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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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Special Olympics and Pro Athletes Shredded for Inclusion at the X Games Aspen 2023

Learn about the Special Olympics Unified Skiing and Unified Snowboarding x Games Aspen 2023 results.
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Special Olympics Unified Skiing and Snowboarding Returns to X Games Aspen 2023

In 2023, Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding will return for its eighth year at X Games Aspen and Unified Skiing will return for the third year.
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Chinese Snowboarder Su Yiming Appointed as Ambassador for Special Olympics East Asia Su Yiming and His Team (Endeavor China) and Shanmeng Jointly Donated Artworks

Special Olympics East Asia (SOEA) held a press conference to officially announce the China Snowboarder Olympic Champion Su Yiming, as the new Regional Ambassador for SOEA.
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