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Home | Sports & Competitions | Regionals and Invitationals

Regionals and Invitationals

Special Olympics athletes from the southeast (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi) have an opportunity to compete on the Southeast Regional level in several different sports, giving them additional competition opportunities, along with opportunities to meet athletes from other states and build lifelong friendships.

Special Olympics North America offers national invitational sports competition opportunities in a variety of sports including: bowling, golf, softball and tennis. Special Olympics North Carolina athletes are selected for these opportunities to compete along with athletes from the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

Regional competitions hosted by Special Olympics North Carolina


Special Olympics North Carolina is proud to host two regional southeast competitions each year.

2023 Southeast U.S. Winter Games Alpine Skiing (Blowing Rock, NC) - February 12-14

  • 2023 Overall Schedule – coming soon
  • 2023 Family Registration Form – coming soon
  • 2023 Event Registration Form – coming soon

Competition will take place at Appalachian Ski Mountain February 12-14, 2023. Please refer to the schedule for more details. Athletes will be placed into events based on assessment from the ski/snowboard instructors, and will receive training on Sunday based on these assessments. Athletes competing in alpine skiing will be assigned one of five levels: black (advanced terrain), blue (intermediate terrain), green (novice terrain), and yellow (beginner/slight slope).  These levels may be further divided based on the ability of the athlete.

Athletes will then compete in time trials on Monday morning, and the time from that time trial will be used to place athletes into divisions (competitive divisions based on ability, age, and gender). After lunch on Monday, athletes will return to the snow for competition, and be awarded on their place of finish as each division finishes.

Spectator viewing areas are available on the large porch attached to the lodge, and on the 3rd floor in the Snow Cloud Room. Please note that during lunch time, the Snow Cloud room is used to serve lunch to the volunteers, redivision, and for delegations to gather for lunch. You may be asked to make room for these folks during the busy time.  Awards will be presented in the dining room annex, located on the same floor as the cafeteria. Spectators are welcome and encouraged!

Learn more about alpine skiing

Learn more about snowboarding
Special Notice from Appalachian Ski Mountain 

2023 Southeast U.S Regional Swimming Invitational (Greensboro, NC) - April 29

Please visit the Special Olympics U.S. Southeast Swimming Invitational web page for information on registration, schedules, hotels, etc.

View the Master Calendar
See photos

2023 Southeast U.S. Competitions

  • Southeast U.S. Regional Winter Games (Blowing Rock and Boone) – February 12-14
  • Southeast U.S. Regional Swimming Invitational (Greensboro, NC) – April 29
  • Southeast U.S. Regional Powerlifting (Marietta, GA) – January 27-28

2023 additional competition opportunities

  • Special Olympics Xperience Tennis Invitational (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Special Olympics USA National Unified Bowling Tournament (Las Vegas, NV)
  • Cheer LTD Nationals at CANAM (Myrtle Beach, SC)
  • Special Olympics Penn Relays (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Special Olympics North Carolina Lake Norman Sailing Invitational (Lake Norman, NC)
  • Special Olympics National Invitational Golf Tournament

Results from past events

  • 2019 SONC Lake Norman Sailing Regatta Condensed Results (Lake Norman, NC)
  • 2019 Southeast U.S. Swimming Invitational Condensed Results (Greensboro, NC)
  • 2019 Southeast U.S. Swimming Invitational Relay Results by Event (Greensboro, NC)
  • 2019 Southeast U.S. Swimming Invitational Results by Event (Greensboro, NC)
  • 2019 SONA National Unified Bowling Tournament Results (Las Vegas, NV)
  • 2019 Southeast Figure Skating Condensed Results (Indian Trail, NC)
  • 2019 Southeast Speed Skating Results (Indian Trail, NC)
  • 2019 Southeast Alpine Skiing & Snowboarding Results (Blowing Rock, NC)
  • 2019 Special Olympics Virginia Xperience Tennis Invitational Results (Charlottesville, VA)
  • 2018 Southeast U.S. Swimming Invitational Condensed Results (Greensboro, NC)
  • 2018 Southeast U.S. Swimming Invitational Relay Results by Event (Greensboro, NC)
  • 2018 Southeast U.S. Swimming Invitational Results by Event (Greensboro, NC)
  • 2018 Southeast Powerlifting Results (Marietta, GA)
  •  2018 Special Olympics Virginia Xperience Tennis Invitational Results (Charlottesville, VA)
  • 2018 Southeast Alpine Skiing & Snowboarding Results (Blowing Rock, NC)
  • 2018 Southeast Figure Skating Results (Indian Trail, NC)
  • 2017 Southeast Speed Skating Results (Lynchburg, VA)
  • 2017 Special Olympics Tennis Championships (Hilton Head, SC)

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