| Ski-orienteering at the Winter World University Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Events | 10 (men: 5; women: 5) |
| Games | |
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Ski-orienteering events were introduced at the Universiade in 2019. [1]
| Ski-orienteering at the Winter World University Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Events | 10 (men: 5; women: 5) |
| Games | |
| |
Ski-orienteering events were introduced at the Universiade in 2019. [1]
| Event | 19 | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Men's sprint | • | 1 |
| Men's middle | • | 1 |
| Men's pursuit | • | 1 |
| Women's sprint | • | 1 |
| Women's middle | • | 1 |
| Women's pursuit | • | 1 |
| Mixed team relay | • | 1 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Vladislav Kiselev |  Audun Heimdal | Sergey Gorlanov |
| 2025 | Teodor Hjelseth |  Jonathan Stahl |  Josef Nagy |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jørgen Baklid | Sergey Gorlanov | Vladislav Kiselev |
| 2025 | not included in the program | ||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sergey Gorlanov | Vladislav Kiselev |  Misa Tuomala |
| 2025 | not included in the program | ||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Liisa Nenonen | Marina Viatkina | Mirka Suutari |
| 2025 | Amanda Yli-Futka | Idunn Strand |  Delia Giezendanner |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Liisa Nenonen | Marina Viatkina | Petra Hancová |
| 2025 | not included in the program | ||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Marina Viatkina | Mirka Suutari | Liisa Nenonen |
| 2021 |
Last after the 2025 Winter World University Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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