| |
 |
Special Olympics Washington offers
sports training and competition during the Winter Season. Beginning
the end of November, coaches are trained for the upcoming Winter Season
with athlete training beginning in mid-December. Sports offered for
the Winter Season include: Alpine Skiing, Basketball, Figure Skating,
Nordic Skiing, Speed Skating and Snow Boarding. Regional tournaments
begin in early February, with the culmination of the Winter Season
occurring at the annual Winter Games held the first weekend in March,
in Wenatchee and the surrounding area. |
|
Winter Games
2008
- Fact Sheet
| Participants: |
1,500 Special Olympics Athletes &
Unified® Partners |
| |
300 Coaches |
| |
700 Volunteers |
| |
2,500 Family Members & Friends |
| |
|
| |
| Sports: |
|
|
|
| • Alpine
Skiing - Slalom, Giant Slalom,
Downhill, and developmental events |
|
| |
|
| |
| • Basketball
- Special Olympics Teams, Unified® Teams,Individual
Skills, and Team Skills |
| |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
| • Snowboarding
- Slalom, Giant Slalom and Super Giant Slalom |
|
| |
| Information: |
| 1-(800)-752-7559 ext. 350 or (206) 362-4949 ext.
350 |
|
|
