Team Illinois | Special Olympics USA Games | July 3, 2018 TEAM ILLINOIS | USA GAMES SEATTLE SCOOP Special Olympics Illinois is proud to have 45 athletes, Unified Partners and 13 coaches representing Illinois at the 2018 USA Games, being held July 1-6, 2018, here in Seattle, Washington View Team Illinois Bios here and see below for competition schedules, event updates, photos, videos and more! Visit USA Games Website DAY = Medals for Team Illinois! Team Illinois Brings Home GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE on DAY Athletes in of our sports enjoyed their first day of competition at the 2018 USA Games today and w e couldn't be prouder! Day Photos - Team Illinois Athletics - Medals: Gold & Silver Bobby Hager - Gold, Softball Throw Christopher Chavez - Gold, 100M Dash Samantha Pietrow ski- Silver, Running Long Jump Lauren Massong - Participation, Running Long Jump Bow ling, Medals Beatrice Doss - Bronze, Singles Jaimie Drobushevich - Bronze, Singles Joseph Glow acki - 6th Place, Singles Richard Garmon - 6th Place, Singles Sw im m ing - Medals: Gold, Silver, Bronze Brandon Williams - Gold, 100M Individual Medley Brittany Nippes - Gold, 25M Backstroke Amanda Bratton - Silver, 200M Free Maria Meyer - Bronze, 200M Free Day Photos - Team Illinois Have additional photos to share from competition? Please em ail us today! Coming Up Tomorrow What's Happening Tuesday, July 3rd On day tw o of competition, Athletics, Basketball, Bocce [Singles & Unified], Bow ling, Gymnastics, Pow erlifting, Sw imming & Tennis w ill compete for Gold Search Illinois Athlete[s] here and find the full 2018 USA Gam es Schedule here We've included the schedule for Tuesday as w e currently know it We'll update the schedule nightly as changes occur Athletics - Husky Track, UW 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Husky Track, UW [Aw ards Session 2, Fan Zone: 4:00 PM - 8:15 PM] Basketball - Alaska Airlines Arena 8:00 AM - Alaska Airlines Arena Bocce, Singles & Unified - Dempsey Indoor, UW 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Dempsey Indoor, UW [Aw ards at Husky Ballpark: 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM] Jackie, Singles: Ct 10 at 9:00 AM Scot, Singles: Ct at 9:50 AM Scot/John, Unified Doubles: Ct at 3:40 PM Bow ling, Doubles - Kenmore Lanes, Kenmore 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM [All Illinois Bow lers], Kenmore Lanes, Kenmore Bea/Jaimie - Lane 11 Richard/Joe - Lane 21 Gym nastics, All-Around - Royal Brougham Pavilion, SPU 10:00 AM – Level 1& – Ellen & Ashley [Seattle Pacific University] 1:30 PM – Level & – Kellie & Saneatha [Seattle Pacific University] Pow erlifting - Meany Hall, UW 5:00 PM - Aiden - Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, University of Washington Sw im m ing - King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way 9:35 AM - 3:13 PM, Competition Aw ards Session - 8:00 AM Aw ards Session - 12:40 PM Aw ards Session - 3:30 PM Tennis - Tennis Stadium, UW 8:45am – Ct – Unified Doubles – Matthew /Bob 9:30am – Ct – Unified Doubles – Carrie/Sherrie 11:45am –Ct – Unified Doubles – Matthew /Bob 1:15pm – Ct – Unified Doubles – Matthew /Bob 1:15pm – Ct – Unified Doubles – Carrie/Sherrie 5:00pm – Ct – Singles – Matthew Beyond Sports | Events for Families & Friends Tuesday, July 3rd In addition to com petition, don’t m iss these events Tuesday, July 3rd: All Week - Team Illinois Fam ily Central Seattle Marriott, Bellevue, Tocam a Meeting Room [Low er Level] Unified Sports Experiences - Flag Football - 3:00pm -6:00pm IMA Fields, UW Unified Sports Experiences - Basketball - 6:00pm-9:00pm Alaska Airlines Arena 2018 USA Games ambassador Kate Deines w ill join several local celebrities as w ell as Special Olympics athletes from around Washington to compete in a friendly game of Unified basketball Young Athletes Festival - 10:00am -2:00pm Seattle Center Children ages 2-7 w ith and w ithout intellectual disabilities w ill play together in several stations including a Strider bike course, balance and jumping, bubble catch, and more USA GAMES NIGHT AT THE MARINERS | JULY | SAFECO FIELD Join the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games for an exciting night w ith the Seattle Mariners! Special Olympic athletes, coaches, and support staff from across the country w ill celebrate together w hen the Seattle Mariners take on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Click Here for Full Events Schedule ESPN Coverage & Schedule July 1st - July 8th ESPN Coverage and Schedule - Click Here As the Official Broadcaster for the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, ESPN’s coverage w ill be carried across the ABC and ESPN family of netw orks in the U.S (ABC, ESPN2), as w ell as streamed on the new ly re-imagined ESPN App Live sw imming competition coverage w ill be streamed on ESPN3 Each night’s program w ill feature a special “Around The Games w ith Daina Shilts presented by Bank of America” segment hosted by Shilts The daily segment w ill bring view ers inside the atmosphere of the Games, capturing the unique excitement around Seattle, highlighting different aspects of the daily goings on around Seattle and the experiences of the athletes, coaches, volunteers and spectators at the Games The Games w ill also be covered by SportsCenter throughout the w eek, w ith daily segments in the SportsCenter AM and 6:00 PM editions focused on the stories, developments and activities from Seattle ESPN’s w eek-long coverage w ill be rounded out w ith a one-hour program on ABC Sunday, July at p.m., providing highlights from the Closing Ceremony and highlights from the w eek of coverage News Coverage Highlights From USA Games Tim Corrigan, Opening Ceremony Grand Marshall Seattle Times Beginner’s Guide to USA Games Seattle Times Opening Ceremony article King5 Team Washington Seattle Times Meet the Youngest athlete: Frannie Ronan Golf article by Andrew Roberts (14yr old w ith autism and Doug Flutie Foundation Fellow ) – w ill be follow ing Tyler Lagasse and Scott Rohrer this w eek Sports Illustrated Kids lead-up coverage Microsoft: Ask a Special Olympics Athlete WBFF Baltimore coverage WLS Chicago coverage w connection to 50th Anniversary Get Social! USA Gam es Mobile App Get up-to-date information on the fly w ith the USA Games mobile app The App is available for dow nload from the event w ebsite at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/specialolympicsusagames/id1395122831?mt=8, or by searching for Special Olympics in the Apple App Store or Google Play on your devices View Photos from the Gam es Team Illinois photos are being uploaded to the Special Olympics Illinois Flickr account each night They can be view ed at https://w w w flickr.com/photos/specialolympicsillinois/albums For more information on the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, please visit SpecialOlympicsUSAGames.org and follow on Facebook (@SpecialOlympicsUSAGames), Tw itter (@2018USAGames) and Instagram (@SpecialOlympicsUSAGames) Special Olympics Illinois, Team Illinois USA Games Coverage Alexandra McMillin - amcmillin@soill.org | Teresa Crudele - tcrudele@soill.org Follow Special Olympics Illinois on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for LIVE updates all week long!