State Winter Games presented by Wellpoint Tennessee

Skiing, Snowboarding, Speed Skating & 3v3 Basketball

POSTPONED
Special Olympics Tennessee has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2026 State Winter Games, originally scheduled for January 25 to 27, 2026, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, due to a winter storm expected to impact the region. Special Olympics Tennessee is actively exploring rescheduling portions of the competition to a later date.

Updates regarding potential rescheduled events, registration adjustments, and related communications will be shared directly with registered athletes, coaches, families, heads of delegation and posted on the organization’s website and social channels as they become available.

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SCHEDULE

Sunday, January 25

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Healthy Athletes: Special Smiles, Fit Feet, FUNFitness
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Registration and equipment fitting
5:00 p.m. - Torch Run arrival and Cauldron lighting
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. - Dinner
6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies presented by Lifepoint Health at Gatlinburg Convention Center

Competition Schedule

Monday, January 26

Ober Mountain (Alpine skiing, snowboarding & speed skating)

9:15 AM - Mountain Torch Relay
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Instructional session for mountain sports
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Speed skating time trials
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM - Alpine skiing and snowboarding instruction

Rocky Top Sports World (3v3 basketball)

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Basketball Pool Play
Train 4 Life™ Fitness Clinic

Tuesday, January 27

Ober Mountain (Alpine skiing, snowboarding & speed skating)
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM - Instruction and time trials (Skiing and snowboarding)
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM - Warmups (speedskating)
12:30 PM to 3:30 PM - Competition (speedksating)
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Final competition (skiing and snowboarding)
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM - Alpine skiing and snowboarding instruction

Rocky Top Sports World (3v3 basketball)