“It was always my dream make it to the Olympics and the Universiade is something very similar,” says Markéta Firešová (above), a member of the Czech Ski Orienteering contingent at Krasnoyarsk 2019. She believes the Universiade is a stepping stone, as Ski Orienteering is not yet part of the Winter Olympics programme. In fact, […]
TARTU, ESTONIA – The fourth and final competition of the 2018 FISU World University Ski Orienteering Championship saw student-athletes compete in the Middle Distance Mass Start at the Haanja Ski Centre in the Baltic nation’s sourtheastern corner. The women’s competition mixed up the format with one map change and 15 control points for […]
TARTU, ESTONIA – The third day of competition, a fresh layer of snow greeted competitors of the 2018 FISU World University Ski Orienteering Championship’s individual pursuit. As the competition started, though, snowfall stopped, the sun came out and student-athletes put down their best possible performances on Estonia’s 100 year anniversary. Estonia has a long and […]
TARTU, ESTONIA – The sprint relay event on day three of the FISU World University Ski Orienteering Championships brought a competitive tension amongst the student-athletes as the world team titles lied in the balance at the country’s southern ski competition venue of Haanja on Thursday. The second day of competition saw pairings of one […]
Ski Orienteering had a very successful edition of the World University Championships in the forest just outside of Tartu, Estonia last year TARTU, ESTONIA – The first day of competition at the 2018 FISU World University Ski Orienteering Championship got started under dazzling sunny skies and cold powder conditions in the Baltic village of Haanja. […]
TARTU, ESTONIA – The second edition of the FISU World University Ski Orienteering Championship kicked off the 2018 WUC seson with the test event Tuesday at the Haanja ski centre. All 72 participants had the opportunity to try check out the competition venue which enjoyed light snowfall throughout the day. The WUC Ski […]
TARTU – On 27 February, FISU delegated Mr Valentin GARKOV (Ski Orienteering FISU Technical Delegate) and Paulo FERREIRA (WUC Director), visited the Tartu that will host the 2018 FISU World University Ski Orienteering Championship, which will take place in February next year. The FISU delegates started the morning in the Hotel Tartu, checking […]
TULA – The 2016 FISU World University Ski Orienteering Championship ended with the closing ceremony that took place at the competition venue, the River Woods complex in Aleksin, Tula (Russian Federation). The regional authorities were represented by Ms Marina LEVINA, Deputy Chairwoman of the Tula Region Government, while FISU was represented by Dmitry […]
