Tammie Masteare represented Vermont in the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games. Tammie qualified for the World Games after winning a gold medal in the 1K Cross Country skiing event at the 2008 Winter Games in Woodstock. She continued her winning streak bringing home a gold medal in the 500m event. She also earned a fourth place ribbon in the 4X1K relay and placed fifth in the 1K freestyle.
From February 6-13, nearly 3,000 athletes from 85 countries competed in seven Olympic-type sports: Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating, floor hockey, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and speed skating. Held in the spectacular mountains of Boise and Sun Valley, Idaho, the 2009 World Games was the largest World Winter Games in the history of the movement.
