2021 Winter Universiade

The 2021 Winter Universiade, the XXX Winter Universiade or XXX Winter World University Games, is scheduled to take place from 11 to 21 December 2021 in Central Switzerland as a joint project of the City of Lucerne and the six cantons of Central Switzerland: Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Uri, and Zug.  The programme includes ten sports, which will take place at seven venues. Students between the ages of 17 and 25 from over 540 universities and more than 50 countries will participate.

Lucerne 2021
30th Winter Universiade
  • 30. Winter-Universiade  (German)
  • 30e Universiade d'hiver  (French)
  • 30° Universiade invernale  (Italian)
Host cityLucerne, Switzerland
MottoWelcome Home!
Nations participatingapprox. 50
Athletes participatingapprox. 1600
Sport(s)10
Events68
Opening ceremony11 December 2021 (2021-12-11)
Closing ceremony21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Dates11-21 December 2021
Websitewinteruniversiade2021.ch

The event was originally scheduled to be held during 21 to 31 January 2021, however, on 31 August 2020, the International University Sports Federation (FISU) along with the Lucerne 2021 Organizing Committee and Swiss University Sports announced the indefinite postponement of the event in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.[1] In November 2020, FISU announced Lucerne 2021 was rescheduled to run from 11 to 21 December 2021.[2]

Bidding process

In March 2016, the city of Lucerne were selected to host the 2021 Winter Universiade. They were the only bidders for the event.[3]

Venues

The organisation of the event is a joint project of Central Switzerland's six cantons, the city of Lucerne, and the Canton of Grisons (German: Kanton Graubünden; Italian: Cantone dei Grigioni; Romansh: Chantun Grischun). Othmar Filliger, Cantonal Councillor of Canton Nidwalden and board member of the Association Winter Universiade Lucerne-Central Switzerland 2021 observed that, “The Winter Universiade is further proof of the good cooperation between the six cantons of Central Switzerland.”

Only existing infrastructure is being used for the Winter Universiade and all sports facilities are accessible by public transport.[4]

VenueSports VenueDiscipline(s)
Andermatt-Realp (UR)Realp Nordic CenterCross-country skiing
Engelberg (OW)Sporting ParkCurling
Jochpass 2222Snowboard, freestyle skiing
Lenzerheide (GR)Biathlon Arena LenzerheideBiathlon, Ski Orienteering
Lucerne (LU)Regional Ice CenterFigure skating, short track speed skating
Stoos (SZ)Franz-Heinzer-Piste / MaggiweidAlpine skiing
Sursee (LU)Sursee Ice CenterIce hockey
Zug (ZG)Bossard ArenaIce hockey

Sports

Participating athletes will compete for 68 sets of awards in ten sports:

Of the featured sports, nine are currently included in the compulsory programme: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, short track speed skating, ski orienteering, and snowboarding. The Winter Universiade 2021 is the first edition in which freestyle skiing is a compulsory event.[5]

The host of each Winter Universiade is authorised to select a maximum of three optional sports to be included in the programme, however, Lucerne-Central Switzerland selected to include only one optional sport, ski-orienteering, which had debuted as an optional sport at the 2019 Winter Universiade.[5][6] In November 2020, FISU announced that ski-orienteering will be a compulsory sport beginning in 2027.[7][8] The 2021 games will not include bandy, the other sport that made its debut at the 2019 event.

the emblem designed by an Lucerne graphic designer Peter J. Wardis consists of six independent "U" ’s that are connected to one another forming a snowflake.The letter “U” stands for “University” and is an integral part of all Universiade logos such as also the lettering and the five colored stars, which symbolize the five continents. While the number six stands for the six central Swiss cantons, which work closely with them.The center of the snow crystal stands for the city of Lucerne, the host city of the 30th Winter Universiade.[9]

Mascot
Wuli at the Lucerne Carnival (Swiss German: Lozärner Fasnacht) in March 2020

Wuli, the Lucerne 2021 mascot was designed by Luisa Zürcher, an animation student at the Lucerne School of Art and Design. It was introduced at the "One-Year-To-Go" event. Zürcher's design was inspired by yeti folklore, the mountains and myths of Central Switzerland, and Fasnacht, the Carnival festival that has deep roots in the traditions of Central Switzerland. The name is a combination of the initials of "Winter Universiade" with the typical Swiss word ending "-li". It was chosen by the public in an online vote.[10][11]

References

Content in this article is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de:Winter-Universiade 2021; see its history for attribution.

  1. "Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade postponed, will not take place in January 2021". International University Sports Federation. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. Morgan, Liam (6 November 2020). "Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade rescheduled for December". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. "Lucerne awarded 2021 Winter Universiade". Inside the Games. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. "Lucerne 2021 Media Documentation" (PDF). winteruniversiade2021.ch. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. "Winter Universiade General Regulations" (PDF). International University Sports Federation. March 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. "Ski orienteering added to Winter Universiade 2021 programme". International University Sports Federation. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. Houston, Michael (27 November 2020). "Ski orienteering upgraded to Winter World University Games compulsory sport". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  8. "Ski Orienteering included in FISU World University Games compulsory sports programme". International Orienteering Federation. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  9. Luzern, Medienmitteilung (9 December 2015). "Official Meaning of the Lucerne 2021 Logo (Both Before and After the Bid)" (PDF). Unilu (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  10. "The Lucerne 2021 mascot has been named and the name is..." International University Sports Federation. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  11. "Lucerne 2021 mascot named "Wuli"". Inside the Games. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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