2013 Winter Universiade

The 2013 Winter Universiade, the XXVI Winter Universiade, was a winter multi-sport event which took place in Trentino, Italy between 11 and 21 December 2013.

XXVI Winter Universiade
XXVI Universiade invernale
The official logo for the 2013 Winter Universiade
Host cityTrentino, Italy
Nations participating51
Athletes participating1,725
Events79 in 12 sports
Opening ceremonyDecember 11, 2013 (2013-12-11)
Closing ceremonyDecember 21, 2013 (2013-12-21)
Officially opened byPresident Ugo Rossi
Torch lighterFranco Nones
Main venueTrento Dome Square
Stadio del Ghiaccio de Gianmario Scola
Websitewww.universiadetrentino.org

This was the first time that a Winter Universiade happened after the Summer Universiade in same the year and in the end of the year and missing two months for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Originally, it was planned to take place in Maribor, Slovenia in late January and early February,[1] but the Government of Slovenia overturned its decision to partially fund the project due to financial problems in February 2012.[2] In March 2012, the International University Sports Federation decided that it would organise the Universiade elsewhere.[3] FISU officially announced that the Trentino region of Italy would host the event.[4]

The motto of the event was "Inspired by U". The torch, made by the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Trento, recalled a flower of gentian with five petals in the shape of a ski, with colors that recall the Olympic colors and the five stars of the universes. It was officially lit by Pope Francis in Rome on 6 November 2013.[5]

Bid selection

The city of Maribor (Slovenia) was the only one bidding city for the event. On May 31, 2008, Maribor won the right to host the event, but later withdrew.

After the FISU revoked the rights of Maribor, they began secret negotiations with the region of Trentino that, for financial reasons, had withdrawn their bid to host the 2017 Winter Universiade. Two weeks after the resignation of Maribor, negotiations were completed and Trentino was formalized as the new host region. The factor that gave a boom for the negotiations was the fact that their infrastructure was ready and did not need improvement works.[6]

Venues

The following venues have been named to host the various events at the 2013 Winter Universiade:[7]

Baselga di Piné
Ice Rink Piné
Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Stadio del GhiaccioSpeed skating5,000
Stadio del ghiaccioCurling1,802

Monte Bondone
Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Pista Canalon, Monte BondoneSnowboarding (parallel giant slalom)not
Pista Lavanman, Monte BondoneSnowboarding (snowboard cross), freestyle skiing (ski cross)not
Snowpark di Monte BondoneSnowboarding, freestyle skiingnot

Pergine Valsugana
Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Pergine Valsugana Ghiaccio HallIce hockey (women's)1,802

Trento
Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Trento Ghiaccio ArenaFigure skating, short track2,160
Piazza Duomo, TrentoOpening ceremony, medal plazanot

Val di Fassa
Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Alloch Piste, Pozza di FassaAlpine skiing (slalom/giant slalom)not
Nuova Cima Uomo, Passo San Pellegrino - MoenaAlpine skiing (super-G/downhill)not
Stadio del Ghiaccio "Gianmario Scola" (Ice stadium), CanazeiIce hockey (men's), closing ceremonies1,500
Piaz de Sotegrava - MoenaMedal plazanot

Val di Fiemme
Trampolino Giuseppe Dal Ben
Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Stadio del Fondo di Lago di Tesero, TeseroBiathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (XC)8,000
Stadio del Salto "Giuseppe Dal Ben", PredazzoNordic combined (SJ), ski jumping12,000
Stadio del Ghiaccio di Cavalese, CavaleseIce hockey (men's)1,600
Piazza Santi Apostoli Filippo e Giacomo, PredazzoMedal plazanot

Sports

The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport. The two optional sports chosen for the 2013 Winter Universiade were freestyle skiing and speed skating.[8]

Participants

Following is a list of nations that entered athletes at the Universiade:

  •  Australia (21)
  •  Austria (32)
  •  Azerbaijan (3)
  •  Belarus (18)
  •  Belgium (9)
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina (5)
  •  Brazil (1)
  •  Bulgaria (12)
  •  Canada (106)
  •  China (58)
  •  Croatia (10)
  •  Czech Republic (71)
  •  Estonia (14)
  •  Finland (34)
  •  France (35)
  •  Georgia (2)
  •  Germany (26)
  •  Great Britain (55)
  •  Hong Kong (1)
  •  Hungary (17)
  •  India (10)
  •  Iran (3)
  •  Italy (101) (host)
  •  Japan (119)
  •  Kazakhstan (54)
  •  South Korea (70)
  •  Latvia (28)
  •  Lithuania (6)
  •  Macedonia (2)
  •  Mexico (2)
  •  Monaco (1)
  •  Mongolia (4)
  •  Netherlands (13)
  •  New Zealand (7)
  •  Norway (34)
  •  Poland (85)
  •  Russia (184)
  •  San Marino (1)
  •  Serbia (9)
  •  Slovakia (47)
  •  Slovenia (34)
  •  South Africa (1)
  •  Spain (31)
  •  Sweden (58)
  •  Switzerland (57)
  •  Chinese Taipei (6)
  •  Thailand (1)
  •  Turkey (27)
  •  Ukraine (92)
  •  United States (106)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Italy)

Final medal tally[9]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia15161950
2 Poland1010323
3 South Korea89724
4 China52310
5 Czech Republic43613
6 Italy*35513
7 France3418
8 Ukraine3339
9 Finland3238
10 Austria3216
11 Japan3148
12 Serbia3014
13 Canada2338
14 Slovakia2305
15 Kazakhstan2215
16 Switzerland1348
17 Sweden1214
18 Slovenia1124
 United States1124
20 Hungary1113
 Norway1113
22 Netherlands1012
23 Monaco1001
 New Zealand1001
 Spain1001
26 Belarus0112
 Germany0112
28 Azerbaijan0101
 Great Britain0101
30 Australia0011
 Chinese Taipei0011
 Lithuania0011
Totals (32 nations)797877234

Schedule

The competition schedule for the 2013 Winter Universiade is shown as follows:[10]

OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions 1Event finals EGExhibition gala CCClosing ceremony
December 10
Tue		 11
Wed		 12
Thu		 13
Fri		 14
Sat		 15
Sun		 16
Mon		 17
Tue		 18
Wed		 19
Thu		 20
Fri		 21
Sat		 Events
CeremoniesOCCC
Alpine skiing 2 1 1 1 1 4 10
Biathlon 2 2 2 1 2 9
Cross-country skiing 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 11
Curling ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Figure skating ● 1 1 1 1/EG 5
Freestyle skiing 2 2 4
Ice hockey ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Nordic combined 1 1 1 3
Speed skating 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
Short track speed skating 2 2 4 8
Ski jumping 2 1 1 1 5
Snowboarding ● 2 2 ● 2 ● 2 8
Total events 5 9 10 9 3 8 10 6 15 4 79
Cumulative total 5 14 24 33 36 44 54 60 75 79
December 10
Tue		 11
Wed		 12
Thu		 13
Fri		 14
Sat		 15
Sun		 16
Mon		 17
Tue		 18
Wed		 19
Thu		 20
Fri		 21
Sat		 Events
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References
  1. Universiades for 2013 attributed Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Kresanje mnenj o univerzijadi" [Clash of Opinions About the Universiade]. Delo.si (in Slovenian). 19 February 2012.
  3. "Mariboru odvzeli univerzijado" [Universiade Taken Away from Maribor]. Slovenske novice (in Slovenian). 6 March 2012.
  4. 2013 Universiade moved
  5. "Papa Francesco ha acceso la fiaccola delle Universiadi". Trentino Corriere Alpi. 2013-11-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  6. [=http://www.fisu.net/en/FISU-moves-2013-Winter-Universiade-away-from-Maribor-to-Trentino-to-safeguard-the-26th-Edition-2644.html?idProduit=2180 Archived 2012-07-31 at Archive.today]
  7. "Trentino 2013 – Winter Universiade – Sport venues". events.unitn.it. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  8. "Trentino 2013 – Winter Universiade – The Universiade". events.unitn.it. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  9. Trentino 2013 Medal Tally Page
  10. "XXVI Winter Universiade Trentino 2013 – Competition Schedule" (PDF). universiadetrentino.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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