2021 Winter Universiade

The 2021 Winter Universiade, officially the XXX Winter Universiade, and commonly known as Lucerne 2021 FISU Winter World University Games, was a multi-sport event for student and youth athletes that was scheduled to take place from 11 to 21 December 2021 in Lucerne, Switzerland, with preliminary competition in some events beginning 6 December 2021. The Games were to be hosted at venues in Lucerne and the six cantons of Central Switzerland, including Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Uri, and Zug.

Lucerne 2021
XXX Winter Universiade
  • XXX Winter-Universiade  (German)
  • XXX Universiade d'hiver  (French)
  • XXX Universiade invernale  (Italian)
  • XXX Universiade d'enviern  (Romansh)
Host cityLucerne, Switzerland
MottoWelcome Home!
DatesCancelled
Main venueSwissporarena
Websitewinteruniversiade2021.ch

The Games were originally scheduled to be held 21–31 January 2021, but were postponed indefinitely on 31 August 2020 due to COVID-19. In November, new dates in December 2021 were announced.[1] On 29 November 2021, only one week prior to the start of preliminary competition, it was announced that the 2021 Winter Universiade had been cancelled due to travel restrictions imposed by the Swiss government to prevent the spread of Omicron variant. The Games will not be rescheduled.[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 was a joint project of Central Switzerland's six cantons, the city of Lucerne, and the Canton of Grisons. The Games were to use existing infrastructure, with all sports facilities 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

The 2021 Winter Universiade was to consist of 60 events in 10 sports, the smallest programme of a winter Universiade since Tarvisio 2003.

Out of the three slots given to the organizing committee to add "optional", discretionary events to the programme, the Lucerne organizing committee added only ski-orienteering.[5] Freestyle skiing–a recurring optional event at the Winter Universiade, was promoted to the core Winter Universiade programme of "compulsory" sports beginning with these Games.[6]

Schedule
OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions 1Event finals CCClosing ceremony
December 6
Mon		 7
Tue		 8
Wed		 9
Thu		 10
Fri		 11
Sat		 12
Sun		 13
Mon		 14
Tue		 15
Wed		 16
Thu		 17
Fri		 18
Sat		 19
Sun		 20
Mon		 21
Tue		 Events
CeremoniesOCCC
Alpine skiing 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 9
Biathlon 2 2 2 2 8
Cross-country skiing 2 2 1 2 2 2 11
Curling ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Figure skating ● 1 1 1 3
Freestyle skiing 2 2 4
Ice hockey ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Short track speed skating 2 2 4 8
Ski-orienteering 2 2 1 5
Snowboarding 2 2 2 2 8
Total events 6 6 11 8 5 6 6 9 2 1 60
Cumulative total 6 12 23 31 36 42 48 57 59 60
December 6
Fri		 7
Sat		 8
Sun		 9
Mon		 10
Tue		 11
Wed		 12
Thu		 13
Fri		 14
Sat		 15
Sun		 16
Mon		 17
Tue		 18
Wed		 19
Thu		 20
Tue		 21
Tue		 Events

Marketing

Emblem

The emblem was designed by Peter J. Wardis, consisting of six intersecting Us that are arranged to form a snowflake, representing the six cantons hosting the Games (with Lucerne represented by a point at the centre of the emblem).[7]

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, and was unveiled at a ceremony marking the one-year milestone before the Games. 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.[8][9]

Participating nations

Pursuant to a December 2020 ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Russia is prohibited from competing under its flag or any national symbols at any Olympic Games or world championships through December 16, 2022.[10] The team was to compete neutrally under the acronym and flag of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).[11]

See also
  •  Sports portal
  •  Switzerland portal

References
  1. Morgan, Liam (6 November 2020). "Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade rescheduled for December". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. "Emergence of new COVID-19 variant forces cancellation of Winter Universiade". Inside the Games. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  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. "Ski orienteering added to Winter Universiade 2021 programme". International University Sports Federation. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. "Lucerne 2021 consider additions of moguls and ski orienteering to Winter Universiade programme". Inside the Games. 5 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. 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.
  8. "The Lucerne 2021 mascot has been named and the name is..." International University Sports Federation. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  9. "Lucerne 2021 mascot named "Wuli"". Inside the Games. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  10. "Russia Gets Its Doping Ban Reduced But Will Miss Next 2 Olympics". NPR.org. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  11. "Flora Duffy wins Bermuda's first Olympic gold as GB's Georgia Taylor-Brown takes silver". The Independent. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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