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Winter World Transplant Games

In 1994, the French transplant athletics organization, TRANS-FORME, organized the first Transplant Games for winter sports in Tignes. Over 100 recipients from eighteen countries participated in cross-country and downhill events.

The success of that event spawned the first U.S. Winter Transplant Games and Carnival in Aspen, Colorado in February of 1995. Fifty skiers from all across the nation participated in all levels of nordic and alpine events. Two years later, the second U.S. Winter Transplant Games were held at Mammoth Mountain, in Mammoth Lakes, California.

Warming up for the Olympics, Salt Lake City played host to the 1999 Winter World Transplant Games presented by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), January 10-15, in lieu of the U.S. Winter Games. Transplant recipients hailing from 60 different countries vied for gold, silver and bronze medals in Alpine and Nordic skiing events, including biathlon and snowboarding competitions.

The 4th Winter World Transplant Games were held in Nendaz, Switzerland, January 14th-19th, 2001, with Team USA in attendance. These Games featured the first Nicholas Cup, a transplant recipient children's ski race, named in honor of 7-year-old Nicholas Green who died in a tragic accident and whose organs saved the lives of seven recipients.

The 5th Winter World Transplant Games were held January 18th-25th, 2004, in Bormio, Italy. 13 Team USA members attended (athletes and supporters).

The 2008 Winter World Transplant Games were held March 25-30th in Rovaniemi, Finland. With 19 athletes and 17 supporters in attendance, Team USA competed against 20 countries and over 250 fellow transplant recipients while earning eighteen medals and placing eighth overall! Team USA looks forward to competing in the next Winter World Games in Sainte Foy Tarentaise, France from January 17-22, 2010.