PAUL SMITHS — The Saranac Lake boys and girls Nordic ski teams swept the Section VII title, following the second and final day of racing on Thursday, Feb. 12 at the Paul Smith’s College Visitor Information Center. Brothers Mason and Liam Stoddard propelled the Red Storm boys to ...
LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority is set to host the Lake Placid Finals, a FIS Cross-Country World Cup event that will bring some of the world’s best cross-country skiers to Mount Van Hoevenberg for a historic three-day season finale March 20-22. The event ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Ashley Farquharson crossed the finish line, looked at the giant scoreboard at the end of the track and then immediately began to cry. A happy cry, at that. A very happy cry. USA Luge has its seventh Olympic medal — one that came from a slider who never ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer hadn’t won a race this season on the World Cup circuit. They weren’t even contenders in many of them. Ah, the comforts of home. A little Italian ice changed everything — and the first women’s doubles luge champions ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — A gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics weighs 506 grams, or just over 1.1 pounds. It’s a fairly heavy necklace. Sorry, Max Langenhan. The additional neck pain might be worth it. Langenhan — a two-time defending World Cup overall champion from ...
LAKE PLACID — Two area synchronized skating teams earned medals at the Empire State Winter Games this past weekend. The Skating Club of Lake Placid’s Crystal Edges had the area’s top results on Feb. 8, earning a gold medal in the Aspire 1 Group B division. The Crystal Edges beat ...