Photo Gallery: Breakfast With Champions Honors Excellence Of Special Olympics Texas Athletes

Arlington TX

04 June, 2022

12:45 PM

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By Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report June 2, 2022 Former U.S. Olympian Kelly Gunther nearly lost her foot ice skating when she was 6 years old. She recovered and eventually won multiple gold medals on the United States relay team, earning her the nickname "The Comeback Kid." Gunther bounced back from her injuries to speed skate at the 2014 Winter Olympics. "I was told I would never be able to skate again. We had no idea what the road I had ahead of me was," Gunther said. "Everything happened for a reason." Gunther co-hosted Special Olympics Texas' Breakfast with Champions on June 2 at the Hurst Conference Center, 1601 Campus Drive. By Gunther's side, Special Olympics athlete and co-host Mandy Morgan spoke to guests. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.