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Lake Placid 2023 World University Games - Expression of Interest

Published Fri 16 Sep 2022

Snow Australia is excited to announce that expressions of interest are now open for those interested in competing in the 2023 World University Winter Games being held in Lake Placid, NY, USA.

The World University Winter Games (WUWG) is held every two years under the banner of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and comprises competition in 10 sports with optional sports determined by the host. These events are staged in locations in and around Lake Placid.

Australian University Sport (AUS), as the recognised University Sport organisation in Australia, is responsible for selecting participants to represent Australia in the WUWG. AUS do this in consultation with Snow Australia using the following selection criteria:

The 2023 WUWG will be held in Lake Placid, NY, USA between 12-22 January 2023 and will include the following disciplines and events:

Alpine Skiing

  • Alpine Combined (AC) M/W
  • Super G (SG) M/W
  • Giant Slalom (GS) M/W
  • Slalom (SL) M/W
  • Mixed Team Parallel

Cross Country Skiing

  • Sprint (F) M/W
  • Individual (C) 10 km M / 5 km W
  • Pursuit (F) 10 km M / 5 km W
  • Mass Start (F) 30 km M / 15 km W
  • Relay (C&F) 4x10 km M/ 3x5 km W
  • Mixed Team Sprint (C)

Freestyle & Freeski

  • Big Air (BA) M/W
  • Slopestyle (SS) M/W
  • Ski Cross (SX) M/W

Snowboard

  • Parallel Giant Slalom (PGS) M/W
  • Parallel Slalom (PS) M/W
  • Snowboard Cross (SBX) M/W
  • Snowboard Big Air (SBA) M/W
  • Snowboard Slopestyle (SBS) M/W

Please follow the link below for more information on the event and to submit your expression of interest for consideration.

Submit your interest here

Visit the Official Lake Placid 2023 site here

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WUG Alpine XC Freestyle Snowboard