The Elgin Area School District U-46 board recently honored a student for his first-place finishes in swimming events at the Summer Games of the Illinois Special Olympics. Nathan Scholl, a junior at Bartlett High School, brought home gold medals in both the ...

When Shade Township swimmer Nikole Walker is honored Tuesday at the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Winter Games, it won't be her next gold medal pursuit that'll put a smile on her

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) – As the Sacramento Sports Hall of Fame continues to celebrate excellence across generations of athletes, two Special Olympics competitors one newly honored and one previously inducted are helping highlight the power of inclusion in sports.

On Wednesday, Special Olympics athletes from across the Midwest met at Snow Creek Ski Area to prepare for the 35th annual John L. Cassidy Heartland Winter Games.

Officials at the Olympics say they’re giving “maximum attention” to reports that medals are snapping off of their ribbons just hours after they are awarded to athletes.

Snoop Dogg, once the most prominent gangsta rap artist of the 20th century, serves as a special correspondent for NBC's Olympics coverage and is an honorary coach for Team USA for the Winter Olympics in Italy.

But if you're here, you might be a little confused with how the scoring works. That's OK! We're going to keep it simple so that you can follow along during the Olympics. The goal is to get the stone as close to the center of "the house" (that area inside the blue circle) as possible.