January 27, 2017
By Faith Schroeder (Faith Schroeder is the 15-year-old niece of Special Olympics Wisconsin’s Daina Shilts. This story was written for her high school English class and is being reproduced with her permission. It has been lightly edited for clarity.) Life is...
January 27, 2017
Beginning March 14, athletes and coaches from Special Olympics Wisconsin will represent the United States and compete among the world’s best at the 2017 World Winter Games in Austria. Snowboarder Daina Shilts, cross country skier Heidi Van Abel and alpine...
January 27, 2017
Cindy Bentley is smiling again. After years of holding back smiles due to a missing front tooth, Cindy is again sharing her big, infectious smile with the world. Cindy, who has been competing as an athlete with Special Olympics since...
January 27, 2017
March 1 is the annual day of awareness for the “Spread the Word to End the Word” campaign that aims to end the usage of the word “retard(ed).” Across Wisconsin, students at the high school and college level will hold...
January 27, 2017
Now approaching 20 years of chilly fun, you might say the Polar Plunge has become a full-fledged Wisconsin winter tradition. Beginning February 4, Wisconsinites will once again have the opportunity to raise money and awareness for over 10,000 Special Olympics...
January 25, 2017
ASPEN, Colo. – This year’s first-time X Games Aspen co-host, pro snowboarder and former X Games competitor, Jack Mitrani, has also played a key role in the launch of ESPN and X Games’ bullying prevention program Shred Hate. Mitrani sat...
January 24, 2017
Madison, Wisconsin, January 23 2017 – When X Games Aspen returns to celebrate its 16th year in Aspen Snowmass, Colo., from January 26-29, the winter action sports and youth lifestyle festival will descend upon Buttermilk Mountain and showcase the talents...
January 23, 2017
Eight Special Olympics Athletes Paired with X Games Teammates for Live Streamed Unified Snowboard Race at X Games Aspen 2017 By Olivia Wilson @livcwilson WHAT: In 2017, Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding will return for its third year at X Games Aspen....
January 18, 2017
SOWI is extremely sorry to inform our athletes and volunteers/personnel that The State Winter Games have been canceled for this weekend. The weather for northern Wisconsin has been uncooperative this past week and has caused school cancellations and dangerous travel...
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