2017 Winter Universiade
Venue Sports Capacity
Almaty Ice Palace Ice hockey 12,000
Ak-Bulak Ice Rink Curling 5,000
Medeu Alpine Ice Arena Speed skating 25,000
Shymbulak Alpine Sport Resort Alpine skiing 10,000
Sunkar International Ski Jumping Complex Ski jumping , Nordic combined 20,000
Venues -- Almaty
Earlier it was reported that Kazakhstan would spend $ 950 million on Winter Universiade 2017 . An Ice Palace , two ice rinks , an Athletic Village and international airport terminal and many more other sport and non-sport venues were to be built in Almaty for the event . The cost is considered small , and it is because some of the objects had already been built for the 7th Asian Winter Games , [ 4 ] part of the competition which also took place in Almaty , and certain existing and remodeled venues . Kazakhstan chose bandy , ski jumping , Nordic combined , freestyle skiing and speed skating as optional sports , with bandy being in the form of demonstration . However , after tightening the budget , bandy was removed .
Winter Universiade 2017, the XXVIII Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport winter event which took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 29 January to 8 February 2017. On 29 November 2011, FISU announced that Winter Universiade 2017 would be hosted in Almaty. Student-athletes from all over the world between the ages of 17 and 28 arrived in Almaty to take part in Winter Universiade organized by FISU.