Today, the 39 athletes of the Swiss delegation were also extremely active: The training for the skiers and snowboarders consisted of a ski race with another approximately 40 athletes from all over Switzerland. The floorball team was able to demonstrate their skills during a friendly match. The dance duo and the ice sports athletes honed both their technique and their show, and the cross-country and snowshoe team improved their fitness with intensive sessions.

Swiss Television was again on site and accompanied various athletes during their training sessions. The segment in SRF Sportpanorama will be broadcast on Sunday, December 19. The report from RSI will also be shown this Sunday in the program “Domenica Sportiva”.

The 39 athletes of Team Switzerland trained hard today in all sports – Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Dance Sport, Floorball, Figure Skating, and Speed Skating. The snowshoers were particularly in focus, as RTS was on site to shoot a report about them. The athletes practiced the start, among other things, so as not to lose valuable hundredths of a second at the beginning of the race. They also practiced getting up quickly and independently should they fall during the run.

The report on RTS will be broadcast on February 2 in the Tagesschau.

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The entire Team Switzerland for the World Games Turin 2025 will meet from January 16-19 for the second and final training camp in Villars-sur-Ollon. The athletes and coaches will refine their technique and be attuned to the competition situations they need to be prepared for at the World Winter Games. These will take place from March 8-15, 2025 in Turin, Bardonecchia, Pragelato and Sestriere.

Switzerland is represented by a delegation of 68 and will compete in the sports of Alpine skiing, Snowboarding, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Floorball, dancing, Figure Skating and speed skating.

On the first day, the delegation members will receive their equipment, learn further details about the World Games, and will bond as a team during a first cozy dinner. Training sessions will take place in all disciplines on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

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A great fundraising project came to a worthy conclusion shortly before Christmas. Lucian Hofstetter, secondary school teacher and triathlete from Hausen am Albis, has not only collected donations for Team Switzerland Turin 2025 with an extraordinary running challenge, but has also touched many people and made his students aware of the topic of inclusion. Athletes from Special Olympics Switzerland visited various lessons at the Sek Hausen am Albis, discussed inclusion with the students, taught cha-cha-cha in sports class or presented the sports philosophy of Special Olympics.

Since December 1, Lucian has run one kilometer more every day, sometimes alone, sometimes accompanied by athletes or friends, and once even by Olympic champion Nicola Spirig. The fundraising campaign came to a worthy conclusion with a run by the entire secondary school. Countless students with many of their own sponsors in the background motivatedly ran as many laps as possible to support Team Switzerland.

An incredible 40,000 francs have been raised over the past few weeks. Thank you very much, Lucian. However, you have not only made a very large contribution to Team Switzerland, but you have also touched hearts and made a big difference. Many thanks also to all donors and partners of Run4Turin!

We look forward to more adventures together!

More about the Run4Turin campaign.

A good 25 runners were in Zug on Sunday and accompanied Lucian Hofstetter on his 15 kilometers. Everyone enthusiastically ran their laps with Lucian in their own rhythm and pace.

The dedicated secondary school teacher and triathlete is using his great running challenge to collect donations for Team Switzerland Turin 2025. Since December 1st, Lucian has been running one kilometer more every day until he will cover 31 kilometers on December 31st. With this campaign, he is not only collecting donations, but also raising awareness among his community and students for the topic of inclusion. You can find more about the overall project here.

A huge thank you to Lucian for this unique project and to all the runners and partners who actively support him.

You can find pictures here.

Many thanks to René Tiefenauer.

The countdown to the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 begins with the unveiling of the official mascot, Moly. Moly represents the creativity and inclusion at the heart of the Special Olympics movement. The mascot was brought to life through a competition involving over 2,500 students with and without intellectual disabilities. Their incredible designs demonstrated the power of teamwork and imagination.

Yesterday, Moly was presented to the public for the first time at a press conference in Turin.

Read the story behind Moly.

The Games will take place in Italy from March 8-15, 2025.

Read more here.

Learn more about the 69-member Team Switzerland here.