FISU President passes the FISU flag to delegates of the Granada OC TRENTINO – Today, 21 December, the curtain fell on the 26th edition of the Winter Universiade. Traditionally, the games ended with the Closing Ceremony after the men’s ice hockey final which was played in the Gianmarco Scola Ice Arena in Alba di […]
TRENTO – The Trentino Universiade is nearing its end, and with it comes the last institutional events. This morning, 20 December, the last Heads of Delegation meeting took place, in the theater of the SanBa University Centre in Trento. The morning session started with the intervention of Stefano Ravelli, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organizing […]
TRENTO – The FISU CSU hosted a reception today for members of the Trentino 2013 Organising Committee. Representatives of FISU included President Claude-Louis Gallien as they thanked the Trentino Organising Committee for hosting the games. Emphasis was placed on the positive relationship between FISU and the Organising Committee. Once again, it was […]
TRENTO – There are few people who can claim to have gone to around 40 Universiades, both summer and winter. There are even fewer who have done this with two countries. Valentin Gavrilenko of Ukraine has done this, having attended Universiades both with his country and the former USSR. “I am an eternal […]
POZZA DI FASSA – Alpine skiing is not the first sport you would associate with Belgium. Being a citizen of one of the flatter countries in Europe did not deter Kai Alaerts from pursuing his love for Slalom skiing. Due to the fact that both his parents were ski instructors, it was inevitable […]
Men’s 1,000 m podium with Ching-Yang Sung (r) BASELGE DI PINE – Ching-Yang Sung created history for Chinese Taipei as he won a bronze medal in the Men’s 1,000m Speed Skating. This is the first time his country has won a medal at the Winter Universiade. Chinese Taipei has a tropical climate, so […]
Podium of the Mixed Relay Ski Jumping PREDAZZO – At the 2013 Winter Universiade, mixed ski jumping made its debut in international sports. And it certainly landed on both feet. “I liked it very much because it’s new,” said Daniel Huber. “The girls can show their talent, I enjoyed it, so yes, I love […]
Sergio Anesi, OC President right, with the delegation going to Sochi TRENTO – Yesterday it has been a special day for the 2013 Trentino Winter Universiade. The Italian Minister for Sport, Graziano Delrio, has praised publicly the enlightening success of the 2013 Universiade during a very symbolic meeting with the Italian President of the Republic […]
