Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games January 12-22, 2023

11-Day International Festival & Competition with Ceremonies, Music, Culture & Food

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What’s Happening?

Flying High

Lake Placid preparing sustainable facilities for ‘23 FISU World University...

One Year Out Events

Adirondack Mac Makes Some Turns At Whiteface Mountain

Sports

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Ice Hockey

Short Track Speed Skating

Speed Skating

Ski Jumping

Snowboard

Freestyle & Freeski

Figure Skating

Curling

Nordic Combined

Cross-Country Skiing

Biathlon

Alpine Skiing

Experience Greatness

Athletes from around the world have competed at the Winter World University Games for over sixty years, with over 1,000 athletes going on to achieve Olympic glory.

Portrait of former University Games athlete and Olympic gold medal-winning curler John Shuster

John Shuster

Curling

Former University Games athlete and Olympic medal-winning figure skater Nancy Kerrigan posing on the skating rink

Nancy Kerrigan

Figure Skating

Former University Games athlete and Olympic medal-winning figure skater Paul Wylie performing a routine on the ice

Paul Wylie

Figure Skating

Competition Venues

Saranac Lake Civic Center

Cheel Arena At Clarkson

Whiteface Mountain

The ice ready for a hockey game at Maxcy Ice Area at the State University of New York at Potsdam

Maxcy Ice Arena At SUNY Potsdam

Olympic Center

Roos House At SUNY Canton

Olympic Speed Skating Oval

Olympic Jumping Complex

Mt. Van Hoevenberg

Gore Mountain

It’s a Numbers Game

And Our Athletes Are All Winners

12 Sports
86 Medal Events
2500 Athletes and Coaches
600 Universities
50 Countries
11 Days

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