Sara has been involved with Special Olympics for over eleven years participating in figure skating, swimming and basketball. Over the past four years, Sara has competed at the Provincial and National levels and more recently, at the World Winter Games in South Korea where she won 2 Gold medals for Canada.
She won a gold and a silver medal at the Provincials in Thunder Bay and won 2 more gold medals for Ontario at the Nationals in St. Alberts, Alberta.
Sara has had many accomplishments over the years winning Female Athlete of the Year in Grade 8 and Most Improved Skater for the Hamilton Special Olympics Skating Club in the same year. She has also won many medals, ribbons and trophies from various sports she has played with the Special Olympics and the sports she participated in at school.
Skating has brought Sara tremendous joy. Sara puts her heart and soul into her training and works very hard at it on and off the ice. She is a role model for many who know her. Sara is always working to improve on her athletic abilities. She really embodies the true spirit of skating whether it’s helping a fellow teammate, encouraging others to do their best or simply just working at being the best athlete she can be.