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
| Sport | Venue | Location |
| Alpine skiing | Alpine skiing Centre "Metallurg – Magnitogorsk" | Magnitogorsk |
| Cross-country skiing | Winter Sports Center n.a. A.V. Filipenko | Khanty-Mansiysk |
| Curling | Ice Palace | Khanty-Mansiysk |
| Ice Hockey | Arena Ugra | Khanty-Mansiysk |
| Alpine skiing, Snowboarding | Alpine 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
Schedule
| March/April | 28th Sat | 29th Sun | 30th Mon | 31st Tue | 1st Wed | 2nd Thu | 3rd Fri | 4th Sat | 5th Sun | Events |
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Curling | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |
| Ice hockey | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||
| Snowboarding | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Daily medal events | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 31 | |
| Cumulative total | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 31 | |
| March/April | 28th Sat | 29th Sun | 30th Mon | 31st Tue | 1st Wed | 2nd Thu | 3rd Fri | 4th Sat | 5th Sun | Events |
Medal table
Results
Alpine skiing
Cross Country skiing
Curling
Men
;Round-robin;Tiebreaker
7 : 6
;Playoff
Women
;Round-robin;Playoff