Our Athletes are Role Models

With over 6-million Special Olympics athletes around the globe, it is easy to find examples of true excellence, dedication, perseverance and motivation.

The Same Blood

Thank you to Special Olympics Latin America for sharing this inspirational video of a young boy being inspired by a martial artist.

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We Can Do It Too With Special Olympics, everything is possible. Skiing on snow in Coral Springs, Florida, is not one of those things. Despite the complete absence of snow, the stifling heat, Special Olympics USA athlete Kellie Matthew became a skier. And in the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025, she became a gold-medal skier. Watching her fly down the run, one would never know—Kellie had never competed on snow.
Hungary’s Zsombor Bohn Wins Gold And Ventures Towards A New Dream At 22 years old, Hungarian wunderkind Zsombor Bohn brings home double gold for the 777m and the 500m race in Division 01 of Speed Skating and bronze in the 1000m race at the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025! On receiving the medals, Zsombor said, “I can’t believe it and yet I can believe it - I won!”
Bravery and Brotherhood: Special Olympics Jamaica’s Inspiring Journey from Wheels to Ice Twin brothers Dale and Dave Oddman overcame numerous challenges to compete in short track speed skating at the Special Olympics World Winter Games—the least of which was training exclusively on roller blades!
A Day at Inalpi Arena—Floorball Competition in Full Swing 14 March was a busy day at Inalpi Arena in Turin as the Floorball competition of the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 continued. Floorballers competing in three categories (Men’s/Mixed Unified, Women’s Traditional, and Men’s Traditional) took to the floor to play in the semifinal and final matches.
“At the End of the Race, he Wants to Keep Going!”: Slovenia’s Uroš Kotnik has a Need For Speed! For Uroš Kotnik, a three-time gold-medalist, forward is the only way ahead. The 35-year-old cross country skier arrived in Pragelato, at the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025, ready to set another milestone in his remarkable journey, and take home another gold.

Our Athletes are Role Models

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