Nickell Sees First Skiing Action at the Games Three days after Second Lady of the United State Usha Vance led the Special Olympics USA delegation into the Opening Ceremonies, Morehead skier DesaRae Nickell saw her first action of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games on the slopes today in Turin, Italy. Nickell participated in …
Benefit Your Team by Helping Us Train Better Soccer Players
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 …
Off to Italy!
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 …
Nickell, Adams Prep to Head to World Winter Games
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 …
Healthy Athletes Screenings Return to State Basketball Tournament
Screenings Available to All Athletes Whether Competing or Not Healthy Athletes screenings have been part of the State Basketball Tournament experience for almost a decade. They’ll return once again with an expanded offering when the State Basketball Tournament tips on Saturday, March 8, at MidAmerica Sports Complex in Louisville. Screenings will be offered from 10 …
Meet Angie Cruse-Tinch
The Fourth CEO in Special Olympics Kentucky History Introduces Herself My name is Angie Cruse-Tinch, and I live in Lexington with my husband of 28 years Brett, my children Zoe and Noah, and our sweet senior dog, Lexi. Zoe is a Junior Education major at the University of Louisville and Noah is a Freshman Kinesiology …
Opening Eyes Screening Helps Shelby County Athlete Become a Bigger Star
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 …
Special Olympics Kentucky Names Angie Cruse-Tinch as New CEO
Lexington Resident Becomes Fourth CEO in Special Olympics Kentucky History The Board of Directors of Special Olympics Kentucky (SOKY) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Angie Cruse-Tinch as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective December 11, 2024. With over two decades of experience in nonprofit leadership and a deep commitment to empowering people with …
2026 Winter Sports Season
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. …
Three Honored with Inaugural Athlete Leadership Award
Pinnacle Positive Impact Award Recognizes Outstanding Athlete Leaders At the end of our 2024 Athlete Leadership Program graduation ceremony, we unveiled a new award that will honor outstanding graduates of our Athlete Leadership Program. The Pinnacle Positive Impact Award was developed in conjunction with Athlete Leadership Program presenting sponsor Pinnacle Financial Services to honor graduates …