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Athletes

More Than Words: First Special Olympics Turkmenistan Athlete Competes in World Winter Games Figure Skating

Three women standing side by side.
Although figure skating athlete Nuranay Habybova could only communicate with her delegation, she could easily express herself on the ice.
Community Impact

Women Who Inspire Change

Mary Davis, CEO of Special Olympics; Annemarie Hill, Special Olympics Chief of Health Operations; Christy Weir, Special Olympics VP of International Media Relations & Communications; Sydnye White, Special Olympics VP of Content & Storytelling
This Women’s History Month, Special Olympics is celebrating the remarkable women who lead, inspire and make a difference in our organization—an organization founded on the visionary leadership of one woman, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
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Atos successfully sides with Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025, the World’s Largest Humanitarian Sporting Event of the Year

[Turin, Italy, March 20, 2025] Atos, a global leader in digital transformation and the key Technology Partner of Special Olympics International for the World Winter Games Turin 2025, today announces it has delivered the critical IT services that helped make the games a success
In the News

Play Like a Girl

Emanuelle Dutra Fernandes de Souza standing at a podium during the Closing Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Winter Games, gesturing to the crowd as snow falls around her.
Coinciding with Women’s History Month, these Games sent a powerful message to the world: everyone has a place in sport.
Athletes

Lorraine Whelan, The Irish Powerhouse Skier

By Karini Viranna , March 21, 2025
A woman skis during an alpine skiing competition. She wears a bright green ski jacket.
“Being able to ski a really tough course, that’s been my highlight. And now I’ve done it,” shares Team Ireland’s treasured alpine skier, Lorraine Whelan, waving her ski poles in the air as she dances with the crowd in Sestriere.
In the News

Celebrating Partnership and Health at the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

A large group of individuals standing on a stage holding two ends of a blue ribbon cut in half.
Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® Ribbon Cutting Ceremony marks the opening of Healthy Athletes screenings at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin.
In the News

Tuttosport Highlights MATP Skier and the Progression of Inclusive Sport for All

MATP skier and his coach on the slopes together
On Tuesday 18 March, Tuttosport, one of Italy’s leading sport newspapers, published an article on Special Olympics Motor Activity Training Program (MATP) skier Samuele Tron and his coach, Andrea Tron, who is also his father.
Athletes

Andrea Tomasoni, a Dancing Soul

A young woman dancing in a pink outfit.
"I have been dancing for 12 years, and I am going to the Special Olympics World Games," says Andrea Tomasoni. "Dancing is like talking to my soul..."
Athletes

Inclusive Health in Action

A female athlete sitting and talking to a healthy athletes representative.
For Cori Piels, inclusive health isn’t just about ensuring she sees a doctor. It’s about feeling heard, understood.
Athletes

Special Olympics Athletes Gain Health Prevention and Sports Recovery Through Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® Screenings

By Susan Wang, March 17, 2025
Young woman in a red shirt and light gray vest smiling and speaking.
Healthy Athletes programs, made possible by the Golisano Foundation, has accomplished a big difference in the lives of Special Olympics athletes—most of whom do not have access to regular health care and in some cases, may not have ever seen a doctor.
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