So. Idaho is the proud host of the Special Olympics World Winter games. The opening ceremonies at the Idaho Center in
Nampa were wonderful. We are hosting 95 delegations from all over the world. Some of the events
include Alpine Skiing, Snow Shoeing, Floor Hockey, and Figure Skating to name a few. What I have learned........A lot of the teams have never seen snow.
Maria Shriver's mom started the Special Olympics. That m
ost host States get 4 to 5 years to plan an event like this and we have only had 2 1/2 years to pull it off. It's amazing to see all these Special people come together to celebrate good
sportsmanship those w/ and w/o
disabilities coming together for such a wonderful cause.
Here are some of the pics from the Opening
Ceremonies. These are from our local newspaper www.Idahostatesman.com
Some of the many stars, and famous
athletes who were here for the Opening Ceremonies.... Nadia Comaneci, Scott Hamilton, Kristy
Yamaguchi,
Maria and Tim
Shriver, Darius
Rucker, Kenny G, Carly Patterson are just a few.......
2 comments:
Good for Idaho! I wasn't aware of this, so thanks for sharing. Will you get see any of the games in person? Patti
wow, you guys must feel so cool. i think I'll go to the beach...malibu...maybe i'll see bradjalina?
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