Armenian para-skier wins bronze at 2025 Winter Universiade in Italy

ArmInfo. Para-skier Garik Melkonyan, representing Armenia, won a bronze medal at the 2025  Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy.  As reported by the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports (MONKS), Melkonyan competed under the guidance of Artur Mikaelyan, the head coach of the Armenian  national ski team.  

Armenia has eight more athletes competing in  figure skating, snowboarding, alpine skiing and cross- country skiing  at the Universiade. The Armenian delegation is led by Hovhannes  Gabrielyan, President of the University Sports Federation  of  Armenia.  According to the department, the Winter World University  Games has around 3,000 delegates from  55 countries. Figure skating  competitions will begin on January 16, and the games will continue  until January 23.