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Snowboarder Earns First Medal of Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025!
Gonzalo Escobar from Special Olympics Chile earned the first medal of the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025!
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Igniting the Spirit: Athletes Share their Journeys to Turin 2025
As excitement builds, we will highlight eight phenomenal athletes who will represent their nations in Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025. Their journeys of passion and dedication reflecting the transformative impact of sport.
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Turin 2025 Home Hope: Ugo Valentini Swaps Tennis Racket For Snowboard Boots
Multi-sports talent balances training for the Special Olympics World Winter Games with driving lessons
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Sports Excellence as Tradition: Gonzalo Gets Ready for Turin
Gonzalo Escobar Wernli grew up with a love for winter sports—and a talent for them, too. And why wouldn’t he? He enjoyed early instruction from his grandfather, Claudio Wernli, who was a competitive skier in the 1964 Winter Olympics in Austria, among other events.
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Special Olympics and FIS Pen MOU to Celebrate World Snow Day
On January 19, Special Olympics is celebrating World Snow Day by renewing its MOU with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).
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‘Celebrate the Exceptional’ Campaign Launches Ahead of Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025
Initiative to highlight achievements of eight European athletes, each competing in one of the eight sports featured in Turin 2025
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Daina Shilts Reported on Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 for ESPN
Daina Shilts is a Special Olympics North America snowboarder who has worked with ESPN as a sport reporter at previous Special Olympics World Games, Special Olympics USA Games, and other large sporting events.
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Special Olympics Italia National Winter Games 2024
The Special Olympics Italia Winter Games 2024 took place 4 – 8 March 2024 in Sestriere, Pragelato, Entracque and Borgo Sandalmazzo.
Special Olympics Continues to get Active in Winter Sports
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) shared the following excerpt about Special Olympics’ involvement in World Snow Day and the Special Olympics Great Britain Winter Games in Italy.
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Special Olympics Celebrates World Snow Day!
World Snow Day uses snow sports such as skiing and snowboarding, to highlight how sport is a powerful way to bring people together as they continue to participate in outdoor athletic activities.
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