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Local Olympians

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 ...

USABS kicks off season with national push championships

LAKE PLACID — The USA Bobsled/Skeleton season kicked off the sliding competition season with the 2023 National Bobsled Push Championships last week. The competition took place on Sept. 26, 28 and 30, and featured solo and two-person combo pushes for the women and solo, two-person and ...

Britcher, West win USA Luge start championships

LAKE PLACID — Three-time Olympians Summer Britcher and Tucker West held onto their singles titles Friday, Aug. 18 during the annual USA Luge Start Championships in Lake Placid at the team headquarters on Church Street. This was West’s 11th win at the championships, surpassing the ...

USA Luge starts new sliding season

LAKE PLACID — Members of the National Team and the Junior National Team competed in the USA Luge Start Championships Friday, Aug. 18 on the refrigerated start track at the team’s headquarters on Church Street in Lake Placid. Three-time Olympians Tucker West and Summer Britcher won the ...