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Sports Offered
Snowboarding 
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The physical demands of this fast-paced sport are challenging for any athlete. At a minimum, snowboarding requires a combination of quick reflexes, good balance and strong physical fitness.
As in all Special Olympics sports, athletes are grouped in competition divisions according to ability level, age and gender.
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- The 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, hosted 23 athletes from three Programs competing in snowboarding, where the sport was first introduced.
- Snowboarding was contested at the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano, Japan with 50 athletes.
- As of the 2005 Special Olympics Athlete Participation Report, 4,518 Special Olympics athletes compete in snowboarding.
Snowboarding is Special Olympics Minnesota's newest sport, being introduced in 2008. For more information about snowboarding or Winter Games, please contact Pam Bergerson.
In addition to participating in snowboarding at Winter Games, athletes may attend the area competition in Area 12.
Special Olympics Minnesota Snowboarding Events
Novice: Downhill, Giant Slalom and Slalom
Intermediate: Downhill, Giant Slalom and Slalom
Advanced: Downhill, Giant Slalom and Slalom
Sports Rules
National Governing Body: Fédération Internationale de Ski
Special Olympics Incorporated: Snowboarding Sports Rules (updated January 2008)
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