With 11 medals and counting, Manitoban athletes are taking over Italy's Piedmont Region with the largest delegation from the province so far at the Special Olympics World Winter Games.

MICHIGAN, USA — Special Olympics Michigan (SOMI) athletes who participated in the Special Olympics World Games Turin 2025 are returning home from Italy on Monday morning with some shiny new hardware in tow.

Natalie Green and Trey Garrett practice their routine in preparation for the 2025 Special Olympics World Games at Utah Dance Artists-South Jordan on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Five Utahns, including Green and Garrett, will represent Special Olympics USA in Italy and compete in the groundbreaking, first-ever medaled World Games Dancesport competition.

Lake Mills native Annie Mulligan won a gold medal March 14 in the 100-meter snowshoe competition at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Italy.

The 24-year-old completed the course in 1:57.450, more than two seconds ahead of the runner up, Mexico’s Alejandro Elias Gonzalez.

India concluded their campaign at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy, with a total of 33 medals. The impressive tally includes 8 gold, 18 silver, and 7 bronze medals, with stellar performances in Snowshoeing,

Nine Manitobans are among the 90 Canadian athletes currently competing at the Special Olympics World Winter Games which are on in Turin, Italy. They'll be bringing home multiple medals including two silvers in cross country skiing for Winnipegger Brita Hall.

On the final day, India won nine medals, which included a bronze medal in the women's floorball division A competition. In addition, India won three silver medals each in alpine s