March 28, 2017
Special Olympics Wisconsin’s State Indoor Sports Tournament will be unveiling a new format next month at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh that focuses on bringing 20 additional basketball teams to the tournament. Although the Indoor Sports Tournament has been taking place...
February 17, 2017
Global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with the Special Olympics to help fund athletes that are looking to attend this year’s World Winter Games, which will be held in Graz, Schladming, Rohrmoos and Ramsau, Austria next...
February 17, 2017
ESPN’s first World Winter Games coverage includes live three-hour Opening Ceremony featuring Parade of Athletes, Special Guests and musical performances from multi-Grammy Award winner Jason Mraz and Grace VanderWaal Robin Roberts, Kevin Negandhi, Lindsay Czarniak and Dustin Plunkett to host...
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 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 12, 2017
210 Athletes and Coaches to Represent U.S. at 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games January 12, 2017 — Special Olympics USA is proud to announce that it will send a 210-member delegation to represent the United States at the 2017...
November 30, 2016
Kyle Robinson Hometown: Ashland, WI Years Involved in Special Olympics: 2 2017 World Games event: Alpine Skiing Employed: Hugo’s Pizza Hobbies: ATV’s, Playing Games Two years ago, Kyle Robinson was a quiet young man hesitant to...
November 1, 2016
Green Bay, WI— On the sidelines of historic City Stadium on the morning of October 22nd, a group of Special Olympics athletes from Oshkosh huddled and began to stretch for their approaching game. That morning, their ragtag flag football team...
October 26, 2016
Coverage March 18-25 of World Winter Games 2017 in Graz, Schladming-Rohrmoos and Ramsau Opening Ceremony on ABC to feature Pageantry, Performances, Special Guests Nightly ESPN2 program will bring viewers stories, competition showcase, interviews and more ESPN coverage to reach at...