ZAKOPANE – On the last day of the 1st WUC Speed Skating in Poland, Artur Nogal wins a fifth gold medal for host Poland. He got the gold in the men’s 500 m. Silver for Maciej Biega (POL) and bronze for Even Johansen (NOR). Kseniya Sadouskaya (BLR) won the Women’s 500m. Second place went to […]
Martina Sablikova (CZE) ZAKOPANE – There were a lot of records broken yesterday, December 20th at the inaugural World University Speed Skating Championship in Zakopane, Poland. Czech’s Martina Sablikova confirmed her world top class and beat yet another track record on the 5000 metres. The Polish fans rejoiced Natalia Czerwonka’s 1,000m gold. In the men’s […]
Triple gold medallist Janek Szymanski (POL) ZAKOPANE – Yesterday, December 19th, three more medal podiums were mounted at the 1st World University Speed Skating Championship in Zakopane, Poland. Hero of the day was without doubt Jan Szymanski (POL) who added two more gold medals to the one he conquered on the first day. The day […]
BRUSSELS – Today, October 28th, a delegation from the city of Groningen (NED) visited FISU to present their bid for the organization of the 2nd World University Long Track Speed Skating Championship to be held in 2014. The delegation led by Hans van Rooijen from the Netherlands’ Student Sport Vereniging included five members of […]
During the last day at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, another former Universiade athlete won a gold medal. Katrin Mattscherodt, a 29 year old economics student from the FHTW Berlin, won the gold medal with the German women’s speed skating team. Katrin took part in the speed skating competition 3,000m and 5,000m at the 2009 […]
Medal Podium Women’s 3,000m Women’s 3,000mThe Women’s 3,000m Long Track Speed Skating competition was dominated by the Chinese. Fu Chunyan and Dong Feifei took gold and silver. Polish skater Luiza Zlotkowska wriggled herself on the Chinese dominated podium winning the bronze. 1. FU CHUNYAN – CHN – 4:15.73 0.002. DONG FEIFEI – CHN – […]
Arjen Van Der Kieft breaks the Universiade Record Women’s 1,500mNao Kodaira (JPN) has shattered the previous Universiade Record of 02:00.69 set in Torino 2007 by Katarzyna Wojcicka (POL) clocking a 1:59.03 and winning the gold. Silver and bronze went to Chinese skaters Dong Feifei and Ji Jia. 1. KODAIRA NAO (JPN) 1:59.03 UR2. DONG […]
Canada’s long track speed skaters will make their Universiade debut when the 24th Winter Universiade begins February 18 in Harbin, China. Although long track speed skating has been an optional sport at the past two Universiades, this will mark the first time Canada sends a team to compete at the bi-annual games. Led by team […]
