Washington, March 7 -- Kevin Negandhi, Jen Lada and Special Olympics athlete Daina Shilts to host Opening Ceremony for the first time on Disney+ Best Of Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 airs April 6 on ABC and ESPN+ More than 1,500 athletes and Unified partners (athletes without intellectual disabilities) from 100 global delegations will compete in eight winter sports from March 8 - 15 in Turin, Italy as part of one of the largest inclusive sports events of the year- Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025. The week will mark the first World Winter Games since 2017, with ESPN media platforms bringing coverage of the World Winter Games across the globe.

Coverage for the Games will begin with the World Games Opening Ce...