Athlete Portraits 2020
Cori Piels poses for a portrait after competing in figure skating. Piels says, "if you fall, get back up and never give up." She will be heading to the World Games 2021. (Photo by Marili Vaca)
Austynn Willson (10) poses for a portrait after competing in figure skating. Willson says she describes herself as her coach's "mini me". (Photo by Ashley Crichton)
Rochester Speed Skating Team poses for a portrait. (Photo by Ashley Crichton)
Aaden Jones (11) poses for a portrait after competing in figure skating. Jones, nicknamed Radio, has been participating in Special Olympics for 3 years. (Photo by Ashley Crichton)
Peter Dailey poses for a portrait after competing in figure skating. Dailey, a Special Olympics athlete since 2001, says "it's always awesome to be able to challenge yourself to do better." (Photo by Ashley Crichton)
Finn O'Brien (17) poses for a portrait after competing in figure skating. O'Brien has not only been participating in figure skating, but also in track and field events for 10 years. (Photo by Ashley Crichton)
Ryan Chin poses for a portrait after competing in figure skating. Before participating in Special Olympics, Chin was involved in theraputic ice skating. (Photo by Ashley Crichton)
Rory Palmer (11) poses for a portrait after competing in figure skating. Palmers has metaled Bronze in the Empire State Winter Games and gold in the State Games of America. (Photo by Ashley Crichton)
Emma Cahill (17) poses for a portrait after competing in figure skating. She is from the Genesee region. (Photo by Marili Vaca)
Taylor Sherman poses for a portrait after competing in figure skating. Sherman has been figure skating for 10 years and says her favorite part of it is "just being out on the ice." (Photo by Ashley Crichton)
Tiffany Rosinsky poses for a portrait after competing in figure skating. Hailing from Rome, New York, Rosinsky has been figure skating for 2 years. (Photo by Marili Vaca)
Emma O'Donnell (16) poses for a portrait after competing in figure skating. O'Donnell says, "I like watching all the other athletes and see what they accomplish." (Photo by Ashley Crichton)
Fabian Guiness, Timmy Lopez, Jesus Perez, Jose Vasquez, Alvin Rivers, and Jimmy Hughley pose for a photo with their coach, Darlene Lopipero, after the snowshoeing competition for Special Olympics New York at the Rochester Community Sports Complex in Rochester, NY. They are all from the NYC area. (Photo by Jessica Dils)
John Cronin poses for a photo after the snowshoeing competition for Special Olympics New York at the Rochester Community Sports Complex in Rochester, NY. (Photo by Emily Bishop)
Joshua Holsinger poses for a photo after the snowshoeing competition for Special Olympics New York at the Rochester Community Sports Complex in Rochester, NY. (Photo by Emily Bishop)
Amy Cusano poses for a photo after the snowshoeing competition for Special Olympics New York at the Rochester Community Sports Complex in Rochester, NY. (Photo by Jessica Dils)
This year's Special Olympics New York competitions are the first for snowshoe athlete, Jalissa Husband. When asked about her other interests, she shared "If I could do any other winter sport, it would be floor hockey." (Photo by Jessica Dils)
Diego Martinez, from Staten Island, poses for a photo after the snowshoeing competition for at the Rochester Community Sports Complex in Rochester, NY. He has been participating in Special Olympics New York since 2011. (Photo by Laura Robak)
Amanda Vito poses for a photo after the snowshoeing competition for Special Olympics New York at the Rochester Community Sports Complex in Rochester, NY. (Photo by Emily Bishop)
Jason Jones poses for a photo after the snowshoeing competition for Special Olympics New York at the Rochester Community Sports Complex in Rochester, NY. (Photo by Laura Robak)
Mya Torres poses for a photo after the snowshoeing competition at the Rochester Community Sports Complex in Rochester, NY. Torres has been participating in Special Olympics New York for five years. (Photo by Jessica Dils)
Ella Rood shared that she has been participating in Special Olympics New York for "a long time." She participates in snowshoeing during the winter games. (Photo by Jessica Dils)
Tamara Thompson poses for a photo after the snowshoeing competition for Special Olympics New York at the Rochester Community Sports Complex in Rochester, NY. (Photo by Jessica Dils)