Host city | Lake Placid, New York, United States |
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Nations | 46 |
Athletes | 1443 (832 men, 611 women). |
Events | 85 in 12 sports |
Opening | 12 January 2023 |
Closing | 22 January 2023 |
Opened by | Kathy Hochul |
Athlete's Oath | Ting Cui |
Judge's Oath | Dan Nardiello |
Torch lighter | James Miller, Arthur Lussi, and Nina Lussi |
Main venue | Herb Brooks Arena |
Website | lakeplacid2023.com (archived) |
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The Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games, commonly known as Lake Placid 2023, was a collegiate multi-sport winter sports held between January 12 to January 22, 2023 and had Lake Placid, New York, United States, as main host city.[1][2] Alongside Lake Placid, events were also hosted by neighbouring cities of Wilmington, Saranac Lake, Potsdam and North Creek also located at the New York state. The event is also known as the 31st Winter Universiade as administered by the International University Sports Federation (FISU).
It marked the second edition of the Games, formerly known as the Winter Universiade, to be held in Lake Placid, after the 1972 games. It was the third time that the World University Games were held in the United States after Lake Placid in 1972 and 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, also in the state of New York.