Spain and the United States respectively to continue their superb run of form in the International Hockey

while the host nation beat Spain by the same scoreline in the men's game at the Sydney Olympic Park Hockey

Home favourite Kristina Paul of Russia topped the women's snowboard cross qualification event as the sport got underway at the 2019 Winter Universiade here. 

Ice Stadium in Krasnoyarsk ©Krasnoyarsk 2019Elsewhere in Krasnoyarsk, the men's preliminary round ice hockey

 There will also be action in the bandy, curling and ice hockey events. 

Host nation Russia and Sweden both enjoyed successful starts to bandy competition at Krasnoyarsk 2019 as the sport made its debut at the Winter Universiade here.

Competition in bandy and ice hockey took place one day prior to the Opening Ceremony of the Universiade

against Norway as the four team competition began.The host nation made a winning start to the men's ice hockey

for the US courtesy of freestyle skier Birk Irving in the men's halfpipe and the nation's men's ice hockey

Johanna Hagström prevailing in the women's sprint.Sweden also successfully defended their women's ice hockey

 Joining the women's ice hockey team in claiming top honours was Alpine skier Magdalena Fjällström

24th with Belgium in the medal table for the 2016 Winter YOG in Lillehammer, winning one silver.Ice hockey

joint 17th with Ukraine in the medal table for the 2016 Winter YOG in Lillehammer, winning one gold.Ice hockey

victories in the women's 3,000m and mass start events and also claimed silver in the 1,500m competition.Ice hockey

Hosts Malaysia came from two goals down to thrash Singapore 6-2 on day one of the International Ice Hockey

2012, where the country finished 17th in the medal table with one gold, one silver and one bronze.Ice hockey

silver.The East Asian nation's gold medallists were figure skater Sota Yamamoto in the men's singles and ice hockey

competitors in nine sports.At Innsbruck 2012, the country won two silver medals with both coming in the ice hockey

silver.The gold medallists were freestyle skier Niki Lehikoinen, in men's ski cross, and the men's ice hockey

went the way of Anna Duskova and Martin Bidar in the pairs figure skating event and the women's ice hockey

had 17 competitors in eight sports.At Innsbruck 2012, the nation won two bronze medals through ice hockey