Winter Games

    On February 18th at 20h00, the kick-off was given to commence the 24th Winter Universiade with the traditional Opening Ceremony, which took place in the Harbin International Conference, Exhibition and Sports Center Gym. FISU President Killian addresses his opening speechThe Chinese Organizing Committee dazzled the audience and the WU participants with a show […]

  Today, February 17th, the domestic and international press was invited to the traditional joint pre-Universiade press conference of FISU and the Universiade Organizing Committee. Representing FISU at the press conference were FISU President George Killian, FISU Secretary-General Eric Saintrond, Chair of the WU Supervision Committee Kairis Ulp and Leonz Eder, Chair of the FISU […]

The first CTI meeting for snow sports took place today in Yabuli under the lead of Roger Roth (SUI) who’s the FISU CTI Chair for winter sports. Yabuli is the largest winter sports resort in China. Located at a distance of 195 km from the city of Harbin, and connected to that town by rail […]

   Harbin is labeled as the Ice Capital of China and with ten ice stadiums for all ice sports it’s obviously the cradle for quite some Chinese athletes who excel in ice sports. However, the city harbors also the ‘Harbin Ice and Snow Festival’, which is China’s most original and greatest ice artwork festival, attracting […]

Today, February 14th, FISU President George Killian had an informal talk with the Chinese Press while being at the Winter Universiade Sport and Science Conference where he gave the opening address. The Universiade is a great opportunity for the student-athletes from around the world not only to learn about the Chinese culture but also from […]

 The Official Opening Ceremony of the Athletes’ Village for the 24th Winter Universiade in Harbin, China can be described with words such as “amazing, beautiful and impressive”. All had been organized perfectly and in a very professional way on the student campus of Heilongjiang University. The event confirmed the great ability and hard work produced […]

FISU President George Killian & Vice Executive President of the OC and Vice-Governor of Heilongjiang Province Cheng Youdong   Today, February 12th, FISU President George Killian met with Mr. Cheng Youdong, the Vice Executive President of the Harbin Organizing Committee and the Vice-Governor of the Heilongjang Province. Present at the meeting were the FISU EC […]

 © photo OC Harbin 2009 Yesterday, Ferbuary 11th, FISU President George Killian and his wife Mrs. Marilyn Killian arrived in Harbin for the 24th Winter Universiade which will take place from February 18th to 28th, 2009. Prior to the World Winter University Games, Mr. Killian will preside the FISU Executive Committee Meeting and he will […]