2019 FISU Winter Universiade Day 9: Women’s hockey captures silver for fourth Canadian medal

KRASNOYARSK, Russia. (U SPORTS) – The Canadian women’s hockey team won the fourth medal for Team Canada at the 29th Winter Universiade after capturing silver in a close 2-0 result for host Russia in the gold medal game.

 

 

At these Games, Canada has won a gold medal in men’s snowboard cross by Will Malisch (Western; Markam, Ont.) and Audrey McManiman (Laval; Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Que.) with a bronze medal in women’s snowboard cross, both on day one of competition along with a silver medal performance from men’s curling.

 

Canada notched another Top 30 performance as Alexandre Fortin (Laval; Quebec City, Que.) finished in 22nd place in a time of 1:33.89 in the men’s slalom.

About the 2019 FISU Winter Universiade

 

The FISU Winter Universiade is a biennial international multi-sport event open to competitors who are at least 17 and less than 25 years of age as of January 1 in the year of the Games. Participants must be full-time students at a post-secondary institution (university, college, CEGEP) or have graduated from a post-secondary institution in the year preceding the event.

 

The 2019 FISU Winter Universiade will feature 11 sports: alpine skiing, bandy, biathlon, curling, cross country skiing, ice hockey, short track speed skating, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ski orienteering and snowboarding.

 

About U SPORTS

 

U SPORTS is the national brand for university sports in Canada. Every year, close to 20,000 student-athletes and 700 coaches from 56 universities vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. U SPORTS also provides higher performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit USPORTS.ca 

For further information, please contact:

Chris Zuk

Manager, Communications

Team Canada

chris.zuk@umanitoba.ca

 

Ken Saint-Eloy

Senior Manager,

Marketing and Communications

U SPORTS

Cell: 647-871-7595

Daniela Passarelli

Coordinator, Communications

Team Canada

daniela.passarelli@hotmail.com

 

Alan Hudes

Coordinator, Communications

U SPORTS

Off: 905-508-3000 ext. 242

Cell: 647-991-5343