Even more sport is coming to the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade! Ski orienteering was added today as the event’s 10th – and final – discipline to the competition programme Lucerne looks to “Welcome Home” the Winter Universiade to Central Switzerland as the Lucerne 2021 tagline asserts. The event will be the first time the Universiade […]
Krasnoyarsk to host 2020 World Junior Curling Championships In what is immediate validation of Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade’s ambitious legacy plans, the World Junior Curling Championships 2020 have been awarded to the host city of the 29th Winter Universiade. The Championship will be held from 15 to 22 February 2020 in the 3,500 seater Crystal Ice Arena. […]
A week after the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade concluded, time to relive the emotions! The Winter Universiade 2019 flame may have been extinguished a week ago, but those action-packed 11 days will be remembered for a long, long time. The Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk opened its warm heart to the world from 2-12 March, and gave […]
The Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace retrofitted with ice for the curling competitions of the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade KRASNOYARSK – It’s 9 a.m. on a Monday morning in Krasnoyarsk. South Korea is playing Sweden in curling as a capacity crowd chants and cheers on each significant play. It’s a sight to behold. The support […]
KRASNOYARSK, 12 March – When FISU President Oleg Matytsin said, “Krasnoyarsk has set new standards,” as the Winter Universiade 2019 cauldron was extinguished, he meant it in more ways than one. After eleven days of sport and culture, the 29thedition of the Winter Universiade came to a close in the heart of Siberia, having […]
If you’re visiting Russia for the very first time you might find yourself asking, “what’s with all the flowers?” You’ll find a flower shop or stall on every street and in almost every building. But one day, in particular, seems to be a popular day to give flowers in this transcontinental country. International Women’s […]
As the snow trickles down over the ice-covered Yenisei River and the air temperature dips below minus 2 degrees Celsius, most people’s first reaction is to stay inside, get warm and maybe drink a hot cup of cocoa. Sensible. However, contrary to logic, some people in Krasnoyarsk have made a tradition of going swimming […]
At Platinum Arena, there isn’t just a routine for the competitors, but also one for the fans as well. For a newbie to figure skating like me, figuring out how to just watch the competition was a learning experience. As the competitors enter the ice, the crowd erupts into applause. Then, as they […]
