World Winter Games Turin 2025 Photo of the Day

The Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 is brimming with intense competition, inspiring stories, and heartfelt emotions. Dive into the spirit of these Games with our daily photo updates, capturing the essence of this extraordinary event.

athletes dancing inside at a huge dance party with a light display and show, and video playing.

The Closing Ceremony in Turin made history as the first ever closing ceremony created by athletes for athletes.

Photo by Alessio Bergadano

Mole the mascot dancing with athletes outside as the snow falls at the Closing Ceremony.

Snowfall created a magical Closing Ceremony in the mountains of Sestriere where Mole the mascot danced his final dance with the athletes attending.

Photo by Mauro Ujetto

Radha Devi Radha Devi from Special Olympics Bharat (India) won silver in the Intermediate Giant Slalom Final on 13 March held in Sestriere, Italy for the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025.

Photo by Will Schermerhorn

Two floorball athletes standing next to one another, one has his arm around the others shoulder.

Special Olympics Namibia athlete Quinton Gaeb and Special Olympics Kenya athlete Mervin Ochieng after their teams played each other in floorball on 12 March 2025 at the Special Olympics World Games Turin 2025 in the Inalpi Arena.

Photo by Iñaki Esnaola

Two snowshoing athletes running neck in neck toward the finish.

Special Olympics Egypt athlete Eman Mohamed and Special Olympics Algeria athlete Khadija Djelaibia go head to head during the 25M snowshoe divisioning heat.

A group of athletes in the gym playing floorball.

Erick Odongo of SO Kenya (2) competed in a divisioning game of Men’s Traditional floorball at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy. // Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025

Special Olympics China athlete Lingmiao Meng competes during cross country skiing on 10 March in Pragelato, Italy during the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025.

Photo by Marco Ciccolella

A man and a young man, Timothy Shriver and Yeruult Batbayar, shake hands.

Special Olympics Board Chair Timothy Shriver shakes hands with Sargent Shriver Global Messenger Yeruult Batbayar, a Special Olympics athlete leader from Mongolia during the Convening of the Global Coalition at the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025. Comprised of governments, multilateral organizations, civil society, and the private sector, the Coalition advances educational and social inclusion to integrate students with intellectual disabilities more fully in their communities.

Photo by Dillon Vibes

athlete in an apparatus being steered down the snowy hill by his coach in an adaptive ski demonstration.

MATP (Motor Activity Training Program) Special Olympics Italia athlete Samuele Tron and his coach Andrea Tron during the adaptive ski demonstration in Bardonecchia, Italy at the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025. MATP is our Special Olympics movement-based sport program for athletes with profound intellectual disabilities who have high support needs.