State Fair Opportunity is Just One Way to Get Involved This Year For the last two years, Special Olympics Kentucky has supported the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Sunshine Class at the Kentucky State Fair. The Sunshine Class has given individuals with disabilities the opportunity to show a lamb in the ring at Broadbent Arena during …
Platinum Sponsor Becomes Largest Sponsor in Summer Games History After 12 years as the Platinum Sponsor of the Special Olympics Kentucky State Summer Games, Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives has reached an agreement with the organization to expand their sponsorship of the Games. The change will make Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy the largest single sponsor in State …
Morehead Skier Claimed One Gold and One Bronze in Turin After waiting six years to finally get her World Games opportunity, Morehead skier DesaRae Nickell definitely made the most of it, capturing a pair of medals at the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 , which were held March 8-15 in Turin, Italy. After …
Nickell Takes Bronze in First Race in Turin It’s one race, one medal for Morehead skier DesaRae Nickell at the Special Olympics World Winter Games Torino 2025! Nickell completed her Giant Slalom race in 1:25.990, edging Lauren Kerjain of Belgium by just .19 seconds for the final podium spot. Nickell finished 2.48 seconds behind Silver …
Soccer Coaches are Invited to Enter Warm-Up and Cool-Down Video Contest The SOKY health and fitness department is inviting our soccer coaches to help us train better soccer players AND possibly win $100 for their delegation. We’re opening a contest for the best warm-up/cool-down videos for the upcoming soccer season. Coaches can record and submit …
After a Six-Year Wait Skier DesaRae Nickell is On Her Way to the World Games In the early morning hours of March 5, six years after first being nominated to ski with Special Olympics USA at the World Winter Games, Morehead skier DesaRae Nickell FINALLY hopped on a plane to complete her journey to represent …
Skier, Officer Just Days Away from Leaving for Italy Morehead skier DesaRae Nickell and University of Kentucky Police Department Captain Chuck Adams are just days away from making the trip of a lifetime to Italy for the Special Olympics World Winter Game2 Turin 2025. Nickell will be completing a nearly six-year journey to finally realize …
Free Glasses Following an Opening Eyes Screening Changed the Game for Miguel Mendoza We have always heard the saying “You don’t know, what you don’t know, until you know.” Athlete Miguel Mendoza’s daily reality was a variation on that theme – “You don’t know what you can’t see, until you can see it.” Miguel is …
Get Ready Now for Winter Sports The Winter Sports Season is one of the smaller seasons on our calendar, but it does include two of our most unique events as well as our largest team sport. Cheerleading squads and basketball teams are already forming across the state and State Winter Games registration will open soon. …
Journey That Began in 2019 Will Finish in Turin Morehead athlete DesaRae Nickell has officially been selected as part of the Special Olympics USA Team that will compete at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games next year in Turin, Italy. The announcement of the official delegation was made by Special Olympics USA on August …