag of their country tonight at the Opening Ceremony on the 28th Winter Universiade in Almaty. […]

ALMATY – Today, 29 January, the 28th Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan was officially opened by the President of the country, His Excellency Nursultan Nazarbayev. In the newly constructed Almaty Arena, the Universiade participants witnessed a wonderful and dazzling show. For the occasion, the multi-functional arena with a seating capacity of 12,000 was converted into […]

    ALMATY – Although the official Opening Ceremony kicks off the 28th Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan, tomorrow 29 January, the ice hockey matches for the preliminary round in the men’s and women’s tournament have started today.   Men’s Tournament Men’s KAZ vs CHN SVK-GBR In the Halyk Arena, Slovakia opened the tournament against […]

    ALMATY – Since the Athletes’ Village opened yesterday, 24 January, the accreditation process has been set in motion and is currently in full swing. “We started slowly yesterday with 146 accredited persons from 5 countries”, Tarmo Jaakson (EST) from the FISU International Control Committee (CIC) said. “Mainly team officials. That’s normal as they […]

  ALMATY – Also for the 28th edition of the Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan FISU will have available livestreaming of the games. The livestreaming can be followed via http://www.livefisu.tv/ The livestreaming will already start on 28 January, one day prior to the official Opening Ceremony of the Winter Universiade, with a number of ice […]