Photos and video of the Special Olympics State Winter Games at Copper Mountain Resort
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A young athlete bites her medal during this past weekend's 2019 Special Olympics Colorado State Winter Games at Copper Mountain Resort.
Courtesy Brian Johnson Photo
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A young skier and a coach embrace during this past weekend's 2019 Special Olympics Colorado State Winter Games at Copper Mountain Resort.
Courtesy Brian Johnson Photo
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A young athlete enjoys skiing during this past weekend's 2019 Special Olympics Colorado State Winter Games at Copper Mountain Resort.
Courtesy Brian Johnson Photo
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A family member films while a young skier is coached along during this past weekend's 2019 Special Olympics Colorado State Winter Games at Copper Mountain Resort.
Courtesy Brian Johnson Photo
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An athlete eyes the slope during a downhill skiing competition at this past weekend's 2019 Special Olympics Colorado State Winter Games at Copper Mountain Resort.
Skip Schweiss / Special to The Daily
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A snowboarder is aided with adaptive equipment during this past weekend's 2019 Special Olympics Colorado State Winter Games at Copper Mountain Resort.
Courtesy Brian Johnson Photo
Two hundred athletes braved this past weekend’s stormy weather at Copper Mountain Resort to compete in the 2019 Special Olympics Colorado State Winter Games on Saturday and Sunday.
The games began after “The Flame of Hope” was lit by the Special Olympics Unified Pair of Mackenzie and Enzo, commencing the annual event that features cross-country skiing, snowboarding, Alpine skiing and snowshoeing competitions.
Along with the Summit County Tigers, the 2019 State Winter Games featured the following teams: Adams 12 Eagles Nordic, Adams 12 Eagles Ski, Cherry Creek Alpine Racing Team, Cherry Creek Nordic, Clear Creek Lightning, DDRC Alpine Skiing, DPR Plowing Penguins, DPR Sharks, Grand County Blizzards NSCD, Mighty Snow Alpacas, North Metro, Team Sundermann, Trailblazers Alpine Ski Team, Boulder Expand Alpine, Eldora Mountain Snowboard Club, Team Kral, Colorado Carribou, Grizzlies, Maximum Velocity, Pikes Peak Shredders, Challenge Aspen, Steamboat Stars, Team Pagosa Springs, Team Powderhorn, Telluride/San Juan Alpine, Vail Valley Dream Team, Wichita Indepenants and Taos Winter Sports.
Results from the weekend’s events will be published on Thursday at: SpecialOlympicsCo.Org/About/Competitions/.
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