{"id":5785,"date":"2025-08-13T15:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/specialolympics.ch\/personen\/laurence-buchard\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:41:29","slug":"laurence-buchard","status":"publish","type":"soswi_persons","link":"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/en\/people\/laurence-buchard\/","title":{"rendered":"Laurence Buchard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-05a2a08a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laurence Buchard lives with her family in Saillon (VS) and is the mother of three young adults \u2013 including Corentin, a Special Olympics athlete with an intellectual disability. As a former top athlete, she is convinced: Sport is a powerful life lesson and a key to social inclusion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Laurence manages a sports facility with an indoor ski carpet, where she shares her passion for skiing. For many years, she has accompanied her son and his tennis team as a coach to regional and national competitions of Special Olympics Switzerland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With her perspective as a mother, coach, and athlete, she brings valuable experience to the Foundation Board. 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