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Paul Vieuxtemps: From Thailand to Winter Podium in America
Winter Games
22 January 2023
The Thai flag is not the most commonly raised during winter sporting events, but it fluttered twice at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games thanks to one special athlete: Paul Vieuxtemps. The 23-year-old freestyle skier shared his feelings – and his unique story – after securing a pair of medals at Gore Mountain, […]
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Japan and Great Britain smile their way to ski cross gold
Winter Games
17 January 2023
It was a spectacular day at Gore Mountain on Monday for the ski cross competition of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games. Following qualification and semifinal rounds, Lin Nakanishi of Japan and Nikola Fricova of Slovakia quickly broke away in the four-racer women’s final, with Nakanishi prevailing in the end. Elizabeth Filiatrault of […]
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Krasnoyarsk welcomes FIS Freestyle World Cup to town exactly one year since hosting Winter Universiade 2019
Freestyle & Freeski
2 March 2020
KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIAN FEDERATION – It’s certainly fitting that one year to the day that the city at the heart of Siberia welcomed the world to its impressive snow and ice venues during the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade opening ceremonies that the world’s best mogul skiers would come to town for the latest stage of the […]
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Russian Federation picks up four medals as Freestyle Skiing comes to a close
Freestyle & Freeski
4 March 2019
In the men’s ski cross event, Russia’s Artem Nabiulin won gold, while compatriot Ekaterina Maltseva took top honours among women KRASNOYARSK, 11 March – The host nation finished the Freestyle Skiing competition at the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade with a flourish, picking up four of the six medals on offer in the ski cross event. […]
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#WUAlmaty2017: Kazakh Freestyle Skiers dominate Double Moguls Medal Podium
Freestyle & Freeski
3 February 2017
ALMATY – Today, 3 February, the Dual Moguls competition took place in Shymbulak Ski Resort, outside Almaty. It was a double gold for the host nation as both in the women’s and men’s competition Kazakh athletes excelled. In the women’s race 13 athletes from 7 countries competed. Yuliya Galysheva (KAZ) […]
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Old Tricks the Best for Finnish Skier
Freestyle & Freeski
18 December 2013
MONTE BONDONE – Freestyle skiing often rewards the most daring tricks, but sometimes it pays to stick to what you know. For Finnish freestyle skier and Universiade gold medallist, Kalle Leinonen, this was certainly the case. “I stuck to the tricks I knew”, said Leinonen. “There is no point doing anything crazy at this point […]
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2011 WU Update Day10 - Freestyle Skiing - Ski Cross
Freestyle & Freeski
3 February 2011
Manuel Eicher (green bib) flying for the Gold Medal My best Result ! ERZURUM – February 5th- There was quite a crowd to see the show at the Ski Cross final, which is always spectacular. In the Women’s event, the Final was dominated by the Manhard Sisters. Indeed Christina and Julia Manhard from Germany gained […]
