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Watch it! Speed Skating test event for Winter Universiade 2019

Winter Games 26 October 2018

  KRASNOYARSK – As anticipation grows amongst the world’s best student-athletes on the snow and ice for the upcoming Winter Universiade, the future host city is continuing its own preparation for the big show by putting on more high-quality test events.   This weekend the Short Track Speed Skating All-Russia Student Competitions are taking place […]

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Belarus crowds on their feet for the final day of WUC Speed Skating

Championships 27 March 2018

The loud rumble of “Be-la-rus!”, “Be-la-rus!” rang around the stadium from the tribune seats during Ignat Golovatsiuk’s third and final performance – a defining moment from the fourth edition of this championship MINSK – On the fourth and final day at the FISU World University Speed Skating Championship Japan’s Rio Yamada emerged victorious in the […]

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A sense of déjà vu on Day 3 of WUC Speed Skating

Championships 26 March 2018

MINSK – The first awarding ceremony brought the feeling of deja vu among fans and competitors during day 3 of the FISU World University Speed Skating Championship in the Belarusian capital city as Japan and Poland stood atop the podium again.   In the Women’s 1000 m it was Japanese speed skater Rio Yamada taking […]

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Italy, Poland, Russia dominant during day 1 of WUC Speed Skating

Speed Skating 23 March 2018

On a day characterized as both dangerous and spectacular, Russia takes gold in both the Men’s and Women’s Team Sprints with Poland and Italy striking gold in the distance events   MINSK – Speed Skating action for the discipline’s fourth consecutive time on the FISU World University Championship calendar heated up the ice with spectacular […]