Athletes Can Learn More About Athlete Leadership Programs The Athlete Leadership Program (ALPS) empowers athletes to develop leadership skills and to utilize their skills to take on meaningful leadership roles and influence change in the Special Olympics movement. Through ALPS athletes have the opportunity to explore non-traditional ways of getting involved and learn how to use …
Team Kentucky Captured 32 Medals in Orlando Team Kentucky’s trip to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Fla., was an eventful one filled with history, drama, determination and all kinds of extra fun at the House of Mouse. The Games, which ran from June 5-June 11, opened in historic fashion for Team Kentucky. …
Kentucky Athletes Earn 32 Medals at 2022 USA Games in Orlando Artistic Gymnastics Athlete Event Score Result Racheal Connor All-Around 70.0 Gold Level 2 Floor Exercise 18.200 4th Vault 19.362 Silver Uneven Bars 17.262 Gold Balance Beam 16.50 4th Lee Dockins All-Around 74.0 Gold Level 3 Floor Exercise 19.287 Gold Vault 19.537 Silver Uneven Bars ...
Union's Maddie Brinkman ended Team Kentucky's 2022 USA Games receiving her gold medal for the 50-yard backstroke. There was a very little action today, but it was important as Team Kentucky athletes received the team's last two awards of the Games. Louisville swimmer Austin Stine received a fifth place ribbon for his swim yesterday in ...
Final Day of Competition Has Exciting Open for Kentucky Swimmer Maddie Brinkman of Union (here, receiving her bronze medal for the 50-yard freestyle) claimed gold in her heat of the 50-yard backstroke. The final day of competition at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games couldn't have gotten off to a more exciting start for Team ...
Medals Roll In As Athletes Complete Competition Torrey Thompson and Mark McKinney grabbed the silver in their division of the competition. Competition came to a close today for most of the Team Kentucky athletes at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games and the medals continued to roll in. Louisville swimmer Austin Stine grabbed Kentucky's first ...
Bowlers, Gymnasts, Swimmers All Strike Gold on Competition Day 2 Team Kentucky's swimmers brought home the gold in the 4x50-meter medley relay. Every Team Kentucky bowler, gymnast and swimmer will leave the 2022 USA Game with at least one gold medal after a huge second day of competition in Orlando. Team Kentucky’s four swimmers – ...
Three Kentucky Athletes Strike Gold on Six-Medal Day for Team Kentucky Brianna Goode was one of two Kentucky bowlers to bring home gold medals in the singles event. Three athletes grabbed gold medals and three more added silver and bronze as Team Kentucky claimed six total medals on the first day possible at the Games. ...
Thompson Thrills at Coronado Springs to Close Day 1 Torrey Thompson of Rockport provided the biggest thrills of the day as the last Team Kentucky athlete in action with two matches at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. Thompson had to wait until nearly 4 pm to take the court for the first time and struggled early …
Let the Games Begin! Team Kentucky marches into Exploria Stadium during the Parade of Athletes at the 2022 USA Games Opening Ceremonies. Led by the Unified golf pair of Wake Mullins and Unified partner Dennis Gaines, Team Kentucky marched proudly into Exploria Stadium - the home of the Orlando City FC of MLS and the ...