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Reliving the Miracle

Olympic Legacy

LAKE PLACID — The United States men’s hockey team pulled off a “Miracle,” on Jan. 15 at the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena, defeating the mighty Soviet Union 4-3. Or so it looked ... in fact, nobody was even on the ice. Three of the 17 living 1980 Olympians — Mike ...

Hundreds of racers take on 63rd Hovey ski race

Local Sports

WILMINGTON — The 63rd William A. Hovey Memorial Ski Race, hosted by New York Ski Educational Foundation, was held on Jan. 11 at Whiteface Mountain, as a field of 242 racers competed in demanding conditions that would sternly test. The challenging conditions tested the top U14 athletes to ...

USA Luge post another solid outing at World Cup

Local Sports

OBERHOF, Germany— Following the final Olympic qualification races in Winterberg, Germany, last weekend, a contingent of USA Luge athletes continues to race on the World Cup circuit before the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 begin in less than three weeks’ time. The U.S. ...

LP biathlete races to personal best

Local Sports

MADONA, Latvia — Abigail Van Dorn of Lake Placid and the New York Ski Educational Foundation made her international racing debut just last week, and on Jan. 16, she raced to 13th in the junior women’s 7.5K sprint at IBU Junior Cup 3 in Madona, Latvia. It was a day of firsts for Van ...

Mystique Ro leads the official US Olympic skeleton team

Local Sports

Austin Florian and Mystique Ro, winners of the mixed skeleton world championship last season, were announced on Jan. 19 as two of the four members of the U.S. team that will compete in the head-first sliding event at the Milan Cortina Olympics next month. Florian and Dan Barefoot got ...

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 ...