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USA Luge taps 11 slider Olympic team

Local Olympians

LAKE PLACID — USA Luge officially announced its 11 nominations for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina on Monday, Jan. 12, as the elite team is made up of a solid mix of returning Olympians and newcomers. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee will officially sign off ...

USA’s Kaila Kuhn soars to aerials gold

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LAKE PLACID — From competing at the Olympics to even winning a World Championship, American aerialist Kaila Kuhn has achieved a lot in her young career. But prior to the Jan. 12 World Cup aerials competition at the Olympic Ski Jumping Complex, Kuhn had never stood atop the World Cup ...

McCormick nets 100th point in win

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ROUSES POINT — Saranac Lake Placid’s Ayden McCormick has always had a knack for finding the back of the net. So, when the SLP boys hockey team needed a goal late in the Jan. 8 road game against the Northeastern Clinton Cougars, the team knew exactly who to look toward. And the ...

Aerials World Cup on Sunday, Monday

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LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Freestyle Cup, the fourth and final stop on the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle World Cup aerials tour, will take place here at the Olympic Jumping Complex on Sunday and Monday, Jan. 11 and 12. The two-day World Cup in Lake Placid features ...

USA Luge’s Britcher takes home more World Cup gold

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SIGULDA, Latvia — USA Luge’s Summer Britcher won her second race of the season and assumed the lead of the overall World Cup, despite missing the first event of the season. The 31-year-old slider secured gold after posting back-to-back elite results in the International Luge ...