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Curling's future bright with junior worlds coming to Krasnoyarsk

Winter Games 17 December 2019

The Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace retrofitted with ice for the curling competitions of the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter UniversiadeKRASNOYARSK, RUSSIAN FEDERATION – With the World Junior Curling Championships coming to town, the sport is hardly getting the cold shouler in the heart of Siberia. As a lead-in to the event, the Russian Curling Federation’s secretary general […]

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Winter Universiade 2019 curling venue becomes home ground for Yenisey volleyball club

Winter Games 31 October 2019

KRASNOYARSK – Designing a winning legacy for a sports facility doesn’t happen by chance. It’s a philosophy the Siberian sports family of the 29th Winter Universiade have taken to heart and are executing across the city’s competition venues, both those newly constructed and the ones revamped and revitalised. Commissioned in 1981, the Ivan Yarygin Sports […]

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Sweden and Norway win women's and men's gold

Curling 10 March 2019

The Swedish women’s curling team added a second gold medal to their country’s tally at the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade, while Norway took top honours in the men’s event.   KRASNOYARSK, 10 March – The best university-based curling athletes in the world came together at the Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace on Sunday to fight for […]

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Canada and UK Curling teams ready to rock

Winter Games 17 February 2019

Team Canada and Team Great Britain head into the Curling competition in Krasnoyarsk hoping to repeat the success of Almaty 2017. For Canada, their only gold at the previous Winter Universiade came from the women’s Curling team and such are the hopes pinned on Danielle Schmiemann – who was part of that squad – that […]

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Final Team Selections for Ice-Hockey, Curling, Bandy

Winter Games 15 October 2018

Russia, Kazakhstan and Canada lead the field    Women’s ice-hockey teams from Russia, Canada and USA will once again lead the field at the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade.   The participation of the gold, silver and bronze medalists from Almaty 2017 was confirmed, as the final team selection was presented to the Heads of Delegation […]

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Sports values, development discussions and curling practice highlight Day 3 at FISU Forum

World Forum 9 August 2018

A curling volunteer demonstrating how to throw a stone during the evening activity at the FISU Forum, an educational event that takes place in the upcoming Winter Universiade 2019 host city of Krasnoyarsk KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIAN FEDERATION – The FISU Forum is a vivid place with a lot of positive noise. There’s a constant hence familiar […]

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#WUAlmaty2017 – Canada Women & Great Britain Men pocket Curling Gold

Winter Games 7 February 2017

    ALMATY – Canada women and Great Britain men have won gold medals in the curling event at the Winter Universiade Games, being held in the Almaty Arena, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.   Canada – skipped by two-time World Junior champion Kelsey Rocque and made up of third Danielle Schmiemann, second Taylor McDonald and lead […]

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#WUAlmaty2017: Curling Update – Bronze Medal Review

Winter Games 6 February 2017

      ALMATY – Sweden’s women’s and Norway’s men’s teams have won the bronze medals on the penultimate day (Monday 6 February) of the curling competition at the Winter Universiade being held in the Almaty Arena, in Kazakhstan.   Following a 4-7 defeat to Canada in Monday morning’s semi-finals Isabella Wranaa’s team bounced back […]