From 12 to 22 January 2023 in Lake Placid in the United States, 11 high-level athletes from Université Grenoble Alpes represented France at the World University Winter Games. On the slopes of the largest multi-sport competition in the world after the Olympic Games, UGA athletes won 5 medals, almost a third of the French medals!
Today's champions, tomorrow's legends. "Today's Stars, Tomorrow's Leaders" is one of the mottos of the World University Games. The biggest names in French and international sports have indeed participated in this competition, which is considered a real springboard for many young athletes. Many World University Games medalists have gone on to become Olympic medalists.
Organized every two years by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), alternating with the summer games, the World University Winter Games are the second largest winter multi-sport event after the Olympic Games. From 12 to 22 January 2023, nearly 1,500 student-athletes from 595 universities or schools participated in the 30th World Winter Games in Lake Placid, USA, representing 43 countries.
Two gold, two silver and one bronze medals!
With a total of 18 medals (5 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze), the French team simply shattered its record of medals (13) set in 2009 in China and finished 4th nation in this the 30th World University Winter Games.
UGA students have largely contributed to the success of the French team by returning from Lake Placid with no less than 5 medals: 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze.
Emotional sequence: find the footage of the gold medal of Thomas Nabais and Marie Dupayage and their interview on the ice of the Lake Placid rink on the FISU webTV.
The UGA team at the 30th World University Winter Games
Led by the French University Sports Federation (FFSU), the French delegation for these World University Winter Games was made up of 45 athletes, including 11 students from Université Grenoble Alpes, a quarter of the French delegation.
Figure skating
Marie Dupayage, student in Psychology (L3) - UFR SHS: gold medal in ice dancing with Thomas Nabais
Maïa Mazzara, student in the Mathematics and Computer Science degree program applied to Human and Social Sciences (L1) - UFR SHS: 18th in individual skating
Thomas Nabais, student in the Social Sciences degree program (L3): gold medal in ice dancing with Marie Dupayage
Speed skating
Martin Belloir, student in the STAPS hybrid training program (L2) - UFR STAPS: 24th in the mass start, 28th in the 1,000m, 35th in the 1,500m
Mathieu Belloir, student in the Master's program STAPS training and optimization of sports performance (M1) - UFR STAPS: 13th in the 1500 m, 15th in the mass start
Alpine skiing
Axelle Chevrier, tudent in Economics and Management (L1 in EAD) - Grenoble Faculty of Economics: 7th in the giant slalom, 8th in the combined
Téa Lamboray, student in the STAPS Hybrid LiCenSe (L3) - UFR STAPS: 4th in the super-G, 8th in the giant slalom, 10th in the slalom, 11th in the combined
Julia Socquet-Dagoreau, student in Hybrid LiCenSe Sports Training (L3) - UFR STAPS: Silver medal in the combined, 7th in the super-G
Cross-country skiing
Simon Chappaz, student in hybrid STAPS training (L1) - UFR STAPS: gold medal in the 4 x 7.5 km relay, 4th in the mass start
Snowboard
Kim Martinez, student in Hybrid LiCenSe STAPS sports training (L2) - UFR STAPS: bronze medal in snowboardcross
Chloé Passerat, student in LiCenSe hybride STAPS entraînement sportif (L1) - UFR STAPS : silver medal in snowboardcross
The 11 athletes present at the World University Winter Games in Lake Placid, like those who participated in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, are among the 600 high-level sports students accompanied throughout the year by Université Grenoble Alpes in their dual project.
In order to reconcile their studies with top-level sport, these athletes benefit from a support system that is unique in France.
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