As a sport that has its roots in the army, Biathlon has become a very exciting and popular sport for university students. Biathlon was included in the sports programme for the first time during the 1983 Winter Universiade that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The gracious movements of the figure skaters always attract a big crowd at the FISU World University Games. Lots of excitement builds up in the arena when the skaters perform the most difficult spins and jumps. Traditionally, the competition ends with a Skating Gala with all medallists performing...

A very popular snow discipline at the FISU World University Games, Alpine Skiing had its premiere at the event’s first edition in Chamonix, France, in 1960. Alpine Skiing is the sport with the highest country participation at the FISU Games, e.g. 42 countries participated in the 2019 Winter Unive...

The fastest team sport in the world was added to the sports programme of the Winter Universiade for the 2nd edition in Villars, Switzerland in 1962. In 2009, at the 24th edition in Harbin, China, the women’s tournament was added as well. Simply the right decision as both exciting tournaments alwa...

Fast, faster, fastest! Short Track is all about speed and strategic thinking. Although the Korean and Chinese skaters often excel at the Winter Universiade, they are always challenged by athletes from many other countries. A need for speed? Check out short track!

Snowboard is one of the youngest Universiade disciplines and was introduced during the 17th Winter Universiade (1995) in Jaca, Spain. In the early Universiade editions, the Swowboard competitions featured only Giant Slalom and Parallel Giant Slalom. Showcasing the growth of the sport, the Winter...

With the roots of speed skating dating back to the 1951 World University Championship Cup, the sport has had a storied history within the university ranks. An optional sport at the Winter Universiade - and one of a handful of winter sports on the World University Championships sports programme as...