Special Olympics offers year-round sports training and athletic competition in 7 Olympic-type winter sports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities. To view an Adobe Acrobat PDF of an individual sport's official rules, please select from the list below. Rules may be updated in January of each year. (The date listed under each rule is the date of the last Web site update of the PDF.) Also available is a PDF-format summary of the most recent changes and additions made to all winter sports. Alpine Skiing 31 January 2008 1.07M Figure Skating 31 January 2008 555K Snowshoeing 31 January 2008 54K Cross Country Skiing 31 January 2008 71K Floor Hockey 31 January 2008 537K Speed Skating 31 January 2008 62K   Snowboarding 31 January 2008 65K These are the Official Special Olympics Winter Sports Rules. These Sports Rules provide the standards for Special Olympics competitions that will be held locally, nationally, and worldwide. The Official Special Olympics Winter Sports Rules is the result of recommendations and the practical experiences of thousands of coaches, volunteers, Special Olympics athletes and their families worldwide. Attention has been given to modifications in the sports rules to insure for the widest range of abilities and that each athlete has a reasonable chance to win. These Rules provide the necessary steps for Games organizers to follow to insure that each athlete is placed in the appropriate ability group. They also provide the guidelines for coaches to follow in preparing their athletes for competition. The Special Olympics Sports Rules Advisory Committee is proud to share the Official Special Olympics Winter Sports Rules with you and wishes to commend your commitment to providing our Special Olympics athletes with the best opportunity to train and compete.            The Special Olympics Sports Rules Advisory Committee