Everyone in the community is encouraged to come out to cheer on the dedicated competitors and be inspired. Check out the schedule of events for Sunday:
Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing
- Location: Eversource, 1985 Blue Hills Extension (Route 187), Windsor
- Competition – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Sunday)
- Awards – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Sunday)
Figure Skating and Speed Skating
- Location: International Skating Center of Connecticut, 1375 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury
- Competition for Figure Skating – 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Sunday)
- Awards for Figure Skating – 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Sunday)
- Competition for Speed Skating – 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Sunday)
- Awards for Speed Skating – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Sunday)
Unified and Traditional Floor Hockey
- Location: Pratt & Whitney Hangar, East Hartford, Located off Silver Lane
- Competition – 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Sunday)
- Awards – 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Sunday)
Gymnastics
- Location: Farmington Valley Gymnastics Center, 5 Northwest Drive, Plainville (Sunday only)
- Opening Ceremonies: 10 a.m. (Sunday)
- Competition: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Sunday)
- Awards: 1 to 1:30 p.m. (Sunday)
Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding
- Location: Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort, 99 Powder Hill Road, Middlefield
- 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Sunday)
- Awards – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Saturday); 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Sunday)
Many people have been applauding our warm winter, but unfortunately, the weather also cancelled some of the events. Long-distance cross-country skiing and long-distance snowshoeing events at Eversource have been cancelled due to the snow melt.
Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competitions for close to 13,000 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 170 countries around the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring inclusion and respect for all people, on and off the playing field. You can learn more here.
