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Special Olympics Connecticut to Host Annual Winter Games Presented by Eversource, February 28th - March 1st
Athletes will compete in skiing, snowshoeing, skating, gymnastics and floorball
Special Olympics Connecticut will host its annual Winter Games presented by Eversource on Saturday, February 28th and Sunday, March 1st. Athletes of all abilities from across the state will compete in sports and participate in Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® offerings and social activities with their teammates. The public is invited to attend competitions at all venues and cheer on the athletes. For more information, visit soct.org, email specialolympicsct@soct.org or call 203-230-1201. Also, follow Special Olympics Connecticut on Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Sports and venues will include:
Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding at Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort, 99 Powder Hill Road in Middlefield on Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing at Eversource, 1985 Blue Hills Ext in Windsor on Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dedicated Eversource volunteers have been making and stockpiling "man-made" snow to make this event possible.
Figure Skating and Speed Skating at the International Skating Center of Connecticut, 1375 Hop Meadow Street in Simsbury on Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Floorball at the Pratt & Whitney Hangar, 423 Airport Avenue in East Hartford on Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and
Gymnastics at Farmington Valley Gymnastics and More, LLC, 5 Northwest Drive in Plainville on Sunday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m
Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® program offerings at Winter Games will include a Nutrition Station at Eversource and Special Smiles (dental checks) at the Pratt & Whitney Hangar on Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 pm. and a “Warm-Up with QU” at Farmington Valley Gymnastics and More on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
In addition to Eversource, Winter Games Sponsors include Platinum Sponsor - Pratt & Whitney, an RTX Business; Gold Sponsors - BluRoc, Enterprise, Liberty Bank, the MDC Water Company, Michels Corporation, Otis Worldwide, Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort, and Sunbelt Rentals; Silver Sponsor - Olsen Construction Services; Bronze Sponsors - Indus Realty Trust, Insituform Technologies, Ringler Associates, Travelers and United Civil; Supporting and Contributing Sponsors – Charter Oak Construction, COCC, Farmington Valley Gymnastics & More, LLC, the International Skating Center of Connecticut, Kamatics, Stop & Shop, and Turner Construction.
About Special Olympics Connecticut
Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competition opportunities for nearly 14,000 athletes of all ages with intellectual disabilities and Unified Sports® partners - their teammates without disabilities. Through the joy of sport, the Special Olympics movement transforms lives and communities throughout the state and in 200 countries around the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring inclusion and respect for people of all abilities, on and off the playing field. (www.soct.org)
Partner Sponsors: The Connecticut Elks Association, Enterprise, ESPN, Eversource, Foxwoods Resort Casino and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, the Knights of Columbus, the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Connecticut, the Mohegan Tribe, NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut, Pratt & Whitney, an RTX Business, and Webster Bank.
Year-Round Suppliers: Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Hearst Connecticut Media Group, N&D Sports, Pepperidge Farm, and WORX.
