LAKE PLACID — If someone were to describe Bjorn Westervelt’s performance in the men’s 12.5K biathlon pursuit race on Thursday, Jan. 19, they would probably say “clutch.” After winning the first-ever FISU Winter World University Games medal in biathlon by a men’s U.S. athlete ...

LAKE PLACID — If Niklas Malacinski hadn’t already put the Nordic combined world on notice, he definitely did it at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU Winter World University Games. Malacinski, of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, won his fourth medal of the FISU Winter World University Games — a ...

LAKE PLACID — Korean skaters won most short-track speedskating events during the Lake Placid 2023 FISU Winter World University Games from Jan. 19 to 21 in the 1932 Jack Shea Arena, adding six medals on the first day alone with clean sweeps of the podium in both the women’s and men’s ...

LAKE PLACID — In the 10 long track speedskating races held during the Lake Placid 2023 FISU Winter World University Games, 10 track records were broken, including the 40.90 500-meter track record set by five-time Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair in 1987 and Eric Heiden’s 5,000-meter ...

LAKE PLACID — After 11 days and 85 medal events, the Lake Placid 2023 FISU Winter World University Games officially ended Sunday, Jan. 22, with the traditional closing ceremony, held in the Olympic Center's 1980 Herb Brooks Arena. The enthusiastic group of spectators, along with FISU ...

LAKE PLACID — Below are the competition results from the Lake Placid 2023 FISU Winter World University Games on Sunday, Jan. 22. For medal events, we’ve included results for gold, silver and bronze, plus any American athlete. - CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (MEN’S 30k MASS START) - 1. ...