Liza Ambrosini loves her job.

“I get along with the people here,” said Ambrosini, as she filled bins with mozzarella cheese. “They love me.”

It’s pretty easy to see why when she begins her shift at Angelina’s Pizzeria in Queensbury.

“You know I love you girl,” said one co-worker.

“I know. I love you too,” Ambrosini replied.

She brings a lot of joy and inspiration every day.

When she’s not preparing for the dinner rush, that love and passion carries over to nearby West Mountain. It’s where she trains for Alpine skiing in the Special Olympics.

“The opportunities that Liza has had, it's amazing,” said Fran Ambrosini, Liza’s mother and coach.

Diagnosed with development delays, Liza Ambrosini was introduced to skiing and tennis by her mother when she was 7.

“My parents twisted my arms to do it,” said Liza Ambrosini, with a smile.

“She never liked to try new things,” said Fran Ambrosini. “And she still at times doesn't like to try new things, but she knows that she can now through Special Olympics.”

It’s a good thing Liza Ambrosini gave it a try because she’s quite good at it – winning medals at state games, USA games and now getting ready to compete at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Italy this month.

“I didn’t know, like, I was overwhelmed. I couldn’t eat,” said Liza Ambrosini, on finding out she was heading to the World Winter Games.

“I started crying. I went to my husband, I'm like, ‘Joe, Joe.’ And he's like, ‘what's wrong? What's going on?’ And I go, ‘Liza’s going to World Games.’ And as Liza said, it was mind blowing.”

Fran Ambrosini, a retired special education teacher, never set limitations for her daughter. This opportunity of a lifetime earned with tremendous love and support.

“For Liza, it was, 'You want to do that? Fine. We'll help you do whatever you want to do.' We never stopped her from anything. And to see her now, it's so much joy,” Fran Ambrosini said.

From upstate New York to the Italian Alps, the possibilities are limitless.