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Athletes take off from the starting line for a snowshoe race Wednesday during a Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville. There were about 200 athletes competing in cross country skiing and snowshoeing races of various distances there. There were also about 30 speed skaters competing at Colby College. Downhill skiing events were held Thursday at Lost Valley in Auburn. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Waterville, Winslow host Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games
Speed skating races were held at Colby College, Quarry Road Recreation Area hosted snowshoe and cross country competitions and opening ceremonies and a dance are planned at Winslow High School.
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Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games events started Wednesday in Waterville and Winslow and will wrap up Thursday in Auburn.
Waterville events included snowshoe and cross country races at Quarry Road Recreation Area and speed skating competitions at the Jack Kelley Rink, Colby College’s Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center, at Colby College. Opening ceremonies and dance took place at Winslow High School in Winslow.
Alpine ski races are set for Thursday at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn.
Rowan Joiner, center, and Nyssaiah Dunn, right, cross the finish line in a speed skating event Wednesday during the Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Colby College in Waterville. Approximately 30 speed skaters competed in various races. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageCash Terstegen competes in the speed skating event Wednesday during the Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Colby College in Waterville. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageRowan Joiner leads the speed skating event Wednesday during the Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Colby College in Waterville. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imagePeter Mahoney competes in the speed skating race Wednesday during the Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games in Waterville. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageAthletes race in the speed skating event Wednesday during the Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Colby College in Waterville. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageKristian Joliat competes in the speed skating event Wednesday during the Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Colby College in Waterville. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
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Chris Oster, of Bangor, left, and Sean Mosher, of Oxford, compete in the 100 meter cross country ski race Wednesday at the Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville. There were about 200 athletes competing in cross country skiing and snowshoeing races of various distances there. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageBriana Burgess, of Sanford, competes in a cross country ski race Wednesday during a Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageSnow flies Wednesday as athletes compete in a cross country ski race at the Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville. There were about 200 athletes competing in cross country skiing and snowshoeing races of various distances there. There were also about 30 speed skaters competing at Colby College. Downhill skiing events will be held Thursday at Lost Valley in Auburn. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageJonathan Veilleux, of Skowhegan, takes off from the starting line of a 50 meter snowshoe race Wednesday at the Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville. There were about 200 athletes competing in cross country skiing and snowshoeing races of various distances there. There were also about 30 speed skaters competing at Colby College. Downhill skiing events will be held Thursday at Lost Valley in Auburn. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageAlec Moran-Flowers, left, and Jared Atwood-White, both of Corinth, compete in a snowshoe race Wednesday during a Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville. There were about 200 athletes competing in cross country skiing and snowshoeing races of various distances there. There were also about 30 speed skaters competing at Colby College. Downhill skiing events will be held Thursday at Lost Valley in Auburn. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageAthletes take off from the starting line for a snowshoe race Wednesday during a Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville. There were about 200 athletes competing in cross country skiing and snowshoeing races of various distances there. There were also about 30 speed skaters competing at Colby College. Downhill skiing events were held Thursday at Lost Valley in Auburn. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageAthletes take off from the starting line for a snowshoe race Wednesday during a Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games event at Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville. There were about 200 athletes competing in cross country skiing and snowshoeing races of various distances there. There were also about 30 speed skaters competing at Colby College. Downhill skiing events will be held Thursday at Lost Valley in Auburn. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
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Joe Phelan is an award winning journalist who makes photos and videos around the capital area for the the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and the other Masthead Maine publications. Joe’s first journalism...
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Anna is a 2023 graduate of Thomas College in Waterville where she received her Master’s in Business Administration and her undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in marketing...
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