The XXV Winter Universiade, took place in Erzurum, Turkey between 27 January to 6 February. Erzurum is the city at the highest altitude in Turkey, at 1,850 m (6,070 ft), and has over 320 cultural landmarks. Located in Eastern Anatolia Region, it is a city on the traditional silk road and has been governed by many cultures over the centuries. The Erzurum Ice Hockey Arena, located on the Cemal Gürsel Sports Campus, was newly built with an ice rink of 60m x 30m and 3,000 seats for spectators.
Ekaterina Borisovna Rubleva is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Ivan Shefer, she is the 2009 Cup of Russia bronze medalist, the 2004 Bofrost Cup bronze medalist, and a four-time Russian national medalist.
The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade, was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 university athletes from 162 countries participated in 13 mandatory and 14 optional sports, making the 2013 Universiade the biggest ever in the history of the event. For the first time in history a Cultural Universiade was also included, with many festivals and shows held simultaneously with the sporting events. The Universiade was organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and by the authorities of the Russian Federation.
Dmitri or Dmytro Valentynovych Shkidchenko was a Ukrainian figure skating coach and pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With his skating partner Irina Mironenko, he was the 1985 and 1986 World Junior silver medalist.
Kateryna Vasylivna Grygorenko is a Ukrainian cross-country skier who competed between 2004 and 2015.
Ukraine competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Athletics was contested at the 2013 Summer Universiade from July 7 to 12 at the Universiade Village Stadium and the Central Stadium in Kazan, Russia.
The 2019 Winter Universiade, the XXIX Universiade, was a multi-sport event for student and youth athletes which took place from 2 to 12 March 2019 in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. The 2019 Winter Universiade was the third Universiade hosted in Russia and second as an independent country. The first Universiade, when Russia was a Soviet Republic, was hosted by Moscow in 1973, whereas Kazan, capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, hosted the 2013 Summer Universiade. It is the first Winter Universiade hosted by Russia, and the second time that the event was held in a former USSR republic.
Tuyana Norpolovna Dashidorzhieva is a Russian competitive archer of Buryat ethnicity. She helped her fellow compatriots and experienced Olympians Ksenia Perova and Inna Stepanova secure a historic team recurve title at the 2015 World Championships in Copenhagen, a silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and a bronze at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, completing a full set of medals throughout her sporting career in a major international competition.
Ukraine competed at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain, and Štrbské Pleso/Osrblie, Slovakia. The Ukrainian team consisted of 52 athletes who competed in alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, Nordic combined, short track speed skating, ski jumping, and snowboarding. The team was not represented in curling, freestyle skiing, and ice hockey. Ukraine won 5 medals and shared 13th rank with Austria.
Kateryna Lutsenko is a Ukrainian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2017 Grand Prix Final All-around bronze medalist.
Figure skating at the 2019 Winter Universiade was held on March 7-9 at the Platinum Arena in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, ice dancing, and synchronized skating.
Khrystyna Oleksandrivna Pohranychna is a Ukrainian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2018 Youth Olympic Games all-around silver medalist, a 2020 Olympic Games all-around finalist, and a four-time medalist at the 2018 European Junior Championships. She is the 2017 and 2018 junior national all-around champion and the 2019 and 2021 national all-around silver medalist.
Ukraine competed at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 62 Ukrainian athletes competed in 10 sports out of 12 except for curling and ice hockey.
Ukraine competed at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China, from 12 to 23 August 2011. 293 athletes formed the Ukrainian. They competed in archery, athletics, basketball, beach volleyball, chess, cycling, diving, fencing, football, gymnastics, judo, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, and weightlifting. Ukraine was not represented in badminton, golf, sailing, and water polo.
Ukraine competed at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy. 92 Ukrainian athletes competed in 9 sports out of 12 except in curling, freestyle skiing, and speed skating. Ukraine won 9 medals, 3 of which were gold, and ranked 8th.
Ukraine competed at the 2009 Winter Universiade in Harbin, China. Ukrainian athletes competed in 10 sports out of 12 except for curling and ice hockey. Ukraine won seven medals, one of which was gold, and ranked 13th.
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.
Ukraine competed at the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, United States, from 12 to 22 January 2023.
Mykhailo Mykhailovych Kharuk is a Ukrainian freestyle skier, specializing in slamom. He's twice 2023 Winter Universiade medalist in parallel slamom (bronze) and parallel giant slalom (gold) events.
