ST. ALBERT, Alta. — Team P.E.I. is ready to begin competition here at the Special Olympics National Winter Games today.
The Island team participated in Tuesday night’s opening ceremonies. Earlier Tuesday, the athletes got to practise in the venues they will compete.
“They are pretty excited and pumped up for the opening ceremonies,” said Team P.E.I. chef-de-mission Charity Sheehan just moments before the athletes paraded in.
Today’s schedule features the curling and floor hockey teams each playing three games that will determine divisions; figure skater Alyssa Chapman performing her Level 3 program; snowshoeing divisional races, and the one-kilometre skiing final.
Games updates and schedules available at www.stalbert2012.ca
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