Persistence takes siblings to China, Special Olympics
Even though it was more than 30 years ago, Stacy Perry still remembers her reaction when her younger brother brought home a gold medal from the Special Olympics.

"I got on my bike, put the medal around my neck and pedaled around to everyone and said, 'Look at this. My brother won a gold medal,' " recalls Perry, who was 9 at the time.

Todd Ornstein, 42, remembers that day when at 7 he won the 50-yard dash. "When she told me that she did that, I was cracking up," he laughs. "I said, 'Stacy, I love you, dear.' "

As children, the siblings formed a strong bond that has led them to China this week. They will be among 7,500 athletes representing 160 countries at the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, which will be held Tuesday through Oct. 11 in Shanghai. The Special Olympics is a competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.