Universiade Maribor 2013 - 26th Winter Universiade

FISU Work Meeting!

Published on 2011-05-30 10:24:00

 Srečko Medven, Dejan Susovic, Tone Vogrinec, Roger Roth, Srečko Vilar and Milan Augustin       FISU representatives have visited the representatives of the Organisational Committee of the 26th Winter Universiade on March 31st 2011. Mr. Roger Roth – CTI Chair, Mr. Dejan Susovic - Media and Communication Director/Head of TV Productions and Mr. Milan Augustin – Director WU have me the President of OC 2013 Tone Vogrinec, Games Management Director Srečko Vi

Closing ceremony and handing over of the flag

Published on 2011-02-23 08:24:00

Handing over of the FISU flagSlovenian athletes and representatives of WU Maribor 2013Closing ceremony Yesterday evening, the 25th Winter Universiade came to an end as the games were closed with a splendid Closing Ceremony which took place in the Cemal Gürsel Stadium. After playing the national anthem of Turkey, the flags of all participating countries arrived in the stadium under big cheers from the spectators. Then the participants walked in all together, mixing the countries sendin

Two more medals for Slovenia on the last day

Published on 2011-02-23 08:24:00

Alpine skier Filip Mlinšek won two medals Alpine skier Filip Mlinšek won silver medal in slalom and bronze in combination on the last day of the Winter Universiade. "Today's slalom race was really good and what is most important, I managed two solid slalom runs. Slalom is a discipline where you cannot predict the outcome. This time, all was in its proper place for me. It wasn’t enough for gold, but it was enough for silver," Mlinšek said after the race and added:" I am going home ver

Reception for the delegates of the participating countries

Published on 2011-02-23 08:23:00

Last night was a reception for the delegates of the participating countries at the Palan Hotel, held by the President of the organizing committee of the Universiade 2013 in Maribor Mr. Tone Vogrinec, the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia in Ankara, dr. Milan jazbec and the vice mayor of the Municipality of Maribor mag. Tomaž Kancler. At the reception th,e Director of the company Univerziada 2013, Mr. Srečko Vilar, Director general of the Sport Directorate at the Ministry of Educ

Compliments to the organizers of the Winter Universiade 2011

Published on 2011-02-23 08:23:00

Mr. Tone Vogrinec, President of the organizing committee Maribor 2013 Head of our delegation in Erzurum and President of the organizing committee Maribor 2013, Mr. Tone Vogrinec evaluated the 25th WU and stated: “It is impossible to follow Turkey. I have many experiences in winter sports but your organization and venues are better than ours.” Tone Vogrinec stated that Erzurum is better than Slovenia in terms of its population and venuen, and continued: “The goverment supports Er

Ski jumpers won silver in the team race

Published on 2011-02-23 08:22:00

Ski jumpers won silverIce figure skater Nika Cerič Slovenian ski jumpers won silver medal on yesterday’s team race on the K95. They were just 0.6 points behind first place. Japanese team won gold and bronze went to the Poles. For Slovenia Žiga Mandl, Rok Mandl and Matej Dobovšek have competed. Of the six medals that Slovenia got on the 25th Winter Universiade, five have won ski jumpers. The Slovenian ski jumpers return home tomorrow. Only Žiga Rakovec will start tomorrow in the

Skiers in ski cross on excellent 5th and 19th place

Published on 2011-02-23 08:22:00

Matej Adorjan was 5th in ski cross Today was a race in ski cross at the 25 Winter Universiade in Erzurum. Slovenian skiers, who also compete in the World cup, Matej Adorjan and Simon Jecl represented Slovenia. Adorjan ended the race on excellent 5th place and Jecl was 19th. Manuel Eicher from Switzerland won gold.Freestyle snowboarders Urška Pribošič, Žiga Rakovec, Žiga Erlač and Mitja Kodrič had a training today in the slope style, tomorrow they will compete in the race.Tomorro

Hockey players won against Spain, both ski cross competitors in the Finals

Published on 2011-02-23 08:21:00

Slovenian hockey team ended on 9th placeCompetitors in half pipe final were excellent Slovenian student hockey team ended their performances at the Winter Universiade. Today they have defeated Spain with 8:0 and have ended the tournament on the 9th place. Given the difficult group (Belarus, South Korea and Canada) in which they competed, it is a good result. Skiers in ski cross, Matej Adorjan and Simon Jecl were 7th and 11th in the qualifications today and will race in tomorrow’s fi

Delegations of next universiades visit the Athlete's Village

Published on 2011-02-23 08:21:00

Delegations visiting the Athlete's VillageSlovenian delegation Today, delegations of the Organizing Committees of the 2013 and 2015 Winter Universiades (Maribor and Granada) as well as one of the bidding candidates for 2017, Trentino, visited the Athletes’ Village as part of the FISU WU Observer program. Guided by CSU Vice-Chair Leonz Eder and SU Director Marc Vandenplas, who supervises the Village, the delegates visited the different parts of the wonderful Erzurum Athletes’ Village:

Hockey team won against Turkey

Published on 2011-02-23 08:19:00

Slovenian hockey players against Turkey Slovenian hockey team won against Turkey with 11:1. They will compete on Friday for 9th place. Today at the 25th Winter Universiade is so to say, a Slovenian day. On the evening the team competition in ski jumping will take place, where the Slovenes are considered as favorites, because they have won four medals so far. A delegation from the Ministry of Education and Sports, led by Mr Marko Rajšter and representatives of the municipality of Mar