TRENTINO – Coordinating a Universiade is a complex procedure, especially when the venues are as spread out as they are in Trentino. To cope with this, there is the Main Operating Centre, the real heartbeat of the games. “We check and control the day by day organization; we are connected directly with all […]
TRENTINO – Volunteering is an essential part for the smooth running of an event like the Universiade. Due to the large number of volunteers and the importance of its work, its management is organized in different phases and requires months of work. The ultimate goal is to have enough human resources depending on […]
LAGO DI TESERO – When Alexander Kiefer began his 12.5 km biathlon final at the 2013 Winter Universiade, he knew he was in for a tough afternoon. Conditions were good, but the Lago di Tesero is a notoriously difficult course. But to be successful, you must be on-form in both disciplines: skiing and […]
The Swiss delegation TRENTO – A delegation from the Valais region of Switzerland met the President of the Trentino Winter Universiade Organising Committee. Valais bid for the 2019 Winter Universiade. However, the Bid Committee had finally decided to withdraw from the race for 2019 but is seriously considering to stand for 2021. It is […]
TRENTINO – The Universiade is famously a breeding ground for Olympians, and is often a competition in which student-Olympians also compete. Milanko Petrovic of Serbia, gold medallist today in the Men’s biathlon 10km sprint, will compete in Sochi. So too will the Russian women’s curling team, who, but for one player, have come […]
A cheering crowd for the Azzurri CANAZEI/CAVALESE/PERGINE – Today, 15 December the ice hockey teams faced-off for the 5th day of the tournament on the different ice arenas in the Trentino Region. A great atmosphere reigned in the Giancarlo Scola Arena in Alba di Canazei today as host Italy played against USA. With one […]
Roger Roth, Chair of the CTI Winter TRENTINO – The Trentino Winter Universiade is half way, the right moment to have a chat with Roger Roth, the Chair of the International Technical Committee of the Winter Universiade of FISU. This Universiade announced itself as being difficult: a very short preparation time, not the most perfect […]
TRENTINO – The conditions of the facilities where the snow disciplines of the Winter Universiade are taking place require specially trained medical services. According to FISU regulations, if an accident happens at any of the snow venues, medical teams must be prepared to proceed without problems to the injured athlete, offering primary care […]
