The Special Olympics World Winter Games are the world’s largest inclusive winter sports event. Thousands of athletes with intellectual disabilities compete together in a variety of winter sports, such as alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating, snowboarding, and snowshoeing. Nine days of exciting and inspiring competitions, by athletes and for athletes.
From March 8 – 16 2025, the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025 will take place in Torino – the first time that Italy will host the Games! We are looking forward to a colorful international festival of sports – with the aim of achieving greater recognition and social participation of people with intellectual disabilities in our society.
One West Virgina athlete has been nominated to be a part of Special Olympics USA at the Special Olympics World Winter Games Torino 2025.
Meet Brandon
Brandon is a Special Olympics WV Preston County athlete who competes in Snowshoeing, basketball, track & field, bowling, and golf. He has been competing in Special Olympics since 2011.
He represented Team WV in the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles in 2015, and we are excited that he WILL BE a part of Special Olympics USA for these Games.
It costs $15,000 to send an athlete to these Games. If you’d like to contribute to his efforts, you can make a secure online donation, click Go Brandon
or mail checks to:
Special Olympics West Virginia
2025 World Winter Games
3055 Mount Vernon Road
Hurricane, WV 25526
