2011 Winter Universiade
2011 Winter Universiade's official logo
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| Nations participating | 58 |
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| Athletes participating | 1,880 |
| Events | 66 in 11 sports |
| Opening ceremony | January 27 |
| Closing ceremony | February 6 |
| Officially opened by | Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey |
| Athlete's Oath | Tuğba Daşdemir |
| Judge's Oath | Ece Esen |
| Torch lighter | Kenan Sofuoğlu, Selçuk Çebi, Neslihan Darnel, Gizem Girişmen |
| Main venue | Erzurum Universiade Arena |
The XXV Winter Universiade, took place in Erzurum, Turkey between 27 January to 6 February. Erzurum is the city at the highest altitude in Turkey, at 1,850 m (6,070 ft), and has over 320 cultural landmarks. Located in Eastern Anatolia Region, it is a city on the traditional silk road and has been governed by many cultures over the centuries. The Erzurum Ice Hockey Arena, located on the Cemal Gürsel Sports Campus, was newly built with an ice rink of 60m x 30m and 3,000 seats for spectators.
The Konaklı Ski Resort, devoted to alpine skiing competitions, is located 17 km (11 mi) from the city center, stretching over a terrain of 460 ha (1.8 sq mi). Four ski lifts serve six race courses for slalom, giant slalom and Super Giant slalom events.
The Kandilli Ski Resort, located 36 km (22 mi) from the city center at an altitude of 1,713–1,767 m (5,620–5,797 ft) and stretching over 160 ha (0.62 sq mi) land, is the venue for biathlon and Nordic combined competitions.
The Palandöken Ski Resort is located 4 km (2.5 mi) at an altitude of 3,271 m (10,732 ft). It hosts snowboarding and freestyle skiing competitions.
The Kiremitlik Hill Ski Jumping Facility is situated north of Palandöken Ski Resort and south of the athletes' village. It consists of two jumping towers and two take-off ramps for large hill (K125) and normal hill (K95) competitions, as well as three more ramps (K65, K40 and K20) for training.
The Erzurum Ice Skating Arena, opened in March 2009, is a 30 m × 60 m (98 ft × 197 ft) indoor ice rink situated in Palandöken neighborhood of Erzurum. The arena, having a seating capacity of 2000, hosts short-track speed skating and figure skating events.
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