2027 Winter World University Games
| Host city | Changchun, China |
|---|---|
| Events | 93 in 12 sports |
| Opening | 15 January 2027 |
| Closing | 25 January 2027 |
| Main venue | Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium[1] |
The 2027 FISU Winter World University Games is an upcoming multi-sport event for student and youth athletes, scheduled from 15 to 25 January 2027 in Changchun, Jilin, China. This will be the second time that the event will be held in China after the 2009 Winter World University Games were held in Harbin.[2]
Bidding process
The following cities and regions had all expressed an interest in hosting either the 2027 and 2029 Winter World University Games.[3]
Harbin, China
Erzurum, Turkey
a joint bid made by Stockholm-Åre-Östersund, Sweden
French Alps, France
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Lillehammer, Norway[4]
Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia[5]
Zakopane, Poland[6]
On November 12, 2025, during a meeting FISU Executive Committee, it was announced that the organization had received a only formal bid project made from Changchun, China, to host the 2027 FISU World University Games Winter. The proposal was officially submitted by the China Student Sports Federation.
At that meeting, the Executive Committee authorized the FISU Steering Committee to proceed with the technical evaluation of the application. According to the decision, the Steering Committee would conduct the final visit scheduled for that month and, if all conditions and requirements were met,the event could be awarded to the chinese city
FISU did not disclose, at that time, any other formally submitted applications for the event, although there had been preliminary expressions of interest from other cities months earlier.But,the chinese one was the only formal proposol. Following the evaluation and authorized procedure, the Steering Committee confirmed the awarding of the 2027 edition to the city of Changchun on November 26, 2025.[7][8]
The Games
Sports
95 medal events in 12 sports are planned to be held during the Games, with the 10 compulsory sports, including the addition of ski orienteering to the list of compulsory sports. The organizers also chose ski mountaineering and speed skating as optional sports for this edition. Due to speed skating falling under a special sport status (meaning it does not count as either a required or optional sport), the organizers were allowed to add one more optional sport.[9]
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.
Alpine skiing ()
Biathlon (9) ()
Cross-country skiing (11) ()
Curling (3) ()
Figure skating ()
Freestyle skiing ()
Ice hockey (2) ()
Short track speed skating ()
Snowboarding ()
Ski orienteering ()
Ski mountaineering ()
Speed skating ()
References
- ^ China Daily (27 November 2025). "Changchun wins bid to host 2027 Winter Universiade". Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Changchun to host the 33rd Winter Universiade in 2027". Fisu.net. 26 November 2025.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (31 July 2023). "Exclusive: France among four nations interested in bidding for 2027 FISU Winter World University Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (7 February 2023). "Exclusive: Lillehammer confirm interest in staging 2027 FISU Winter World University Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "FISU Secretary General Eric Saintrond visits Slovakia's top sports venues". FISU. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (2 October 2023). "Eder says Zakopane would be "ideal" host of Winter World University Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ FISU (12 November 2025). "The last EC meeting of the year concludes with two nominations and a potential FISU Winter Games host". Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ FISU (26 November 2025). "Changchun to host the 33rd Winter Universiade in 2027". Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ China Daily (27 November 2025). "Changchun wins bid to host 2027 Winter Universiade". Retrieved 1 December 2025.
