Winter Games

Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade volunteers with the event mascot, U-Laika, await the flame from the heart of Siberia During the 2019 Winter Universiade, 36 attachés — native Russians who also speak English and are assigned to either a team or an individual member of the FISU family — help ensure that the games run smoothly. […]

Upon your arrival at the Krasnoyarsk airport, there is one special person greeting you “at the door”. It is none other than U-Laika, the official mascot of the 2019 Winter Universiade. The Siberian dog of laika breed which symbolizes loyalty, friendliness, joy and everlasting energy is welcoming everybody who arrives in the city.    In […]

Athletes from 58 countries are participating in the 2019 Winter Universiade. To make the people from all those nations aware of the games and their favorite athletes, there is an equally-impressive number of media people working day and night here in Krasnoyarsk. In all, over 1,000 members of the media from all over the world […]

An Aussie in action in the short track speed skating men’s 500m at the Sever Arena in Krasnoyarsk which was won by Konstantin Ivliev of Russia KRANSNOYARSK – Who knew that the ‘Miracle on Ice’ was not Steven Bradbury’s famous short track speed skating gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics? It turns out that […]

The opening of the World Conference on the Innovation – Education – Sport KRASNOYARSK – FISU on Tuesday welcomed participants and guests to the 2019 FISU World Conference on Innovation-Education-Sport at the Grand Hall Siberia, where Vice Chair of the Committee for the Development of University Sport (CDSU), Shen Zhen, was one of several invested […]

The USA women’s ice hockey team’s supporters made their presence known in the compact and intimate Pervomaisky Ice Arena KRASNOYARSK – As the United States and Canadian women’s hockey teams battled it out on the ice, an overwhelming chant of ‘USA, USA’ echoed throughout the arena.   The chant was led by seven American families […]

From athlete to spectator experience, the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade was a gold medal event Canadian university athlete Aidan Kirkham’s first time outside of North America promises to be memorable. The skier will be spending it in Krasnoyarsk, Russia competing at the Winter Universiade.   The environmental sciences student competes for the Ottawa-based Carleton Ravens […]