Host city | Trentino, Italy |
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Nations | 51 |
Athletes | 1,725 |
Events | 79 in 12 sports |
Opening | December 11, 2013 |
Closing | December 21, 2013 |
Opened by | President Ugo Rossi |
Torch lighter | Franco Nones |
Main venue | Trento Dome Square Stadio del Ghiaccio de Gianmario Scola |
Website | universiadetrentino.org (archived) |
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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.
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]
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they began secret negotiations with the region of Trentino that, for financial reasons and a lack of sponsors, had withdrawn their bid to host the 2017 Winter Universiade.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 in use.As they,did not need improvement works.Later,the event was a scope to the winning bid for Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo to host the 2026 Winter Olympics and the region will act as satelite venue hub. [6]
The following venues have been named to host the various events at the 2013 Winter Universiade: [7]
Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
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Stadio del Ghiaccio | Speed skating | 5,000 | |
Stadio del ghiaccio | Curling | 1,802 |
Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
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Pista Canalon, Monte Bondone | Snowboarding (parallel giant slalom) | not | |
Pista Lavanman, Monte Bondone | Snowboarding (snowboard cross), freestyle skiing (ski cross) | not | |
Snowpark di Monte Bondone | Snowboarding, freestyle skiing | not |
Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Pergine Valsugana Ghiaccio Hall | Ice hockey (women's) | 1,802 |
Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
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Trento Ghiaccio Arena | Figure skating, short track | 2,160 | |
Piazza Duomo, Trento | Opening ceremony, medal plaza | not |
Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
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Alloch Piste, Pozza di Fassa | Alpine skiing (slalom/giant slalom) | not | |
Nuova Cima Uomo, Passo San Pellegrino - Moena | Alpine skiing (super-G/downhill) | not | |
Stadio del Ghiaccio "Gianmario Scola" (Ice stadium), Canazei | Ice hockey (men's), closing ceremonies | 1,500 | |
Piaz de Sotegrava - Moena | Medal plaza | not |
Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
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Stadio del Fondo di Lago di Tesero, Tesero | Biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (XC) | 8,000 | |
Stadio del Salto "Giuseppe Dal Ben", Predazzo | Nordic combined (SJ), ski jumping | 12,000 | |
Stadio del Ghiaccio di Cavalese, Cavalese | Ice hockey (men's) | 1,600 | |
Piazza Santi Apostoli Filippo e Giacomo, Predazzo | Medal plaza | not |
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]
Following is a list of nations that entered athletes at the Universiade:
* Host nation (Italy)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia | 15 | 16 | 19 | 50 |
2 | Poland | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
3 | South Korea | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
5 | Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
6 | Italy* | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
7 | France | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
8 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
9 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
10 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
11 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
12 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
13 | Canada | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
14 | Slovakia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
15 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
16 | Switzerland | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
17 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
18 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
20 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
22 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
23 | Monaco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
26 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
28 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (32 entries) | 79 | 78 | 77 | 234 |
The competition schedule for the 2013 Winter Universiade is shown as follows: [10]
OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | EG | Exhibition gala | CC | Closing 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 |
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Ceremonies | OC | CC | |||||||||||
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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