The 22nd World University Winter Games ended on Saturday night with a spectacular Closing Ceremony in Innsbrucks Olympic Staduim
- In the remainder of the Short Track Speed Skating competitions, Canterbury University’s Blake Skjellerup finished an impressive 13th of a large field in the Men’s 500m. The NZ pair were 22nd and 29th respectively in the 1000m and 25th and 23rd in the 3000m » Read more…
As the 22nd World University Winter Games in Innsbruck reaches its final stage, the host nation Austria are still leading the medal table with 8 golds, follwed by Russia’s 6 and Japan’s 5. » Read more…
The Opening Ceremony of the 22nd World University Winter Games took place earlier today in front of a 25,000 capacity crowd at the Tivoly Stadium in Innsbruck. The famous Austrian alpine city has been working for 5 years to deliver what promises to be the best ever Games:
- The Games were officially opened by Dr Heinz Fischer, the President of Austria, during a spectacular Ceremony entitled Frozen Heaven (photo of the lighting of the Games flame attached); » Read more…