Ikarus360 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Its going to start on 8 days so I decided to open a thread dedicated to the upcoming event. Logo and Mascot of the games (they reused the wing idea of Incheon though now forming the U for Universiade) Poster The Medals Athletes Village Torch relay undergoing, the relay began at Mudeung National Park on a ceremony Some sneak peaks of the stage. Sadly, it seems the ceremony will go back to the small, simplistic style of the ceremonies before Shenzhen 2011 (no offense but koreans seem to be very stingy when doing ceremonies. All of them except for the 2002 WC and the Seoul olympics felt halfassed. I seriously hope they don't do this in Pyeongchang) http://www.gwangju2015.com/gwangju-universiade-opening-ceremony-where-korean-tradition-meets-pop-culture-3/?c_page=1&brd_sbox_type=&brd_sbox_txt=&brd_cat=news The Gwangju Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC) held an official event at the Plaza Hotel in Seoul on June 3, introducing the overall plans for the Universiade’s opening and closing ceremonies. The event was attended by the GUOC President Kim Hwang-sik, the ceremonies’ director Park Myung-sung, the Universiade’s ambassadors and others. The GUOC President Kim Hwang-sik said that the committee would try its best to make the Universiade an event where Jeolla Provinces’ unique features and global culture would be perfectly mixed together. Opening and closing ceremonies will have Korean celebrities representing Korea’s tradition and pop culture, including actor Joo Won, singer U-know Yunho of the duo TVXQ, popera singer Lim Hyung-joo and many more. The two ceremonies will proceed under the Universiade’s slogan of “Light Up Tomorrow,” and the sub-themes of the opening and closing ceremonies are “U are Shining” and “Sharing the Light,” respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkParkFn Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Here are the uniforms for the US men's basketball team , represented by the University of Kansas Jayhawks http://www2.kusports.com/photos/galleries/2015/jun/22/ku-basketball-uniforms-2015-world-university-games/ I certainly hope we do well, but it still puzzle me we can beat Canada but not Wichita St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Newsreel showing more from the Athletes Village And another one with the sport venues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 New sneak peak frok the opening (ok this pic looks a bit more promising ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 The problem with Korean ceremonies of late, is that they have the most redic themes that make absolutely no sense. *shining we grow* *new seeds new hope* *hope fills love* bla bla bla Complete non sensical drivel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 They won't top Kazan, anyway!!!!! Besides, the stage has nothing to do with Kazan stage... Only some cover over the grass.... Having seen the Asiad 2014 Opening Ceremony we can not expect someting great.... Anyway.. let's watch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 ^^ If you see the last pic i put they covered all of the field already. But yeah, they will be more simple than Kazan. Simple doesn't always means it will be bad (except when they do it exageratedly simple like Incheon). I guess they just don't wanna invest too much money on a ceremony very few actually watch anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Preview from korean TV It looks actually good, tbh. Better than the disaster Incheon gave us last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nacholympic Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 The sneak peak looks better than Incheon... but, anyway.... presenting K Pop it's kind of ... how can I say... Kitsch.. cheesy... dumbo... I don't know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 ^^ Well, whenever Korea does a ceremony, expect at least a bit of K-Pop. Its their current trend they're so proud of now, even if some of us don't like it. (The PSY trend seems to have ended, though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Now live.... Opening Ceremony!!! http://www.livefisu.tv/live/event/1037107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkParkFn Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 http://www2.kusports.com/weblogs/kansas-korea/2015/jul/3/jayhawks-savor-team-usa-appearance-at-op/ http://www2.kusports.com/photos/galleries/2015/jul/03/gwangju-world-university-games-opening-ceremony/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 I missed it, sadly, due to the timezone and studies. Guess i'll have to wait for a torrent or when FISU uploads it on their youtube account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 I thought it was going to be worse, but it was actually a decent ceremony. Guess they were aware of the bad reception of Incheon 2014 and hired a better team or something You can watch it fully from here (its divided in 12 parts) before its taken down PS: Looks like starting ceremonies at twilight has become the new trend now (London 2012, Glasgow 2014, Kazan 2013, Baku 2015 and now this one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 PS: Looks like starting ceremonies at twilight has become the new trend now (London 2012, Glasgow 2014, Kazan 2013, Baku 2015 and now this one) And you can see all those empty seats for the athletes. I don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 ^^ Due to Maracana setting expect this to happen again in Rio 2016. I don't really mind that much, though. Lilehammer and SLC also had empty seats for the athletes and both were cool ceremonies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bairrosfelipe Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 ^^ Due to Maracana setting expect this to happen again in Rio 2016. I don't really mind that much, though. Lilehammer and SLC also had empty seats for the athletes and both were cool ceremonies Maracana have a lot of space to athletes. The ceremonies in Baku was in a huge olympic stadium and the athletes stayed in the sets too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Lilehammer and SLC also had empty seats for the athletes and both were cool ceremonies True. But the "athletes' sections" when empty did not show up too much in the TV cameras, that's why it wasn't too obvious. THey're very obvious in the Gwangju footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkParkFn Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Kansas aka USA-66 Turkey 57 Not pretty, but a win's a win. Rock Chalk! http://kuathletics.com/galleries/?gallery=472 http://kuathletics.com/news/2015/7/3/MBB_0703155714.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Farewell, Gwangju. See you in Taipei 2017 Uh, wait a minute, did they just recycled the stage of Glasgow 2014 closing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Nice attitude. It's good for the environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorchbearerSydney Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Farewell, Gwangju. See you in Taipei 2017 Uh, wait a minute, did they just recycled the stage of Glasgow 2014 closing? Yes, Kylie was sTill stuck to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bairrosfelipe Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Power rangers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 I want them in Tokyo, in Olympic colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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