29th World Winter Universiade. Universiade Village Medical Center

On September 1, 2012, the application campaign for the right to host the 2019 Winter and Summer Universiade began. On the same day, the Russian Student Sports Union (RSSU) sent a letter to the President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), Mr. Claude-Louis Gallien, about Krasnoyarsk’s intentions to apply to host the Winter Universiade 2019. From this moment on, the city of Krasnoyarsk officially became a bid city. The choice of the city was determined, first of all, by the desire and ability of the Krasnoyarsk Territory to host student games. The capital of the region is one of the student centers in the country, where the Siberian Federal University is located.

Krasnoyarsk's rival in the fight for the right to host the Winter Universiade 2019 was the Swiss Canton of Valais.

During the year, each candidate prepared an application dossier. On September 14, 2013, Krasnoyarsk submitted its application book to FISU headquarters and received candidate city status. The only competitor at this stage withdrew his candidacy.

On November 9, 2013, in Brussels, FISU members, by closed vote, chose Krasnoyarsk as the capital of the XXIX World Winter Universiade 2019.

Symbols of the Winter Universiade 2019

Key Ideas

Of the obligatory elements in corporate symbols, it is customary to use the Latin “U” and the obligatory official corporate block of FISU stars.

System of corporate slogans of the Winter Universiade

"Real winter!"

"Welcome to winter!"

"100% Winter"

The slogan: “Real Winter” is used as the main verbal constant that reveals the essence of the idea.

The slogan “Welcome to Winter” is additional and is used in the Winter Universiade invitation campaign.

The slogan “100% Winter” is additional and is used in conjunction with any of the slogans or independently as a chevron or patch on clothing.

Mascot

Talisman Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk is U-like- Siberian Laika, a symbol of loyalty, friendliness, joy and indomitable energy, a friend who is always ready to help in difficult times.

Countdown clock

On June 5, 2016, a countdown clock to the start of the Winter Universiade 2019 was launched on the embankment of the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk. The clock started counting from 1000 days. The scoreboard gives the exact number of days, hours, minutes and seconds before the start of the official opening ceremony of the university games in Krasnoyarsk.

Management structure for the preparation of the Winter Universiade 2019

The Winter Universiade 2019 management system consists of four main levels: Organising Committee, Executive Directorate, Supervisory Board, Coordination Council.

Organising Committee

The Organizing Committee for the preparation and holding of the XXIX World Winter Universiade 2019 in Krasnoyarsk was created by Order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 02.18.2014 No. 219-r.

The Organizing Committee is currently headed by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation A. V. Dvorkovich

The Organizing Committee included representatives of government bodies of the Russian Federation and the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The Organizing Committee makes important decisions on the organization of preparations for the Universiade: it approves the plan of organizational events and the list of facilities for the Winter Universiade 2019.

Organizational and technical support for the activities of the Organizing Committee is entrusted to the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation.

ANO "Executive Directorate of the XXIX World Winter Universiade 2019 in Krasnoyarsk"

The founders of the ANO “Executive Directorate of the XXIX World Winter Universiade 2019 in Krasnoyarsk” are:

• From the Russian Federation - the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation;
• On behalf of the Krasnoyarsk Territory - the Government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory;
• On behalf of the municipality of Krasnoyarsk - the administration of the city of Krasnoyarsk;
• All-Russian public organization "Russian Student Sports Union".

The Executive Directorate is entrusted with the functions of interaction with FISU and international sports federations on the preparation and holding of the Winter Universiade 2019. For FISU, the Directorate is the main coordinator of activities for the preparation and holding of the Winter Universiade 2019, such as:

• Development, coordination and approval of the Winter Universiade sports program with FISU and sports federations;
• Formation of a Master Plan for preparation for the Games, approved by the FISU Executive Committee, and provision of progress reports to the FISU Executive Committee twice a year;
• Providing the Winter Universiade facilities with the necessary sports, medical, technical and other equipment in accordance with the requirements of FISU and international sports federations;
• Technical preparation and provision of television broadcasts anywhere in the world and protection of broadcasting rights;
• Coordination of medical and anti-doping support issues;
• Development of an operating budget for the preparation and holding of the Games;
• Implementation of marketing programs, copyright protection;
• Searching and attracting sponsors of the Games;
• Development and implementation of a ticket program;
• Information support, holding promotional and PR events to popularize the ideas of the Winter Universiade, students and student sports;
• Participation in the development of the necessary regulatory legal acts of state authorities and local self-government;
• Organization and equipment of the Universiade Village.

The Supervisory Board is the highest collegial management body of the Executive Directorate and ensures compliance by the Directorate with the goals for which it was created, as well as control over the implementation of financial and economic activities by the Directorate.

The functions of the Supervisory Board include:

• Change of the Charter of the Directorate;
• Determination of priority areas of activity of the Directorate;
• Approval of the financial plan, annual reporting on financial and economic activities;
• Appointment of the General Director, members of the Audit Commission, etc.

The Supervisory Board includes representatives of the founders, as well as the General Director of the Executive Directorate. The Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation V. L. Mutko was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

The Coordination Council for the preparation and holding of the XXIX World Winter Universiade 2019 in Krasnoyarsk under the Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory was created by Decree in February 2015.

The Council was headed by the Governor of the region V. A. Tolokonsky. The composition included representatives of the executive and legislative authorities of the region, sports veterans, heads of regional winter sports federations, outstanding athletes of the region, and leaders of youth programs.

The Council coordinates the interaction of various government bodies, departments, organizations and associations involved in the preparation of the Winter Universiade, develops proposals on issues related to the organization of upcoming competitions, etc.

Objects of the Winter Universiade 2019

Universiade Village

The Winter Universiade 2019 Village will be located on the campus of the Siberian Federal University, in close proximity to the Nikolaevskaya Sopka and most ski facilities:

The “University” residential complex will make it possible to place on the territory of the Village, taking into account the existing housing infrastructure of the university campus, more than 3,000 beds for athletes and accredited persons;

The multifunctional center of the Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "Siberian Federal University" will consist of an educational and sports block with a catering facility, with gymnastics gyms and training game rooms, with mobile stands for spectators with up to 200 seats each, with the possibility of transforming one sports hall into a dining room for 700 places In addition, the facility is expected to house a gym for training and warming up for athletes. Estimated completion date: 2018;

The “Perya” residential complex will make it possible to place more than 1,700 beds for volunteers and support staff in close proximity to the Universiade Village. Estimated completion date is 2018.

The location of shops, hairdressers, and leisure centers is provided.

Sports objects

Regional sports and training complex "Academy of Winter Sports"

Construction began in 2012. The complex assumes:

1. Multifunctional sports complex "Sopka";
2. Sports and coaching block “Snezhny”;
3. Halfpipe complex;
4. Ski slopes complex;
5. Administrative and coaching block “Freestyle”;
6. A complex of freestyle trails;
7. Multifunctional sports complex "Rainbow";
8. Sports and coaching block “Ski”;
9. Start complex with a ski stadium, roller ski tracks with lighting and snowmaking systems;
10. Sports and coaching block "Mountain".

The estimated delivery date for the Winter Universiade 2019 is 2017-2018.

Purpose: holding competitions in freestyle, snowboarding, cross-country skiing and orienteering.

All-season sports and recreation park funpark "Bobrovy Log"

The complex opened in 2006. 14 trails of varying degrees of difficulty have been prepared, with a total length of 10 km and a height difference of 350 meters. 8 slopes have been certified to meet the standards established by the International Ski Federation (FIS). Capacity in winter is up to 5000 people. By 2019, the construction of an additional sports training block and the installation of a video broadcast system will be required. The block is currently being designed.

Purpose: holding alpine skiing competitions. It is possible to hold snowboard competitions.

Ice arena "Platinum Arena"

Prospective construction. The planned completion date of the facility is 2018. Capacity up to 7000 people.

Purpose: holding hockey competitions among men, holding ceremonies.

Ice arena on the street. Partisan Zheleznyak

Prospective construction. The planned commissioning date is 2017. Capacity up to 3500 people.

Purpose: holding women's hockey competitions.

Complex "Biathlon Academy"

The facility opened in full in 2011. It has a sports complex with a hotel (87 places), a shooting range with 30 target installations, 12 km of ski slopes. The building's simultaneous capacity is 106 people. In 2013, the complex received a category B license from the International Biathlon Union, giving the right to host international competitions at the World Universiade level. By the time of the competition, reconstruction will be required (equipment of artificial snowmaking systems and track lighting).

Purpose: holding biathlon competitions.

Ice Palace "Arena-North"

Built in 2011. It has an ice arena 60x30 m (meets the requirements of the International Hockey Federation), a games gym and a climbing wall (meets the requirements of the International Climbing Federation). Capacity up to 3,000 people. Reconstruction is planned.

Purpose: holding competitions in short track speed skating and figure skating.

Stadium "Central Stadium"

Began work in 1967. The largest sports complex in Siberia and the Far East. The structure includes: a heated football field, an athletics core, an athletics arena, a hotel complex (105 places). The capacity of the stands is up to 25,000 people. Reconstruction is planned.

Purpose: holding cultural events.

Sports Palace named after. 

Ivan Yarygina

Commissioned in 1981. Repeatedly hosted world championships and international tournaments in wrestling, sports dancing and artistic gymnastics. Until 1995 it worked as an ice palace. Then it was converted into a palace with a parquet arena. For the 2019 Universiade, it is planned to reconstruct and install new ice equipment, with the goal of maintaining multifunctionality. Capacity 3,500 people.

Purpose: holding curling competitions.

Opened in 1971. The capacity of the stands is 7,000 seats. It has a field measuring 114×70 m. Reconstruction is expected.

Purpose: holding bandy competitions.

Ice Palace "Falcon"

Major reconstruction was completed in 2012. The palace has a full-size ice arena. Capacity up to 200 people.

Ice Palace "Rassvet"

Built in 2013. The palace has a full-size ice arena (61x30 m). Capacity up to 300 people.

Purpose: training ground.

Indoor skating rink "Pervomaisky"

Opened in 2011. The skating rink has a full-size ice arena. The capacity of the stands is up to 200 people.

Purpose: training ground.

Healthcare facilities

Regional Clinical Hospital

By the Winter Universiade 2019, a new surgical building will be built in the regional hospital, the capacity of which will be 615 surgical and 108 intensive care beds, 28 operating rooms with 3 shifts and up to 8 surgical procedures in each operating room daily, including 4 for emergency medical care, equipped with digital navigation systems, optical visualization, and multimedia technologies. Hospital care will include a full range of services, as well as intensive care and trauma care. In addition, a new emergency room will be built. The estimated completion date of the facility is 2018.

KGBUZ "Krasnoyarsk Interdistrict Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medical Care named after. N. S. Karpovich"

The interdistrict hospital plans to reconstruct the admission and diagnostic department and build a surgical building. It is planned to equip emergency operating rooms with digital navigation systems, optical visualization, and multimedia technologies. Post-reconstruction hospital care - a full range of services, including intensive care and trauma care. The estimated completion date of the facility is 2018.

Helipads for air ambulances

To provide medical support for participants of the Winter Universiade 2019, 2 helipads for air ambulances will be built at the competition sites (directly on the territory of the Bobrovy Log fun park and the Winter Sports Academy sports and training complex). The construction of the sites will make it possible to fulfill the FISU requirement - delivery of the victim to the place of specialized medical care in no more than 10 minutes.

Universiade Village Medical Center

The medical center in the Universiade Village will provide primary health care to participants and guests of the Universiade around the clock with an emergency care unit, an infectious disease unit, a trauma center, radiation and functional diagnostic rooms and a day hospital. The center's capacity is 400 visits per shift.

Kinds of sports

The program of the Winter Universiade 2019 includes competitions in 8 compulsory sports and 3 additional ones:

73 sets of awards will be raffled off.

Compulsory sports:

Biathlon: individual race - 20 km (men), 15 km (women), sprint - 10 km (men), 7.5 km (women), pursuit - 12.5 km (men), 10 km (women), mass start - 15 km (men), 12.5 km (women), mixed relay.

Alpine skiing: alpine ski combination (men, women), super-giant (men, women), giant slalom (men, women), slalom (men, women), team competitions.

Snowboard: halfpipe (men, women), parallel giant slalom (men, women), parallel slalom (men, women), snowboard cross (men, women), slopestyle (men, women) ).

Ski racing: sprint - free style (men's, women's), individual races - classic style (men's, women's), pursuit - free style (men's, women's), mass start - free style (men's. , women), relay races (men, women), mixed team sprint - classic style.

Curling: men's tournament (up to 10 teams), women's tournament (up to 10 teams).

Short track: 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 5000 m (relay).

Figure skating: single skating (men's, women's), pair skating, dance pairs, synchronized figure skating.

Hockey: men's tournament (up to 12 teams), women's tournament (up to 8 teams).

Optional sports (included in the program at the initiative of the host):

Ilya Averbukh is an Honored Master of Sports of Russia in figure skating, silver medalist of the Olympic Games (Salt Lake City, 2002). Producer.

Wild Victor is an Honored Master of Sports in snowboarding, two-time champion of the Olympic Games in Sochi.

Alena Zavarzina - Honored Master of Sports in snowboarding, bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in Sochi.

Kanaeva Evgenia is an Honored Master of Sports in rhythmic gymnastics, two-time Olympic champion, world and European champion in rhythmic gymnastics.

Evgeniy Kegelev - Honored Master of Sports of Russia, champion of the Paralympic Games in London (2012).

Sergei Lomanov is an Honored Master of Sports of Russia, seven-time world champion in bandy.

Alexander Maslyakov is a Russian TV presenter. Host of the Premier League and First League of KVN

Svetlana Masterkova is an Honored Master of Sports of the Russian Federation, two-time Olympic champion, world champion, two-time world record holder in athletics.

Olga Medvedtseva is an Honored Master of Sports in biathlon, two-time Olympic champion (Salt Lake City, 2002 and Vancouver, 2010) and six-time world champion.

Alexander Menkov is an Honored Master of Sports of Russia, world champion, participant in the Olympic Games in London (2012), multiple winner of the Diamond League.

Nikolai Olyunin is an Honored Master of Sports of Russia in snowboarding, silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Sochi.

Maria Petrova is an Honored Master of Sports of Russia in figure skating, world champion, 2-time European champion, Russian champion, 8-time winner of the Grand Prix stages in figure skating.

Ruiga Tatyana - Honored Master of Sports of Russia in sport climbing, famous Krasnoyarsk athlete, multiple world champion in sport climbing

Safina Dinara - Honored Master of Sports of Russia, silver medalist at the Beijing Olympics (2008), world number one in 2009.

Semin Alexander - Honored Master of Sports of Russia in hockey, player of the National Hockey League, two-time world champion in hockey (2008, 2012).

Alexey Tikhonov is a world champion, 2-time European champion, Russian champion, 8-time winner of the Grand Prix stages in figure skating.

The Winter Universiade 2019 is the 29th edition of the international student tournament, which will be held from March 2 to 12, 2019. The championship will take place in the center of Siberia – Krasnoyarsk. The competition will visit Russia for the first time. Our country has never become the host of a tournament. This is a unique event in Russian history. Therefore, the organizers of the sporting event are full of desire to surprise the imagination of the global sports community and future participants!

Where and when will the XXIX Winter Universiade 2019 take place?

A large-scale competition will be organized from March 2 to March 12, 2019. Russian Krasnoyarsk will become the center of sports passions. The Siberian city was chosen as the venue for the championship based on a vote by members of the International University Sports Federation. The only competitor, the Swiss Canton of Valais, withdrew at the preliminary stage.

Russia has never hosted the Winter University Games before. But our country was the capital of the Summer Universiade. The last time the tournament visited Russia was in 2013. The competition took place in Kazan.

Sports facilities of the Universiade

Thousands of athletes will take part in the event. Especially for them, the organizers will prepare dozens of sports facilities for competitions and training. Let's look at the most significant of them.

SC "Academy of Winter Sports"

Multifunctional sports complex with a total area of ​​1,549 sq. meters. It includes trails for freestyle skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding and orienteering.

SK is new. It was founded in 2012. Construction is expected to be completed in early 2018.

Sports and Recreation Park "Bobrovy Log"

The sports complex is designed to host alpine skiing competitions. It has 14 trails, whose total length reaches almost 10,000 meters.

“Beaver Log” was opened in 2006. It is currently being actively reconstructed to meet the standards of the future championship.

"Platinum Arena"

The main sports facility of the World Winter Universiade 2019. The arena will host the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as men's hockey games.

The facility will open in 2018. Its capacity should be 7,000 seats.

Ice arena on the street. Partisan Zheleznyak

Another ice arena. The sports complex is designed to host hockey matches among women's teams.

The capacity of the building is quite modest - 3,500.

SC "Biathlon Academy"

A modern complex opened in 2011. On the territory of the Biathlon Academy there are several biathlon tracks with a total length of 12 km.

"Arena-North"

Indoor ice skating rink for 3,000 spectators. Short track and figure skating competitions will take place within its walls.

"Yenisei"

Football stadium of the local club of the same name. During the championship it will be converted for bandy matches.

This is not a complete list of all sports facilities. The following SC will also be available to athletes:

• ice palace "Falcon";
• indoor skating rink "Pervomaisky";
• Central Stadium named after. Lenin Komsomol;
• Sports Palace named after I. Yarygina;
• Ice Arena "Rassvet"

Competition program

At the Winter Universiade 2019 in Krasnoyarsk, athletes will compete for 76 sets of awards in 11 types of competitions. Here is their list:

1. biathlon;
2. skiing;
3. hockey;
4. curling;
5. ski race;
6. snowboard;
7. figure skating;
8. short track;
9. freestyle;
10. orienteering;
11. Hockey with a ball.

The first eight of them are included in the compulsory program, and the last three are optional, they were proposed by the host party. Full information about sports disciplines can be found on the official website of the Universiade 2019 – www.krsk2019.ru.

Tournament participants

It is expected that about 3,000 athletes from dozens of countries around the world will take part in the event. In the last edition, 1,604 athletes from 56 countries competed for medals. In addition to the main heroes of the occasion, the competition will be attended by many journalists, volunteers and tens of thousands of fans!

Journalists and spectators will be accommodated in hotels. But the organizers will create a Universiade Village especially for athletes and volunteers. It will be opened on the campus of the Siberian Federal University. In the Village, guests of Krasnoyarsk will be able to relax, refresh themselves and have fun.

Volunteers of a sporting event

It is expected that at least 5,000 volunteer helpers from dozens of countries around the world will come to the capital of Siberia. To become a volunteer, you need to register on the official website www.krsk2019.ru and fill out a special form. It must indicate:

• Full name (Latin);
• citizenship;
• date of birth;
• size of shoes and clothes (necessary for sewing equipment);
• location;
• residence address according to registration;
• contacts;
• passport details;
• place of study/work;
• what languages ​​do you speak (if any);
• volunteer experience (if any);
• sports where you want to volunteer.

You must also upload your photo in a certain format.

Medal standings

Of course, this is not the Olympics. But it is still nice for the athlete and his country to win a medal. And here Russia was lucky. We have a whole host of athletes who can surprise with their results.

In the last championship, the Russians were the best. At the end of the games, they won 71 medals, 29 of which were of the highest standard. The top five teams in 2017 looked like this:

• Russia;
• Kazakhstan;
• The Republic of Korea;
• Japan;
• Poland.

In 2019, our country will be the host of the tournament. Therefore, at a minimum, the Russians should not perform worse!

Afterword

“Real winter” – this is how the main slogan of the future competition is translated. I would really like the athletes who will come to Krasnoyarsk from all over the world to show real struggle, and for the volunteers and spectators to show real friendliness and patience. This Universiade draw should be remembered by the whole world!

MOSCOW, December 21 - RIA Novosti. The first student Winter Sports Games in Russia in Krasnoyarsk, the end of the national football championship, the struggle of Russian figure skaters at the World Championships and the return of Daniil Kvyat to Formula 1 - RIA Novosti lists the most important sporting events of the next year.

A race without a favorite, the end of the Russian Football Championship season 2018/2019

The team that won the first round of the Russian championship, and even more so went into the winter break in first place, most often becomes the champion - this rule has worked over the past four seasons. However, the position of the current leader, St. Petersburg Zenit, does not look at all unshakable. Sergei Semak's team clearly suffers from a lack of creative players, and the spring fate of the blue-white-blues will largely depend on the success of the winter transfer campaign.

Zenit's main pursuer, Krasnodar, is only a couple of points behind and is playing the most beautiful football in the Premier League. The southern team often gets lost in meetings with direct competitors, and its phenomenal breakthrough is partly due to the fact that the “bulls” played 5 home matches in a row. At the end of the season they will have to play away more often. The current champion Lokomotiv is seriously behind the leaders and the chances that the railway workers will be able to defend the title now seem illusory.

The capital's CSKA and Spartak are two clubs that can make the spring part of the season even more interesting. The young army team is rapidly improving, but even Viktor Gancharenko has not yet been able to make it stable. One can only guess how Oleg Kononov will transform the “red-whites” after the winter break. In any case, we are waiting for an incredibly interesting ending to the season, in which there is no clear favorite.

Krasnoyarsk is ready for the Universiade 2019

The Winter Universiade will be held in Krasnoyarsk from March 2 to March 12, 2019. Previously, Russia has never hosted student Winter Sports Games, but many remember how successfully our country held the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan. Moreover, both in organizational terms and in terms of the performance of Russian athletes - they won 155 gold, 75 silver and 62 bronze medals, taking first place in the overall standings by a huge margin.

In Krasnoyarsk, 76 sets of awards will be played in 11 sports: biathlon, alpine skiing, curling, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, hockey, short track speed skating, as well as freestyle skiing, ski orienteering and bandy. The last three events are not included in the mandatory program of the Universiade. Freestyle and orienteering, with the consent of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), were included in the competition as additional ones, and bandy as a demonstration sport.

Of the 34 Universiade 2019 venues, eleven are sports. All of them were either erected in Krasnoyarsk specifically for the student Games, or completely restored. The Siberian city has already held a large number of test competitions, and before the start of the Universiade, all facilities that will host the Games in March 2019 will be tested. Tickets for student competitions are in great demand - as of early December, more than 50 thousand had already been sold.

Zagitova and Medvedeva must sort things out at the World Cup in Japan

The 2019 Post-Olympic Figure Skating World Championships will be held March 20-24 in Saitama, Japan. To the delight of fans, the current Olympic champions in men's and women's single skating, Japanese Yuzuru Hanyu and Russian Alina Zagitova, respectively, are not missing the current season.

It’s not easy for Zagitova to start a new Olympic cycle, but despite growing up, she maintains a high level and has already won silver in the Grand Prix Final. In Saitama they are waiting for the champion, everyone will be curious to see her rivalry with the silver medalist of the Pyeongchang Games Evgenia Medvedeva, who is entering the season very difficult, as well as with the Japanese Rika Kihira, who confidently won the Grand Prix Final and has a stable triple Axel.

The Japanese World Championships may mark the return of Russian ice dancing to the world elite after a long break. The country's main hopes are connected with two couples - Victoria Sinitsina/Nikita Katsalapov, who won silver at the Grand Prix Final, and Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin. In pair skating, Russians Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov will fight for victory, their compatriots Natalya Zabiyako and Alexander Enbert will strive for medals, who will have difficult competition from the French Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres, as well as the Chinese Peng Cheng/Jin Yang.

Ice Hockey World Championship

The world hockey championship will be held in the Slovak cities of Bratislava and Kosice from May 10 to 26. The Russian national team will play group stage matches in the capital of Slovakia; Ilya Vorobyov’s team’s opponents in the first stage will be teams from Sweden, the Czech Republic, Norway, Latvia, Switzerland, Italy and Austria. The Russian team, which in 2018 was left without World Championship medals for the first time in five years, will try to return to the podium.

The tournament will start later than in recent years, so a large number of NHL players are expected to come to Slovakia. Many teams will be able to get reinforcements even from among the participants in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Who will play in the finals in Baku and Madrid?

The first European Cup football final of 2019 will be held on May 29 at the Baku Olympic Stadium. It is there that the two best teams of the Europa League will perform, in which Russia has two representatives left - Zenit and Krasnodar. Their opponents in the playoffs are the Turkish Fenerbahce and the German Bayer, respectively.

Bayer, by the way, once won the UEFA Cup, and even though it was in the 1987/1988 season, even after that there were memorable moments in the team’s history - for example, the Champions League final in 2002. In Germany, Bayer are made fun of for not winning Bundesliga titles despite finishing five times second.

Bayer itself decided to make fun of Krasnodar by posting on its Twitter account after the playoff draw a frame from Game of Thrones, where the main character Jon Snow stands against the backdrop of a snowy landscape. The caption is attached - they say, when you have to play in Russia in winter. Fans and Krasnoyarsk "Yenisey" reminded Bayer that Krasnodar and Krasnoyarsk are different cities.

Actually, this doesn’t change things for Krasnodar. Bayer is no joke. He is a combative opponent and will not be easy either on February 14 or on the 21st, when the teams will play the first and return matches of the 1/16 finals. Zenit, which emerged from the group in first place, faced Fenerbahçe, which is teetering on the brink of relegation in the home championship. But at the same time, there is not a single team that would not experience problems in the home arena of Fener - Şükru Saracoglu. Zenit probably knows this and is not counting on an easy ride in the away match.

Jurgen Klopp, perhaps more than anyone else, knows what the German Bayern are capable of in the Champions League. It is with her that his Liverpool will play in the 1/8 finals of the most prestigious club tournament in Europe - five titles for the Merseysiders against five titles for the Munich team, although it is unlikely that during the matches anyone will be interested in such statistics. Well, Klopp’s former team, which lost to Bayern in the final several years ago, Borussia Dortmund, will meet London’s Tottenham.

Another German-British pair in the playoffs was Schalke and Manchester City. But Manchester United is about to visit PSG in Paris, which could become the first French club in history to knock the British out of the playoffs. “Lyon” is destined to visit “Barcelona” at the “Camp Nou”, the Portuguese “Porto” will go to Rome, to “Roma”. But all the main stories of the current Champions League, as it happens, revolve around Madrid.

To begin with, already at the stage of the 1/8 finals, Cristiano Ronaldo, now playing for the Italian Juventus, will return to the capital of Spain to remember what it was like to play against Atlético, while his former club Real will be the favorite to face Amsterdam's Ajax ", reaching the playoffs for the first time in 13 years. Ronaldo has good statistics in matches against the Colchoneros - 22 goals in 31 matches, and this is hardly pleasant to remember for Atlético, who are overmotivated for this Champions League, because the final will be held at their home arena, Wanda Metropolitano, on June 1.

Russian biathletes will try not to repeat the 2016 World Cup

For the first time at the 53rd Biathlon World Championships, which will be held from March 7 to 17, 2019 in Östersund, Sweden, 12 sets of medals will be competed for. A single mixed relay has been added to the world championship program. The main fight in the men's competition is predicted between five-time Olympic champion Frenchman Martin Fourcade (11 World Cup victories) and the winner of the 2018 Games in the individual race, Norwegian Johannes Boe (3 World Cup triumphs), who showed good results at the start of the current season.

The main hope of the Russians will traditionally be placed on Anton Shipulin. After last season, Shipulin thought about retiring, but ultimately decided to continue performing. The main favorites among women are Finland's Kaisa Mäkäräinen and three-time Olympic champion Slovakia Anastasia Kuzmina. The Russians are not among the favorites.

At the 2016 World Championships, the Russian team was left without medals. But in 2017, the national team won the men's relay and came third in the mixed relay. And it was precisely that World Cup in Hochfilzen that became the reason for an investigation by the Austrian prosecutor's office into economic and corruption crimes. The investigation, which began in December 2018, is being conducted against ten representatives of the Russian biathlon team, including five athletes. The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has decided not to suspend these athletes.

Will track and field athletes compete in Doha under the Russian flag?

The All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) was suspended by the Council of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in November 2015 and has not yet been reinstated. It is already known that the Russians will enter the World Indoor Championships, which will be held in February 2019 in Glasgow, under a neutral flag. All domestic athletes will have to go through the usual form of admission to international competitions.

The main tournament of the coming year in athletics will be the world championship, which will be held from September 27 to October 6 in Doha (Qatar). The main hope of the Russians will be placed on two-time world champion in high jump Maria Lasitskene. In July 2018, the Russian woman interrupted her streak of 45 victories in a row. Also, special attention will be paid to Sergei Shubenkov (110 m hurdles), who was in the prizes at the last three world championships, and the silver medalist of the 2017 World Cup in the long jump, Daria Klishina, who missed the 2018 summer season and was preparing for the season 2019.

At the last World Championships in London, where the Russians competed under a neutral flag, the national team’s treasury was also replenished by Sergei Shirobokov (silver, 20 km walk), Valery Pronkin (silver, hammer throw), as well as young Danil Lysenko (silver, high jump) . The latter had great prospects, but in the summer of 2018 the IAAF opened a case against Lysenko for violating anti-doping rules regarding athlete availability. The 21-year-old Russian was placed under a temporary suspension from August 3 until a final decision is made.

Will ARAF be restored?

At the beginning of December 2018, the IAAF Council once again considered that ARAF had not fulfilled all the criteria for restoring membership in the International Association. Despite the full restoration of the activities of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), the IAAF considered a necessary condition for the return of ARAF to the organization to be access to data from the Moscow laboratory to identify violators of anti-doping rules, as well as reimbursement of all expenses of the international federation for work carried out with the Russian side - 2 million 760 thousand dollars.

The next meeting of the IAAF Council, at which ARAF, if all the conditions of the road map are met, can still be restored, will be held in early March immediately after the end of the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow, where Russian athletes will again compete in a neutral status and only after receiving individual permissions from IAAF. Theoretically, a fateful decision for Russian athletics could be made before March. The head of the IAAF, Sebastian Coe, said in December that for this to happen, a working group on the restoration of ARAF should come up with such a proposal.

Basketball World Cup

The FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup will be held in eight Chinese cities from August 31 to September 15. For the first time, the tournament will be held under the guise of the “World Cup”, and not the “World Championship”, and for the first time it will be held in more than one year with the football world championship. 32 teams will take part in the World Cup, in addition to the host country, these are 12 teams from Europe, 7 from America, 5 from Africa and another 7 from Asia and Oceania.

The Russian national team has two matches left in the World Cup qualifying tournament: on February 21, away against the Bulgarian team, and on February 24, in Perm against the Finnish national team. To qualify for the World Cup, the Russian national team only needs to beat the Finns. In this case, the Russians will play at the World Championship for the second time since 2002 (the team missed the tournaments in 2006 and 2014).

The 24-year-old athlete already competed for Toro Rosso in 2014 and 2016-2017, and since January 2018 he has been a driver in Ferrari's development program. In 2015–2016, Kvyat was a Red Bull combat pilot. His partner in Toro Rosso in the 2019 season will be the Thai-British driver Alexander Albon, who competed in Formula 2 in 2017-18 and during the last season claimed the championship title until the last stage.

The Universiade is an international youth and student competition. The 29th World Winter Universiade will be held in Krasnoyarsk from March 2 to 12, 2019.

The sports program includes competitions in 74 disciplines and 11 sports. In total, about 3,000 participants from 55 countries, 1,000 journalists and 171 judges are expected. 76 sets of awards have been prepared for the student games.

How to become a volunteer?

It is planned to involve 5,000 volunteers at the Universiade. It’s easy to join the volunteer movement and gain new experience. For this it is enough:

1. Register on the Volunteer 2019 website https://volunteers.krsk2019.ru/join.
2. Fill out the form. To do this, you need to go to your personal account.

Each person who submits a questionnaire automatically becomes a participant in the global Volunteer 2019 program.

Universiade volunteers will work in 44 areas, including accreditation, transport logistics, work with the media, etc. The assistants will be provided with an entire residence for comfortable and complete rest.

Symbolism

The symbols of the Winter Universiade include:

• mascot;
• logo;
• tagline.

In addition, the countdown clock is considered an unofficial symbol.

Logo

The Universiade logo is based on the letter U, the initial letter in the word “Universiade”. The symbol is made in the form of a turned polyhedron ice block in the colors of the Russian flag. The colors are united by two principles: the severity of winters in Siberia and the kindness of Siberians.

The emblem also includes the name of the city, the year the Universiade was held and its name. The logo also includes 5 stars. Their colors correspond to the colors of the Olympic rings and the 5 continents.

Mascot

U-Laika became the mascot of the Universiade. The symbol was chosen by popular vote. Voters chose the future mascot from 3 options:

• Laika Yulaika (U-Laika);
• moose Yurok (YOU’r ok!);
• Ursik bear.

The image of the husky is associated with energy and friendliness, and is also strongly associated with Siberia. In addition, the name Yulaika (U-Laika) is reminiscent of the English word like, which is familiar and close to young people around the world.

Tagline

The slogan of the Universiade 2019 is REAL WINTER (“Real Winter”). The concept is based on a play on the words win and winter (“victory” and “winter”). Thus, the slogan not only invites you into winter, but also reminds you of the competitive moment.

Two additional slogans were also developed:

1. “Welcome to Winter” is a call for an invitation company. A variant of this is the abbreviation “W2W”.
2. "100% Winter" The text is used in combination with other slogans or as a patch on uniforms, workwear, etc.

Countdown clock

The clock in Krasnoyarsk became the unofficial symbol of the Universiade. The clock began counting down 1,000 days before the games began. On the scoreboard at any time you can see the exact amount of time remaining before the opening ceremony.

Projects under construction

100 billion rubles were allocated from the state and private individuals to prepare for the games. With the allocated money, objects of 4 groups will be built or reconstructed:

• residential;
• sports;
• medical;
• transport.

Construction and reconstruction covers 28 objects in Krasnoyarsk. All constructed complexes comply with FISU requirements.

Residential sector

The Universiade Village is being built on the Siberian Federal University campus and includes:

1. Residential complex "Perya". It is planned to house volunteers and staff in the residential complex. The complex includes four 18-story buildings.
2. Residential complex "University". Designed to accommodate athletes and persons with accreditation.
3. Multifunctional Center. Includes a dining hall and various gyms.

In addition, the Village will have retail outlets, recreation centers, and hairdressers.

Sports sector

Both competition and training facilities are being built for the games. The list includes the following titles:

1. Winter Sports Academy. It includes 10 facilities that have been under construction since 2012: the Sopka and Raduga sports complexes, a snow park, a halfpipe complex, etc.
2. Park "Beaver Log". By 2019, it is only necessary to build a new coaching block and set up broadcast systems.
3. Complex "Biathlon Academy". All that is required is to equip the trails with lighting and snow formation systems.
4. 3 Ice arenas. The facilities will be built by 2018.
5. Stadiums, sports palaces (4 complexes). Reconstruction of buildings and replacement of equipment is planned.

Other sectors

College games require proper maintenance. In this regard, repairs and re-equipment of departments are being carried out in 2 hospitals in Krasnoyarsk, and new buildings are being built. In addition, a Medical Center will be located in the Universiade Village. This is currently a facility under construction. 2 sites for ambulance helicopters will also be built.

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The Winter Universiade 2019 is the 29th international student tournament, which will be held from March 1 to March 12, 2019. The championship will take place in the very heart of Siberia - the city of Krasnoyarsk. The Winter Universiade will be held in Russia for the first time. This is a unique sporting event in Russian history.

XXIX World Winter Universiade 2019

Universiade 2019 competition schedule

Winter Universiade 2019 In Krasnoyarsk