2015 Winter Deaflympics


The 2015 Winter Deaflympics, officially known as the 18th Winter Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that took place in Khanty-Mansiysk and Magnitogorsk, Russian Federation from 28 March to 5 April 2015.

Venues

SportVenueLocation
Alpine skiing Alpine skiing Centre "Metallurg – Magnitogorsk"Magnitogorsk
Cross-country skiingWinter Sports Center n.a. A.V. FilipenkoKhanty-Mansiysk
CurlingIce PalaceKhanty-Mansiysk
Ice HockeyArena UgraKhanty-Mansiysk
Alpine skiing, SnowboardingAlpine skiing Complex "Khvoyny Urman"Khanty-Mansiysk

Logo

The games' logo is an abstract of a black grouse that symbolizes the wealth of khanti culture which resembles a hand of a man, the main device for communication of deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes and a bird. It consists of 4 colors which are red and orange that mean motion and energy and blue and violet that mean firmness and endurance. The ethnical ornament of khanti “hare’s ears” which is used in household items and clothes of khanti and mansi in the middle of the logo symbolizes motion. Overall, the logo represents host city, Khanty-Mansiysk as a confluence of two great rivers – Ob and Irtysh.

Mascot

The games' mascot is a baby mammoth, a symbol of Russian north that represents beauty and strength of Siberia and is described to have kind eyes crystal clear like rivers and lakes of Ugra and open as Russian soul. The name of the mascot was chosen as "Spartak" from an online voting process.

Participating nations

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Events
CeremoniesOCCC
Alpine skiing242210
Cross-country skiing212128
Curling22
Ice hockey11
Snowboarding2222210
Daily medal events4306164731
Cumulative total477131420243131
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Events

Medal table

Results

Alpine skiing

Cross Country skiing

Curling

Men

;Round-robin
;Tiebreaker
7 : 6
;Playoff

Women

;Round-robin
;Playoff

Medalists

Ice hockey

Snowboarding