2015 Winter Universiade

XXVII Winter Universiade
XXVII Juegos Universitarios de Invierno
XXVII Zimná Univerziáda

Nations participating	43
Athletes participating	1,551
Events	68 in 11 sports
Opening ceremony	24 January (Nordic & biathlon) 4 February
Closing ceremony	1 February (Nordic & biathlon) 14 February
Officially opened by	Andrej Kiska and Felipe VI of Spain
Athlete's Oath	Sara Hurtado
Judge's Oath	José Cervi
Torch lighter	Patricia Muñoz
Main venue	Štrbské Pleso (Slovakia) Palacio de Congresos (Opening) Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada (Closing)

The 2015 Winter Universiade, the XXVII Winter Universiade, was a multi sport winter event held in Granada, Spain and Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia. On 14 March 2009, FISU announced that the host would be Granada because they are the only bid.^[1]

On 25 June 2014 FISU announced, that Slovakia became the co-host of 2015 Winter Universiade. FISU approved to move the Nordic Skiing and Biathlon events to Štrbské Pleso and Osrblie in Slovakia.^[2] This decision has been taken to anticipate the difficulties faced by the Granada 2015 Organising Committee in hosting these particular events.^[3]

Sports

Four sports took place in Slovakia, from January 24 – February 1. From February 4 – 14, the other sports were contested in Granada.^[4]

Granada

• Alpine skiing (10) ()
• Curling (2) ()
• Figure skating (4) ()
• Freestyle skiing (8) ()
• Ice hockey (2) ()
• Short track speed skating (8) ()
• Snowboarding (8) ()

Slovakia

• Biathlon (9) ()
• Cross-country skiing (9) ()
• Nordic combined (3) ()
• Ski jumping (5) ()

Schedule

The competition schedule for the 2015 Winter Universiade is shown as follows:^[5]

Štrbské Pleso/Osrblie

OC

Opening ceremony

1

Event finals

CC

Closing ceremony

January/February	24 Sat	25 Sun	26 Mon	27 Tue	28 Wed	29 Thu	30 Fri	31 Sat	01 Sun	Events
Ceremonies	OC								CC
Biathlon		2		2	2		1	2		9
Cross-country skiing		2	1		2		2	1	1	9
Nordic combined			1			1		1		3
Ski jumping				2		1	1		1	5
Total events		4	2	4	4	2	4	4	2	26
Cumulative total		4	6	10	14	16	20	24	26
January/February	24 Sat	25 Sun	26 Mon	27 Tue	28 Wed	29 Thu	30 Fri	31 Sat	01 Sun	Events

Granada

OC

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

1

Event finals

EG

Exhibition gala

CC

Closing ceremony

February	03 Tue	04 Wed	05 Thu	06 Fri	07 Sat	08 Sun	09 Mon	10 Tue	11 Wed	12 Thu	13 Fri	14 Sat	Events
Ceremonies		OC										CC
Alpine skiing				2	1	1			1	1	2	2	10
Curling			●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	2		2
Figure skating		●	1	1	1	1/EG							4
Freestyle skiing			2				2	●	2		2		8
Ice hockey	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	●	1	2
Short track speed skating									2	2	4		8
Snowboarding				2	2			2			2		8
Total events			3	5	4	2	2	2	5	4	12	3	42
Cumulative total			3	8	12	14	16	18	23	27	39	42
February	03 Tue	04 Wed	05 Thu	06 Fri	07 Sat	08 Sun	09 Mon	10 Tue	11 Wed	12 Thu	13 Fri	14 Sat	Events

Venues

Granada

• Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Granada — opening ceremony
• Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada — men's ice hockey and closing ceremony
• Pabellón de Mulhacen — women's ice hockey
• Pabellón de Universiada — curling
• Universiade Igloo - figure skating and short track speed skating

Štrbské Pleso/Osrblie, Slovakia

• Štrbské Pleso - cross country skiing, Nordic combined and ski jumping, opening and closing ceremonies
• Osrblie - biathlon

Participants

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

• Andorra (9)
• Australia (13)
• Austria (37)
• Belarus (15)
• Belgium (3)
• Bulgaria (4)
• Canada (82)
• China (94)
• Croatia (4)
• Czech Republic (71)
• Estonia (6)
• Finland (33)
• France (60)
• Georgia (6)
• Germany (20)
• Great Britain (15)
• Hong Kong (2)
• Hungary (4)
• Italy (39)
• Japan (97)
• Kazakhstan (89)
• Kyrgyzstan (4)
• Latvia (7)
• Lithuania (6)
• Mexico (2)
• Mongolia (6)
• Netherlands (6)
• New Zealand (1)
• Norway (33)
• Poland (72)
• Russia (178)
• Singapore (1)
• Slovakia (56) (co-host)
• Slovenia (17)
• South Africa (1)
• South Korea (86)
• Spain (78) (co-host)
• Sweden (42)
• Switzerland (51)
• Turkey (24)
• Ukraine (51)
• United States (117)

Medal table

  The host countries are highlighted in lavender blue.

^[6]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	20	18	18	56
2	South Korea	5	9	2	16
3	Kazakhstan	5	6	0	11
4	Switzerland	5	1	4	10
5	China	5	0	4	9
6	Norway	5	0	1	6
7	Germany	3	4	1	8
8	Czech Republic	3	3	5	11
9	Italy	3	2	2	7
10	Japan	2	5	2	9
11	Poland	2	4	4	10
12	United States	2	3	3	8
13	Austria	2	1	2	5
	Ukraine	2	1	2	5
15	Bulgaria	2	0	0	2
16	Slovakia	1	3	4	8
17	France	1	2	6	9
18	Canada	0	2	3	5
19	Andorra	0	2	1	3
20	Spain	0	2	0	2
21	Great Britain	0	0	1	1
	Lithuania	0	0	1	1
	Slovenia	0	0	1	1
	Sweden	0	0	1	1
Total		68	68	68	204

References

1. 2015 Universiades Candidates Deliver Bidding Books at FISU HQ
2. "Slovak Republic Officially Co-Host of 2015 Winter Universiade". FISU. June 25, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
3. "2015 Winter Universiade: Change of Location for Nordic Skiing and Biathlon Events". FISU. February 5, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
4. FISU 2015 Winter Universiade Schedule
6. Medal Tally

External links

• FISU
• Universiada de Invierno. Granada 2015
• 2015 Winter Universiade (Nordic Skiing & Biathlon) Štrbské Pleso/Osrblie, Slovakia