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#TEAMSOGB Daily Update
Special Olympics GB’s 21 athletes at the
World Winter Games in Austria 2017
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Special Olympics GB is proud to update you every day of the #TEAMSOGB’s 21 athletes - eleven Alpine Skiers and ten Figure Skaters – who are representing their country at the 2017 World Winter Games. Athletes from Wales, Scotland, South East, North West, Midlands, Yorkshire & Humberside and East of England regions are representing Special Olympics GB at World Winter Games #Austria2017. The showpiece Special Olympics World Winter Games is held every four years and the largest disability sports event of 2017 anywhere in the World. A spectacular opening ceremony will be held in Schladming on Saturday 18th March 2017.
If you want to follow the Great Britain team and see how well the athletes are performing in competition please follow us on Facebook and Twitter for up to the hour updates!
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21st March - Today's Event!
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Alpine Skiing
8.30am - 12.00pm
Divisioning Slalom
3.30pm- 7.30pm
Awards Ceremony Advanced Giant Slalom
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Figure Skating
8.30am-1.30pm
Training Level 4
10.00am-11.30am
Awards Ceremony Level 1
1.30pm-4.30pm
Free Program Singles (Level 2 Ladies)
6.00pm-8.00pm
Free Program Singles (Level 2 Men)
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To view the team and see the full competition schedule, please click here!
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21st March Competition Update - A Day of Medals!
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Alpine Skiing
The day started with 15 degrees at 7.30am and as the athletes anticipation increased as the start of the race grew closer so did the temperature. The giant slalom race started promptly at 9am on both the advanced and intermediate courses and our last skier finished at 3.15pm. It was a long day but the hard work paid off with the final medal tally for the day being 2 Gold ( Lauren Payne, Tyler Charleston) 1 silver ( Karen Oosthuizen) 1 bronze ( Anthony Coulon) 2 4th place ( James Millard, David Corr) , 2 5th place ( Becky Owen and Ruth Charleston) and one participation medal for Lauren Cain who unfortunately fell on the course.
Read the full story here!
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Figure Skating
Torvill & Dean visited the GB Team at lunchtime and even stayed on watch purdie athltes skate. It was just the boost the athletes needed and it was an honour for both athletes and coaches to meet them and give a little pep talk.
Heather McNeil Competition - (Level 1 Ladies, ages 16-17years) - Heather had her Competition today skating to tinker bell she twinkled on the ice with a flawless performance very composed and confident winning her a Gold Medal
Jonathan McSalley's Competition - (Level 1 Men, ages 24-45 years)- Johnathan skated his routine the best he has ever skated it. I'm not sure I've seen him move so fast before and his artistic was done with real heart and soul. He lapped up every hand clap and cheer that was thrown at him :)
Read the full story here!
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The amazing Torvill & Dean were with our brilliant #TEAMSOGB figure skaters in Graz! #Austria2017
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A HUGE thank you to Special Olympics GB ambassadors Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean who spent the day in Graz supporting the #TEAMSOGB figure skaters & all athletes at #Austria2017.
Many of our figure skaters were inspired to take up the sport due to Torvill & Dean.
View highlights of Torvill and Dean with our Ice skaters here!
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A big thank you to ITV for providing so much coverage to #TEAMSOGB
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Keep watching ITV for daily updates from the news team who are out in Austria filming and supporting #TEAMSOGB.
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ESPN Interview - #TEAMSOGB Athlete James Millard
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'He wears his heart on both sleeves, and on top of his hat.'
Read James Millard's full interview with ESPN here!
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Special Olympics GB skiers Lauren Payne and Lauren Cain who are pictured at the link below with our 13-year old #TEAMSOGB figure skater Meg McFarlane (middle) have a message they would like you to read and share. They are three of 3,000 athletes with learning disabilities from 110 countries taking part in the Special Olympics World Winter Games over the next week. Meg is one of the youngest athletes at the Games. #Austria2017
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If you would like to view the previous WWG TeamSOGB update newsletters, please click below:
Team Daily Competition Updates
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A big day of competition for so many of our #TEAMSOGB athletes. We had 9 skiers competing in the Giant Slalom and two level 1 figure skaters in competition.
The figure skaters got to spend the day with British Skating Legends Torvill and Dean.
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The moment gets closer to the Special Olympics World Winter Games Opening Ceremony. For our 21 #TEAMSOGB athletes, coaches, volunteers and family, excitement abounds.
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The moment gets closer to the Special Olympics World Winter Games Opening Ceremony. For our 21 #TEAMSOGB athletes, coaches, volunteers and family, excitement abounds.
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Only one figure skater was in competition today, so after they had cheered on Eloise, the athletes got to spend some time with family.
The skiing was all about divisioning, preparing for a full race day tomorrow.
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This today is the first team photo of our skiers with their #TEAMSOGB race bibs on and the race course in the back ground. For our figure skaters, training this morning and the last 24 hours have been exciting as they travelled to Graz.
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Practice plus a mountain trip for #TEAMSOGB as they prepare for the Opening Ceremony and the Special Olympics World Winter Games.
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All of the figure skaters competeted in the first satge of the compulsorary elements which are worth 33% of their final mark.
We had our first competition results in the Alpine skiing, finishing the day with a 2nd and two fourths.
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#TEAMSOGB departed from Heathrow Terminal 2 late morning helped by volunteers from ESPN and Bank of America. After two flights, the 21 Special Olympics GB athletes arrived with their coaches in Graz.
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Special Olympics GB’s 21 athletes together with their 10 #TEAMSOGB coaches enjoyed a special send-off tea-party at the Coca-Cola’s offices on Wimpole Street in Central London to wish them good luck.
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