2013 Winter Universiade
winter universiade xxvi winter universiade winter multisport event took place trentino italy december first time winter universiade happened summer universiade year end year missing two month winter olympic game originally planned take place maribor slovenia late january early february government slovenia overturned decision partially fund project due financial problem february march international university sport federation decided would organise universiade elsewhere fisu officially announced trentino region italy would host event motto event inspired u torch made department industrial engineering university trento recalled flower gentian five petal shape ski color recall olympic color five star universe officially lit pope francis rome november city maribor slovenia one bidding city event may maribor right host event later withdrew fisu revoked right maribor began secret negotiation region trentino financial reason lack sponsor withdrawn bid host winter universiade two week resignation maribor negotiation completed trentino formalized new host region factor gave boom negotiation fact infrastructure ready useas theydid need improvement workslaterthe event scope winning bid milan cortina dampezzo host winter olympics region act satelite venue hub following venue named host various event winter universiade number parenthesis indicate number medal event contested sport two optional sport chosen winter universiade freestyle skiing speed skating following list nation entered athlete universiade host nation italy competition schedule winter universiade shown follows official website result book archived wayback machine