Special Olympics Connecticut to Host Annual Winter Games

Special Olympics Connecticut will host its annual Winter Games presented by Eversource on Saturday, March 1st and Sunday, March 2nd. During the event, 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. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, including information about volunteer and sponsorship opportunities, 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

Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing at Eversource, 1985 Blue Hills Ext in Windsor on Saturday and Sunday. 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

New this year! Floorball at the Pratt & Whitney Hangar, 423 Airport Avenue in East Hartford on Saturday and Sunday and

Gymnastics at Farmington Valley Gymnastics and More, LLC, 5 Northwest Drive in Plainville on Sunday

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® program offerings at Winter Games will include Special Smiles with volunteers from the UConn School of Dental Medicine and Tunxis Community College at Eversource on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At Pratt & Whitney, there will be Performance Stations on Saturday from 10am-2pm. and a hydration station on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In addition to Eversource, Winter Games Sponsors include Platinum Sponsor - Pratt & Whitney; 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, and Ringler Associates; Supporting Sponsors - Farmington Valley Gymnastics & More, the International Skating Center of Connecticut, and Travelers; Contributing Sponsor - COCC; and Media Sponsors - iHeart Connecticut Radio, Hearst Connecticut Media Group and NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut.

About Special Olympics Connecticut
Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competition opportunities for more than 12,000 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 190 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, the Knights of Columbus, the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Connecticut, NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut, Pratt & Whitney and Webster Bank.

Year-Round Suppliers: Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Hearst Connecticut Media Group, iHeart Radio Connecticut, N&D Sports, NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut, Pepperidge Farm and WORX.