2009 Winter Universiade

The 2009 Winter Universiade, the XXIV Winter Universiade took place in Harbin, China. Student athletes from 44 countries took part in the games.

XXIV Winter Universiade
第24届冬季世界大学生运动会
Slogan: "Youth, Future, Ice and Snow"
Host cityHarbin, China
Nations44
Athletes2,326[1]
Events12 sports
Opening18 February 2009 (2009-02-18)
Closing28 February 2009 (2009-02-28)
Opened byLiu Yandong
Athlete's OathWang Fei
Judge's OathWang Shi'an
Torch lighterZhang Dan and Zhang Hao
Main venueHarbin International Convention and Exhibition Center Stadium

Selection

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Harbin was selected by FISU on January 10, 2005 over future 2011 Winter Universiade host city Erzurum. They were the only two candidates.

Venues

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Harbin now has four stadiums for international ice games and five training stadiums. Among the venues, the following are mentioned in the official web site:

These venues were used for the Asian Games and were part of Harbin's unsuccessful application for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

There will be two athlete's villages, the main one in Harbin and the second one in Yabuli.

Sports

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Ice disciplines

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Snow disciplines

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  • Alpine skiing
  • Cross country skiing
  • Ski jumping
  • Nordic combined
  • Freestyle skiing
  • Snowboarding
  • Biathlon

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)*18181248
2  Russia (RUS)18141951
3  South Korea (KOR)127928
4  Japan (JPN)98320
5  Switzerland (SUI)73414
6  Austria (AUT)4329
7  France (FRA)26513
8  Poland (POL)24814
9  Netherlands (NED)2114
10  Sweden (SWE)2002
11  Canada (CAN)1416
12  Czech Republic (CZE)1359
13  Ukraine (UKR)1247
14  Germany (GER)1236
15  Israel (ISR)1001
16  Finland (FIN)0224
17  Slovakia (SVK)0123
18  Italy (ITA)0112
19  Belarus (BLR)0101
  Norway (NOR)0101
Totals (20 entries)818181243

See also

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References

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