In just 27 days, delegations from all over the world will head to Italy for the 2025 edition of the Winter World University Games in Torino, Italy. Set across six cities over 10 days, 13-23 January, the three-time-host of the winter games will play host to 13 different sports.
A delegation size of 55 student athletes will travel to Italy in early January representing 39 different insitutions from around the globe; participating in seven sports including: Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Snowboarding, Freestyle Skiing, Ice Hockey, Biathlon and Curling.
Ahead of the games in January International Performance Manager Marc Forrest said “We are immensely proud to announce a landmark GB Students delegation for the Torino 2025 FISU Winter World University Games. We have exceptional talented student-athlete representation, all of which, will represent the country, their universities and sport on the global stage; competing at one of the most prestigious winter multi-sport Games in the world.”
The 2025 edition of the games will see the highest volume of female student athletes compete for GB Students and will exceed the last highest from 2008 in Harbin, China. This historic delegation will see female athletes compete in all sports that GB will be represented in, including our only Ice Hockey team at the games.
The event will also feature Mixed Curling for the first time. A sport historically GB Students have been very competitive and successful in - achieving gold for the men’s team in the 2023 Lake Placid games.
Lake Placid 2023 marked a historic year for the team, making it our most successful delegation ever, with two gold medals and one bronze. In addition to the men’s team winning gold in Curling, Scott Johns from Manchester Metropolitan University claimed gold in Ski Cross, and Thea Fenwick from Staffordshire University earned bronze in the women’s freeski slopestyle.
A number of athletes are returning for GB Students in 2025, including Thea Fenwick, who will aim to build on her historic bronze medal from previous games. Other retuning athletes included Cara Loates in Biathlon and Oliva Burke, Freeski. In Curling, Holly Wilkie-Milne, Laura Watt, Lisa Davie and Robyn Munro will return to the floor to compete striving to improve on their fourth-place finish in 2023. In Women’s Ice Hockey, Charlotte Sims, Claire Turnbull, Jessica Mulloy, Kaitlyn Morrison, Ketziah Robinson, Madison Wright, Matlida Revell and Emily Luck will return to the ice and head to Torino.
Chef De Mission Chris Purdie shared his thoughts going into the games “This is an exciting time for all of our student-athletes as they begin their World University Games journey, and I am sure they are determined to make GB Students proud. Whilst we hope that many of our athletes will challenge for medals, the major benefit of the World University Games is the opportunity it gives young athletes to experience this level of international competition in a multi-sport environment.
“For many students, this will be their first time competing internationally —a memory that will last a lifetime and provide many great learning opportunities. We have recruited a brilliant team of staff who will work tirelessly to ensure that the student-athletes are looked after when away from home and have an unforgettable experience in Torino. I am sure GB students will compete to the best of their ability, and we will see a number of future stars emerge who will represent their sport at a senior level. I wish them every success and look forward to seeing them in action over the ten days of competition.”
The Winter games officially kick off on January 13 but keep on eye on @BUCSSport on Instagram to keep up to date with all the goings on from the games. To see the full athlete and staff delegation heading to Torino please see here.
