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Local Olympians

Lake Placid to take center stage on World Ice Skating Day Dec. 3

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority recently announced that the International Skating Union has selected the Olympic Center as the main event partner for the 2023 World Ice Skating Day event to be held Sunday, Dec. 3. The factors that made Lake Placid the ...

Local luge duo slides into new season

USA Luge National team members Chevonne Forgan of Chelmsford, Massachusetts and Sophie Kirkby of Ray Brook are preparing for their first-ever FIL World Cup in Lake Placid. The World Cup will take place on Dec. 8 and 9 at Mount Van Hoevenberg. The duo now live in the Lake Placid area and ...

US Bobsled World Cup team named

LAKE PLACID — USA Bobsled/Skeleton Monday, Nov. 20 announced the members of the bobsled team for the 2023/2024 IBSF World Cup competition season. The athletes named are as follows: Lauren Brzozowski, Kaysha Love and Elana Meyers Taylor for female pilots; Azaria Hill, Jasmine Jones, ...

Lake Placid to take center stage on World Ice Skating Day

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority recently announced that the International Skating Union has selected the Olympic Center as the main event partner for the 2023 World Ice Skating Day event to be held Sunday, Dec. 3. The factors that made Lake Placid the ...

IBSF North American Cup kicks off in Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID — The IBSF North American Cup kicked off at Mount Van Hoevenberg, marking the first outdoor competition of the 2023/2024 sliding season for the stars and stripes. This event also coincided with USABS’ Bobsled Selection Races. “The athletes have waited a long time to get ...

Billy Demong to be inducted into ski, snowboard hall of fame

ISHPEMING, MI — The U.S. National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum Friday announced that Vermontville native Billy Demong will be one of eight people inducted into the hall of fame on March 23 at the four-day Snowsports History Celebration in Park City, Utah. The Class of ...