Today, on the occasion of the National Winter Games in the Haslital Brienz region, the divisionings will take place in all sports – Curling, Snowshoeing, Cross Country Skiing, alpine skiing, Snowboarding and Floorball. These classification competitions divide the participants into homogeneous performance groups in which everyone has a comparable level of performance and a real chance of success. More about divisioning and the Special Olympics sports philosophy here.
The opening ceremony starts at 7:00 p.m. with the entry of the sports groups from all over Switzerland through the village of Meiringen to Casinoplatz. There, at 8:00 p.m., an emotional celebration will take place as the prelude to the multi-day sports spectacle, moderated by Christa Rigozzi.
If you can’t be there live, you’ll find all updates on Facebook and Instagram.
Results and start lists can be found here.
Pictures are continuously uploaded here.
Pictured are the members of the Athletes Commission at the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony.
