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Thank You Strbske Pleso, Thank You Osrblie, Let’s Go to Granada!

Winter Games 1 February 2015

  STRBSKE PLESO – Today, 1 February, was the last day of competition here in Strbske Pleso, while biathlon already ended yesterday, and the athletes were able to enjoy exceptional competition conditions with bright sunshine and quality snow. This was the case pretty much all week so the participants were delighted with their stay in […]

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Russian & Kazakhs domination, more motivation

Winter Games 30 January 2015

STRBSKE PLESO – It has been said repeatedly, the Russian team overwhelmingly dominates the cross country competition at this Universiade. It owes its dominance to its selection system that allows the best athletes to participate at the Universiade in perfect conditions and with exceptional technical support. Team Russia, gold medallist, men’s relay   The other […]

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Russian Triumph in Biathlon Mixed Relay

Winter Games 30 January 2015

Russian and Kazakh relay OSRBLIE – Russia continues its harvest of medals in biathlon. Indeed, the mixed relay (men’s 2×7.5km & women’s 2x6km) was held on 30 January, 2015 in the National Biathlon Centre in Osrblie and the race was exciting until the end. The Russian team, which started as the favourite, was composed of […]

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A First in Strbske Pleso

Winter Games 29 January 2015

 STRBSKE PLESO – As described previously, women’s ski jumping quietly continues its development. In this context, FISU has introduced a new competition format in its sports programme and it shows that the ski jump competition is becoming increasingly popular with female athletes. PUSTKOVA Vladena, from Czech Republic, bronze medallist Indeed, the ski jump team event […]

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Russian Biathletes monopolise Podium of Men's 10km Sprint

Winter Games 27 January 2015

OSRBLIE – In the morning of 27 January, 2015, Russian biathletes distinguished themselves during the men’s 10km sprint. Indeed, Yaroslav Ivanov (Surgut State University) finished on the highest step of the podium ahead of his compatriots Maksim Burtasov (State Geodesic Academy of Siberia) and Yuri Shopin (Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University) on the course of the […]

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First Biathlon Gold for Slovakia

Winter Games 27 January 2015

OSRBLIE – At least one gold medal will not leave Slovakia. Indeed, after a sensational race, Slovak biathlete Paulina Fialkova took first place in the 7.5km race in front of a home crowd. “I felt tremendously emotional when passing the finish line. Winning the gold medal in front of my fans, and many people I […]

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Women's Ski Jumping is growing

Winter Games 27 January 2015

STRSBKE PLESO – The first competition of ski jumping was held today, 27 January on the site of Strbske Pleso. The women were honoured as they were the first to jump from the 100m hill. Irina Avvakumova (RUS) gold medallist in Strbske Pleso   Olympic discipline for the first time in Sochi in 2014, the […]

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From Alpe d'Huez to Osrblie

Winter Games 26 January 2015

OSRBLIE – A student at STAPS (science and technology of physical and sports activities) at the Joseph Fournier University of Grenoble, Vincent Mathieu is a 22 years old French biathlete and a native of Alpe d’Huez. It is in this station that he started biathlon at the age of 14, then joined the Nordic Team […]