ARE YOU READY TO WITNESS GLOBAL TRIUMPH?
More than 1,500 athletes from around the world will compete in 8 sports at the 2025 World Winter Games in Turin, Italy March 8-15, 2025.
Special Olympics USA includes 101 athletes and Unified Partners from 42 Special Olympics chapters, including 15 athletes and Unified partners from New York. There will also be 621 coaches, 2,000 volunteers, and over 100,000 spectators in attendance at the Games.
Introducing the Athletes of New York
The New York team is comprised of 1 floorball team, 2 alpine skiers, and 3 figure skaters.
Please take a moment to visit and explore each of our athlete’s stories in more depth and consider making a personal contribution.
Northeast Knights, Floorball
Micheal Bub, Sandy Crecco, Jessie Espinet, Erin Faherty, Samantha Frederick, Peter Gianatiempo, Louis Jost, Andrew Stawicki, Ben Stofsky and William Smith
Additional Staff & Coaches attending are:
Martha Pachuta, Coach-Alpine Skiing
Megan Gorski, Coach-Cross Country Skiing
Nicole Fess, Head Coach-Figure Skating
Joe Bellini, Head Coach-Floorball
Nancy Bellini, Coach-Floorball
Ellen Pikula, Coach-Floorball
Christine Johnson, Coach -Snowshoeing
Stacy Eder, Sport Manager
LT. Shaun Cuddeback, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Dept., LETR-Torch Runner