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From the 11 to 21 December 2021 the Winter Universiade will include competitions in nine winter sport disciplines. Students aged between 17 and 25 are eligible to enter. Students from a total of over 540 universities and polytechnics from 50 countries will take part. The teams are selected by their own national university sports federations.

Event guide:

Competition Programme: Parallel Giant Slalom, Parallel Slalom, Slopestyle & Big Air:
December 14, 2021
Parallel giant slalom men / women
10:00 qualification
12:00 Final
December 15, 2021
Parallel slalom men / women
10:00 qualification
12:00 Final
December 17, 2021 - 1 p.m.
Slopestyle women / men
December 19, 2021 - 1:30 p.m.
Big Air women / men

Central Switzerland is the ideal host for the 30th Winter Universiade. Whether the snow arenas in Andermatt or Engelberg, or the ice stadiums of Lucerne and Zug: the choice of winter sports in Central Switzerland is almost limitless. The passion and enthusiasm of the local population for winter sports also knows no bounds.

UPDATE ON AUGUST 30, 2020:
Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade will not take place in January 2021 as planned. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the International University Sports Federation FISU, together with the Organising Committee and Swiss University Sports, has decided to stop preparations for the event to be held in January 2021 and to examine in the coming weeks a possible postponement of the event to a later date.

Update in November 2020:
The International University Sports Federation (FISU), announced its joint decision with the Lucerne 2021 Organising Committee to hold the Winter Universiade from 11 to 21 December 2021, in Central Switzerland and Lenzerheide.