 |
 Slogan: "u better be there" | |
| Host city | Innsbruck and Seefeld, Austria |
|---|---|
| Nations | 53 (estimated) |
| Athletes | 1,500 |
| Events | 13 sports |
| Opening | January 12, 2005 |
| Closing | January 22, 2005 |
| Opened by | Heinz Fischer |
| Main venue | Olympia World Innsbruck-Olympic Stadium |
The 2005 Winter Universiade, the XXII Winter Universiade, took place in Innsbruck and Seefeld, Austria.
| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergiselschanze | Ski jumping | 28,000 | |
| Tivoli-Neu | Opening Ceremony | 35,000 | |
| Kühtai | Freestyle skiing, Snowboarding | 8,000 | |
| Tyrolean Ice Arena | Ice hockey | 8,000 | |
| Eisschnellaufbahn | Speed skating | 4,000 | |
| Olympiahalle | Figure skating, Short track | 10,600 |
| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patscherkofel | Alpine skiing | 8,000 | |
| Seefeld Arena | Closing Ceremony, Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, Ski jumping | 12,000 | |
| Seefeld Hockey Center | Ice hockey | 5,000 (temporary) |
* Host nation (Austria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria (AUT)* | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 |  Poland (POL) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 |  Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 19 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | 69 | 72 | 69 | 210 | |
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