The 2009 Winter Universiade, the XXIV Winter Universiade

Universiade

The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation . The name is a combination of the words "University" and "olympiad"...

 took place in Harbin

Harbin

Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...

, China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. Student athletes from 44 countries took part in the games.

Selection

Harbin was selected by FISU on January 10, 2005 over future 2011 Winter Universiade host city Erzurum

Erzurum

Erzurum is a city in Turkey. It is the largest city, the capital of Erzurum Province. The city is situated 1757 meters above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 361,235 in the 2000 census. .Erzurum, known as "The Rock" in NATO code, served as NATO's southeastern-most air force post during the...

. They were the only two candidates.

Ice disciplines

• Speed skating
• Short track
• Figure skating
  Figure skating at the 2009 Winter Universiade
  Figure skating was competed at the 2009 Winter Universiade. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating...
  
  
• Ice Hockey
• Curling

Snow disciplines

• Alpine skiing
• Cross country skiing
• Ski jumping
• Nordic combined
• Freestyle skiing
• Snowboarding
• Biathlon

Competition venues

Harbin now has four stadiums for international ice games and five training stadiums. Among the venues, the following are mentioned in the official web site:

• Yabuli
  Yabuli Ski Resort, Heilongjiang
  Yabuli Ski Resort is the largest ski resort in China, located in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang. It is southeast from Harbin, approximately 2.5hrs by train. Yabuli hosted the 1996 Winter Asian Games, the 2008 National Winter Games and the 2009 Winter Universiade. Yabuli is undergoing...
  
   Olympic Snow Sports Center, about 100 km from Harbin
• Heilongjiang University
  Heilongjiang University
  Heilongjiang University is a multi-disciplinary university in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China.Heilongjiang University was founded in March 1941, in the base of China's communist revolution, Yan'an...
  
  
• Harbin International Conference Exhibition and Sports Center
  Harbin International Conference Exhibition and Sports Center
  The Harbin International Conference Exhibition and Sports Center is a convention center for Harbin, China. It hosts various conventions. It has also hosted the 2007 Cup of China figure skating competition and will host events for the 2009 Winter Universiade. The facility has a floor space of...
  
  

These venues were used for the Asian Games

1996 Winter Asian Games

The 3rd Asian Winter Games were held from February 4 to 11, 1996 in Harbin, China. North Korea was originally scheduled to host the games in 1995, but was not able to honour its commitment...

 and were part of Harbin's unsuccessful application for the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

.

There will be two athlete's villages, the main one in Harbin and the second one in Yabuli.

Medal table

1		18	18	12	48
2		18	14	19	51
3		12	7	9	28
4		9	8	3	20
5		7	3	4	14
6		4	3	2	9
7		2	6	5	13
8		2	4	8	14
9		2	1	1	4
10		2	0	0	2
11		1	4	1	6
12		1	3	5	9
13		1	2	4	7
14		1	2	3	6
15		1	0	0	1
16		0	2	2	4
17		0	1	2	3
18		0	1	1	2
19		0	1	0	1
19		0	1	0	1
Total		81	81	81	243