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8 Sports A – Z
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Alpine Skiing
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Figure Skating
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Floorball
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Floor Hockey
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Snowboarding
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Short Track Speed Skating
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Nordic Skiing
No longer an official Special Olympics sport
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Stick Shooting
No longer an official Special Olympics sport
An athlete skier skiing down the hills.
Alpine Skiing, World Winter Games Austria 2017
Two snowshoe athletes racing.
Snowshoeing, World Winter Games Austria 2017
Snowshoe athletes performing in the snow.
Snowshoeing, World Winter Games Austria 2017
Floor hockey players in the middle of a game.
Floor Hockey, World Winter Games Austria 2017
A snowboarder snowboarding down the slopes.
Semen Fedetov of Special Olympics Russia snowboarding during the World Winter Games Austria 2017
Two athletes on the ice speed skating.
Speed Skating, World Winter Games Austria 2017
Athletes during the opening celebration for the games.
Special Olympics Mongolia athletes enter the Opening Ceremony for the World Winter Games Austria 2017
Fireworks going off in the sky as spectators watch and celebrate.
World Winter Games Austria 2017 Closing Ceremony
An athlete during an eye exam test while a volunteer assists him with the test.
Healthy Athletes at the World Winter Games Austria 2017
An athlete performing crunches while volunteer and Julian Micheles cheers him on.
Julian Michaels encourages an athlete during Healthy Athletes at the World Winter Games Austria 2017
An athlete crying tears of joy with her medal draped around her neck.
Special Olympics Romania athlete Nicoleta Stan receives a gold medal in alpine skiing at the World Winter Games Austria 2017
Stories
Six dancers on stage wearing red shirts and sarongs.
In the News
The First Ever Special Olympics World Championship DanceSport to Take Place 20 August
The Special Olympics World Championship DanceSport Graz 2021 taking place on 20 August will mark the first-ever Special Olympics DanceSport World Championship. The event, held in Austria, is the first time that Special Olympics has held a World Championship of any kind.
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Athletes
Kaarel Hermaküla Shows What a Difference a Year Makes
The Special Olympics Estonian athlete made his skiing debut in 2017 and is now an international competitor. Learn about his rapid rise.
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Athletes
Athlete Leonardo Acosta Has a Secret to His Success
Find out how he braved big swings in temperature to stand out at the 2017 Winter Games.
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