Winter Special Olympics
Winter Special Olympics
The Special Olympics Winter games will kick off on March 14th and will end on March 24th. This year the games are held in Austria. Opening Ceremonies will be held on March 18th. For more information about this year’s Winter Special Olympics check out their official site http://www.austria2017.org/en/about-us
The Special Olympics began in 1962. Eunice Kennedy Shriver was the first person to organize summer camps for individuals with intellectual disabilities. When they first started out there were 1,000 athletes and 2 countries (USA and Canada), and now 170 countries participate with 4.2 million athletes. For more on the history of the Special Olympics click here http://www.specialolympics.org/Sections/What_We_Do/Our_History.aspx
ESPN will be broadcasting the opening and closing ceremonies. They will also be covering the games and airing them throughout the week. Here is the ESPN broadcasting schedule for the 2017 Winter Olympics. Also, be sure to download the official app to follow all the results and keep up to date.
U.S. TV Schedule: ESPN’s Coverage of Special Olympics World Winter Games Austria
| Day/Date | Program | Time (ET) | Network |
| Sat, Mar 18 | LIVE: Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 — Opening Ceremony | 2-5 p.m. | ABC |
| Sun, Mar 19 | Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 | 2-3 p.m. | ABC |
| Mon, Mar 20 | Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 | 6-6:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Tue, Mar 21 | Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 | 6-7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Wed, Mar 22 | Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 | 6-7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu, Mar 23 | Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 | 6-7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Fri, Mar 24 | Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 | 6-7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sun, Mar 26 | Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 — Best of the Games |
-Matthew D’Antonio, DPT, PT
-Pediatric Physical Therapist
