The 2009 Winter Universiade, the XXIV Winter Universiade took place in Harbin, China. Student athletes from 44 countries took part in the games.
The 2007 Winter Universiade, the XXIII Winter Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy from January 17 to 27, 2007.
Palavela, formerly known as Palazzo delle Mostre and Palazzo a Vela is an indoor arena that is located in Turin, Italy, on the bank of the River Po. It was designed by engineer Franco Levi and architects Annibale and Giorgio Rigotti. The arena is 130 metres in diameter. It has a seating capacity for a maximum 12,200 people, and 9,200 when configured for basketball games.
Lee Kang-seok is a South Korean speed skater. He is the 2007 and 2009 World Champion for 500 m. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 500 m. He is the second South Korean person to win a medal in an event outside of short track speedskating, and he has become a representative to show that South Korea is expanding towards cultivating their athletes to excel in sports other than short track speed skating.
The 1997 Winter Universiade, the XVIII Winter Universiade, took place in Muju and Chonju (Jeonju), Jeonbuk province, South Korea. The snow sport events were held in Muju Resort in Muju. The ice events were held in Chonju, the provincial capital about 55 kilometers from Muju Resort.
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.
The 2015 Winter Universiade, the XXVII Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport winter event with the host ducties were shared by Granada, Spain and Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia. On 14 March 2009, FISU announced that the host would be Granada because they were the only bid.
Lee Seung-hoon is a South Korean speed skater. He won a gold medal in the 10,000 metres, a silver medal in the 5000 meters at the 2010 Winter Olympics, becoming the first and only Asian man ever to achieve these feats, a gold medal in mass-start at the 2018 Winter Olympics, a gold medal in the mass start at the 2016 World Championships in Kolomna, and a bronze medal in mass-start at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He was a short track speed skater, winning the 2008 World Championship 3000 m super-final and three gold medals at the 2009 Winter Universiade. Lee converted to long track in September 2009, as he failed to earn his spot on the South Korea national short track team in the national trials.
Winter Universiade 2017, the XXVIII Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport winter event which took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 29 January to 8 February 2017. On 29 November 2011, FISU announced that Winter Universiade 2017 would be hosted in Almaty.
Szandra Lajtos is a Hungarian short track speed skater.
Zsófia Kónya is a Hungarian short track speed skater, member of the national team. She was 3rd place on the European Championships in 2014 and 3rd placed in the Winter Universiade in 2013. She qualified and was expected to compete in Sochi at the Winter Olympic Games in 2014, representing Hungary.
Short track speed skating at the 2015 Winter Universiade was held at the Universiade Igloo, in Granada, from 11 to 13 February 2015.
Kim Chun-hwa is a former North Korean female short track speed skater. She was one of twenty North Korean athletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, where she competed in the 500m short track speed skating event. She finished in 19th place, behind another of her teammates, bronze medalist Hwang Ok-sil.
Short track speed skating at the 2019 Winter Universiade was held at the Arena Sever in Krasnoyarsk from 4 to 6 March.
Short track speed skating at the 2017 Winter Universiade was held from 5 to 7 February at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Ukraine competed at the 2007 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy. 91 Ukrainian athletes competed in 10 sports out of 12 except for curling and ice hockey. Ukraine won 16 medals, two of which was gold, ranked 11th by number of gold medals and shared with Italy 3rd rank by overall number of medals.
Wang Wei is a former Chinese female short track speed skater. She is a two-time silver medallist of the World Team Championships and a two-time bronze medallist of the 2005 Winter Universiade. During the 2002–03 World Cup season, Wang won two races at the World Cup stage in Salt Lake City. She also achieved one podium during the 2003–04 World Cup season in Jeonju. She won the 1500 m race and finished second in the 1000 m race at the 2004–05 World Cup's stage in Saguenay.
Zhu Mi Lei is a former Chinese female short track speed skater. She is a World champion and a World silver medallist, four-time silver medallist of the World Team Championships, champion and a bronze medallist of the 2007 Asian Winter Games as well as champion and multiple medallist of the Winter Universiade. She was a reserve athlete in the Chinese team at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Denis Bellotti is a former Italian short track speed skater. He is bronze medallist of the 2007 European Championships. He represented Italy at the home 2007 Winter Universiade where he won a bronze medal in the relay competition. He briefly competed at the World Cup, achieving one personal podium and one relay victory during the 2006–07 season.
Short track speed skating at the 2009 Winter Universiade was held from 19 to 23 February 2009 in the Harbin University of Science and Technology Skating Gym.
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