2013 Winter Universiade

XXVI Winter Universiade
XXVI Universiade invernale
	The official logo for the 2013 Winter Universiade
Host city	Trentino, Italy
Nations participating	51
Athletes participating	1,725
Events	79 in 12 sports
Opening ceremony	December 11, 2013
Closing ceremony	December 21, 2013
Officially opened by	President Ugo Rossi
Torch lighter	Franco Nones
Main venue	;
Website	www.universiadetrentino.org
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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.

This was the first time that a Winter Universiade happened after the Summer Universiade in same the year and in the end of the year and missing two months for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Originally, it was planned to take place in Maribor, Slovenia in late January and early February,^[1] but the Government of Slovenia overturned its decision to partially fund the project due to financial problems in February 2012.^[2] In March 2012, the International University Sports Federation decided that it would organise the Universiade elsewhere.^[3] FISU officially announced that the Trentino region of Italy would host the event.^[4]

The motto of the event was "Inspired by U". The torch, made by the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Trento, recalled a flower of gentian with five petals in the shape of a ski, with colors that recall the Olympic colors and the five stars of the universes. It was officially lit by Pope Francis in Rome on 6 November 2013.^[5]

Bid selection[]

The city of Maribor (Slovenia) was the only one bidding city for the event. On May 31, 2008, Maribor won the right to host the event, but later withdrew.

After the FISU revoked the rights of Maribor, they began secret negotiations with the region of Trentino that, for financial reasons, had withdrawn their bid to host the 2017 Winter Universiade. Two weeks after the resignation of Maribor, negotiations were completed and Trentino was formalized as the new host region. The factor that gave a boom for the negotiations was the fact that their infrastructure was ready and did not need improvement works.^[6]

Venues[]

The following venues have been named to host the various events at the 2013 Winter Universiade:^[7]

Baselga di Piné[]

Ice Rink Piné

Venue	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
Stadio del Ghiaccio	Speed skating	5,000
Stadio del ghiaccio	Curling	1,802

Monte Bondone[]

Venue	Sports	Capacity
Pista , Monte Bondone	Snowboarding (parallel giant slalom)	not
Pista , Monte Bondone	Snowboarding (snowboard cross), freestyle skiing (ski cross)	not
	Snowboarding, freestyle skiing	not

Pergine Valsugana[]

Venue	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
	Ice hockey (women's)	1,802

Trento[]

Venue	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
	Figure skating, short track	2,160
Piazza Duomo, Trento	Opening ceremony, medal plaza	not

Val di Fassa[]

Venue	Sports	Capacity
Piste, Pozza di Fassa	Alpine skiing (slalom/giant slalom)	not
, Passo San Pellegrino - Moena	Alpine skiing (super-G/downhill)	not
(Ice stadium), Canazei	Ice hockey (men's), closing ceremonies	1,500
Piaz de Sotegrava - Moena	Medal plaza	not

Val di Fiemme[]

Trampolino Giuseppe Dal Ben

Venue	Sports	Capacity
Stadio del Fondo di Lago di Tesero, Tesero	Biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (XC)	8,000
Stadio del Salto "Giuseppe Dal Ben", Predazzo	Nordic combined (SJ), ski jumping	12,000
, Cavalese	Ice hockey (men's)	1,600
Piazza Santi Apostoli Filippo e Giacomo, Predazzo	Medal plaza	not

Sports[]

The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport. The two optional sports chosen for the 2013 Winter Universiade were freestyle skiing and speed skating.^[8]

Participants[]

Following is a list of nations that entered athletes at the Universiade:

Australia (21)
(32)
(3)
(18)
(9)
(5)
(1)
(12)
(106)
(58)
(10)
(71)
(14)
(34)
(35)
(2)
(26)
(55)
(1)
(17)
(10)
(3)
(101) (host)
(119)
(54)
(70)
(28)
(6)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(4)
(13)
(7)
(34)
(85)
(184)
(1)
(9)
(47)
(34)
(1)
(31)
(58)
(57)
(6)
(1)
(27)
(92)
(106)

Medal table[]

* Host nation ()

Final medal tally^[9]
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		15	16	19	50
2		10	10	3	23
3		8	9	7	24
4		5	2	3	10
5		4	3	6	13
6	*	3	5	5	13
7		3	4	1	8
8		3	3	3	9
9		3	2	3	8
10		3	2	1	6
11		3	1	4	8
12		3	0	1	4
13		2	3	3	8
14		2	3	0	5
15		2	2	1	5
16		1	3	4	8
17		1	2	1	4
18		1	1	2	4
18		1	1	2	4
20		1	1	1	3
20		1	1	1	3
22		1	0	1	2
23		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
26		0	1	1	2
26		0	1	1	2
28		0	1	0	1
28		0	1	0	1
30	Australia	0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
Totals (32 nations)		79	78	77	234

Schedule[]

The competition schedule for the 2013 Winter Universiade is shown as follows:^[10]

OC	Opening ceremony	●	Event competitions	1	Event finals	EG	Exhibition gala	CC	Closing ceremony

December	10 Tue	11 Wed	12 Thu	13 Fri	14 Sat	15 Sun	16 Mon	17 Tue	18 Wed	19 Thu	20 Fri	21 Sat	Events
Ceremonies		OC										CC
Alpine skiing				2	1	1		1	1		4		10
Biathlon				2		2	2		1		2		9
Cross-country skiing			2		2	1		2		2	1	1	11
Curling			●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	2		2
Figure skating		●	1	1	1	1/EG							5
Freestyle skiing						2			2				4
Ice hockey	●		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	1	2
Nordic combined				1			1		1				3
Speed skating				2	2	2		2	2	2			12
Short track speed skating									2	2	4		8
Ski jumping					2			1	1		1		5
Snowboarding		●	2		2		●	2			●	2	8
Total events			5	9	10	9	3	8	10	6	15	4	79
Cumulative total			5	14	24	33	36	44	54	60	75	79
December	10 Tue	11 Wed	12 Thu	13 Fri	14 Sat	15 Sun	16 Mon	17 Tue	18 Wed	19 Thu	20 Fri	21 Sat	Events

References[]

^ Universiades for 2013 attributed Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Kresanje mnenj o univerzijadi" [Clash of Opinions About the Universiade]. Delo.si (in Slovenian). 19 February 2012.
^ "Mariboru odvzeli univerzijado" [Universiade Taken Away from Maribor]. Slovenske novice (in Slovenian). 6 March 2012.
^ 2013 Universiade moved
^ "Papa Francesco ha acceso la fiaccola delle Universiadi". Trentino Corriere Alpi. 2013-11-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
^ [=http://www.fisu.net/en/FISU-moves-2013-Winter-Universiade-away-from-Maribor-to-Trentino-to-safeguard-the-26th-Edition-2644.html?idProduit=2180 Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today]
^ "Trentino 2013 – Winter Universiade – Sport venues". events.unitn.it. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
^ "Trentino 2013 – Winter Universiade – The Universiade". events.unitn.it. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
^ Trentino 2013 Medal Tally Page
^ "XXVI Winter Universiade Trentino 2013 – Competition Schedule" (PDF). universiadetrentino.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

External links[]

[1] Universiades for 2013 attributed Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Kresanje mnenj o univerzijadi" [Clash of Opinions About the Universiade]. Delo.si (in Slovenian). 19 February 2012.

[3] "Mariboru odvzeli univerzijado" [Universiade Taken Away from Maribor]. Slovenske novice (in Slovenian). 6 March 2012.

[4] 2013 Universiade moved

[5] "Papa Francesco ha acceso la fiaccola delle Universiadi". Trentino Corriere Alpi. 2013-11-06. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-10.

[6] [=http://www.fisu.net/en/FISU-moves-2013-Winter-Universiade-away-from-Maribor-to-Trentino-to-safeguard-the-26th-Edition-2644.html?idProduit=2180 Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today]

[7] "Trentino 2013 – Winter Universiade – Sport venues". events.unitn.it. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

[8] "Trentino 2013 – Winter Universiade – The Universiade". events.unitn.it. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

[9] Trentino 2013 Medal Tally Page

[10] "XXVI Winter Universiade Trentino 2013 – Competition Schedule" (PDF). universiadetrentino.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

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