Petra Hyncicova of the Czech Republic ended Russia's dominance in cross-country skiing at the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade here by winning gold in the women's sprint final.
By Michael Pavitt and Nancy Gillen in Krasnoyarsk
Shocks were produced in giant slalom parallel snowboard competition today as neither the reigning world champion, a World Championship runner-up and an Olympic silver medallist were able to make the final here today.
South Korea's Jiwong Park redeemed himself after crashing out of yesterday's short track 1,500 metres final by winning the Winter Unversiade gold medal in today's 500m event here today.
Lucerne 2021 will consider the inclusion of moguls and ski orienteering to the programme for the Winter Universiade.
By Michael Pavitt and Nancy Gillen in Krasnoyarsk
China's An Kai seized upon an unexpected opportunity to win the men's 1,500 metres short track speed skating gold here at Krasnoyarsk 2019 today as South Korean team-mates Park Jiwon and Hong Kyunghwan collided to crash out of contention.
Hosts Russia won the first ski orienteering Winter Universiade gold medal as the sport made its debut at the competition here in Krasnoyarsk.
By Michael Pavitt and Nancy Gillen in Krasnoyarsk
World champions Alexandra Romanovskaya of Belarus and Maxim Burov of Russia took gold in the women's and men's freestyle skiing aerials finals at the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade.
Austria’s Jessica Gfrerer and Switzerland’s Lukas Zippert secured super-G titles as alpine skiing competition began here at the Winter Universiade.
By Michael Pavitt and Nancy Gillen in Krasnoyarsk
Alisa Zhambalova led a Russian podium clean sweep in the women’s five kilometre cross country skiing competition to give the host nation a perfect start to the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade in front of President Vladimir Putin.
A Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade museum has opened in the Universiade Village displaying a history of the event and of Krasnoyarsk sports.
Russian President Vladimir Putin officially opened the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade during a ceremony which aimed to celebrate the history and cultural traditions of Siberia.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
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