It is less than three months since the closing ceremony of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games yet, despite its recency, eyes are already set forward in preparation for the next FISU Games Winter to be held in Torino, Italy in January of 2025. This week Regione Piemonte was visited by a delegation […]
In a few months, at the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games (28 July-8 August), Brazilian student-athletes will be at ease in many disciplines and among the top favourites in some. After all, these are Summer Games and it is when you expect Brazil to shine. But a few months ago, the Brazilian University Sports […]
The “Short Track–Swiss Ice Movement” Association was created as a legacy project of the Winter Universiade 2021 of Lucerne to promote short track speed skating in Switzerland, especially at school level. The project aims to build performing Swiss athletes in short track, using the OYM in Zug as the core center of operations and making it an […]
After 11 days and 85 medal events, the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games officially ended on 22 January. Team Japan finished first in the Lake Placid 2023 FISU Games’ overall medal count with 48 medals (21 gold, 17 silver and 10 bronze). Japanese men won 12 gold medals, seven silver and six bronze, […]
Sunday evening started with festive chants of “USA! USA!” at sold-out Herb Brooks Arena but ended with a joyous rendition of O Canada! In the final event in Lake Placid, Canada topped the United States 7-2 to capture its fifth FISU World University Games men’s hockey title, the nation’s first since Trentino 2013. The triumph […]
“It’s a real treat to race here,” was an easy thing to say for USA’s John Steel Hagenbuch after capturing gold on home soil in the men’s 30-kilometre cross country freestyle mass start, the final Nordic skiing event of the 2023 FISU World University Games, Sunday. It wasn’t until the last two 5km laps that […]
“Lake Placid is a magical place. I can’t tell you the number of times that I’ve recommended to people that they should just go down and walk around the 1980 Rink, The Miracle on Ice rink, because it’s magical in there.” A two-time NCAA All-American in alpine skiing, Roby Politi was one of the most […]
Representing Canada in women’s hockey at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games is Madison Willan, a third-year forward and science student at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton. “Obviously, it’s a huge honour. You know, every time that you put on the maple leaf, it’s a privilege to be here. There are many […]
