LAKE PLACID — After the International Olympic Committee announced on June 24 that women’s doubles will be added to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games program at Milan Cortina, Italy, one question remains. Will there be fewer men competing in luge at the Olympics now that more women will be ...

LAKE PLACID — It would be strange to see some of your favorite Olympians waiting on you at a restaurant, but in Lake Placid that could happen. It’s been nearly five months since the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China and for the many USA Luge athletes living in Lake Placid or the ...

LAKE PLACID — More than a dozen Olympians and potential Olympic-level athletes were in attendance for Olympic and Paralympic Day at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid on Thursday, June 23. Olympic and Paralympic Day, a day to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games, started ...

Olympic bobsled pilot Elana Meyers Taylor was the guest speaker Wednesday, May 4 at a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House to celebrate the accomplishments of U.S. Olympians and Paralympians over the past two years. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcomed members ...

LAKE PLACID — Katie Uhlaender, a five-time Olympic skeleton racer living at the Olympic Training Center, flew to Fiji on Saturday, April 23 to be part of the crew filming the 43rd season of the television reality show “Survivor.” “Survivor” is one of the most popular contest ...

LAKE PLACID — After a long and successful career with U.S. Biathlon, Clare Egan, a 34-year-old Lake Placid resident, decided to hang up her skis and rifle following the conclusion of the U.S. Biathlon National Championships on March 27 in Lake Placid. “I was really happy. It was the ...