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First Biathlon Gold for Slovakia

Winter Games 27 January 2015

OSRBLIE – At least one gold medal will not leave Slovakia. Indeed, after a sensational race, Slovak biathlete Paulina Fialkova took first place in the 7.5km race in front of a home crowd. “I felt tremendously emotional when passing the finish line. Winning the gold medal in front of my fans, and many people I […]

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Women's Ski Jumping is growing

Winter Games 27 January 2015

STRSBKE PLESO – The first competition of ski jumping was held today, 27 January on the site of Strbske Pleso. The women were honoured as they were the first to jump from the 100m hill. Irina Avvakumova (RUS) gold medallist in Strbske Pleso   Olympic discipline for the first time in Sochi in 2014, the […]

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From Alpe d'Huez to Osrblie

Winter Games 26 January 2015

OSRBLIE – A student at STAPS (science and technology of physical and sports activities) at the Joseph Fournier University of Grenoble, Vincent Mathieu is a 22 years old French biathlete and a native of Alpe d’Huez. It is in this station that he started biathlon at the age of 14, then joined the Nordic Team […]

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Beijing candidate for the Winter Universiade 2021?

Winter Games 26 January 2015

The delegation from Beijing visiting the cross-country venue in Strbske Pleso   STRBSKE PLESO – As part of the monitoring programme implemented during this 27th Winter Universiade, a delegation from Beijing has conducted an inspection visit of the sports venues and host of the 27th Winter Universiade in Strbske Pleso, marking its interest in a […]

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2015 Winter Universiade – Protocol update

Winter Games 15 December 2014

    GRANADA – On 10 and 11 December, in Granada, the FISU representatives for protocol (Kolë Gjeloshaj and Gwenaëlle Brugallé) met with the OC protocol team. The team led by Neomar Benthencort and David Rodriguez Lopez is composed of seven persons that will be in charge of the opening, closing, medal awarding and flower […]

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Osrblie ready for WU Biathlon

Winter Games 5 December 2014

  OSRBLIE – The president of the International Biathlon Union, Anders Besseberg, made a visit to Slovakia in the last week of November. The Norwegian picked the right time to visit Osrblie since the national biathlon centre is receiving the finishing touches with a new multifunctional building getting ready for the upcoming Winter Universiade, which […]

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Almaty awaits Speed Skaters

Winter Games 4 December 2014

    ALMATY – With less than a month left until the start of the 2nd World University Speed Skating Championship, the WUC Organsing is busy preparing the event.   The City Modern Almаty is a major cultural, scientific and student center. Almaty remains the largest commercial and financial center of Kazakhstan. It is not […]

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2015 WU Slovakia: Protocol Meeting

Winter Games 4 December 2014

    BRATISLAVA – On 2 December, Kolë Gjeloshaj the coordinator for protocol of FISU met in Bratislava with Peter Hamaj, OC Secretary General and the members of its team on all matters related to Protocol for the 2015 Winter Universiade for Nordic Skiing and Biathlon in Strbske Pleso and Osrblie. The Opening Ceremony will […]