2013 Winter Universiade

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XXVI Winter Universiade
XXVI Universiade invernale
2013 Winter Universiade logo.svg
The official logo for the 2013 Winter Universiade
Host city Trentino, Italy
Nations51
Athletes1,725
Events79 in 12 sports
OpeningDecember 11, 2013 (2013-12-11)
ClosingDecember 21, 2013 (2013-12-21)
Opened by President Ugo Rossi
Torch lighter Franco Nones
Main venue Trento Dome Square
Stadio del Ghiaccio de Gianmario Scola
Website www.universiadetrentino.org
Winter
Summer

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.

Contents

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the rights of Maribor, they began secret negotiations with the region of Trentino that, for financial reasons, had withdrawn their bid to host the 2017 Winter Universiade.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.Some of venues will be used during the 2026 Winter Olympics. [6]

Venues

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

Baselga di Piné

Ice Rink Pine Miola da Costalta 2.jpg
Ice Rink Piné
VenueSportsCapacityRef.
Stadio del Ghiaccio Speed skating 5,000
Stadio del ghiaccio Curling 1,802

Monte Bondone

VenueSportsCapacityRef.
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

Pergine Valsugana

VenueSportsCapacityRef.
Pergine Valsugana Ghiaccio Hall Ice hockey (women's)1,802

Trento

VenueSportsCapacityRef.
Trento Ghiaccio Arena Figure skating, short track 2,160
Piazza Duomo, Trento Opening ceremony, medal plazanot

Val di Fassa

VenueSportsCapacityRef.
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 ceremonies1,500
Piaz de Sotegrava - Moena Medal plazanot

Val di Fiemme

Trampolino Giuseppe Dal Ben Stadio del salto Giuseppe dal Ben 2012-10.JPG
Trampolino Giuseppe Dal Ben
VenueSportsCapacityRef.
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 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:

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Italy)

Final medal tally [9]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 15161950
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1010323
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 89724
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 52310
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 43613
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy*35513
7Flag of France.svg  France 3418
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3339
9Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3238
10Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3216
11Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3148
12Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3014
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2338
14Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2305
15Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2215
16Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1348
17Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1214
18Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1124
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1124
20Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1113
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1113
22Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1012
23Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1001
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1001
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1001
26Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 0112
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0112
28Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0101
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0101
30Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0011
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Universiade.svg  Chinese Taipei 0011
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 0011
Totals (32 entries)797877234

Schedule

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

OCOpening ceremonyEvent competitions1Event finalsEGExhibition galaCCClosing ceremony
December10
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 pictogram.svg Alpine skiing 21111410
Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon 222129
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing 221221111
Curling pictogram.svg Curling 22
Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating 1111/EG5
Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing 224
Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ice hockey 112
Nordic combined pictogram.svg Nordic combined 1113
Speed skating pictogram.svg Speed skating 22222212
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Short track speed skating 2248
Ski jumping pictogram.svg Ski jumping 21115
Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboarding 22228
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
December10
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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