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Honoring Lake Placid’s ‘Miracle’ men

LAKE PLACID — North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik has co-sponsored a bill that would have the U.S. Treasury create three Congressional Gold Medals recognizing the “Miracle on Ice” hockey team, with one of the proposed locations for these awards being the Lake Placid Olympic Center. The ...

Bombers volleyball falls to rivals

SARANAC LAKE — The Lake Placid volleyball team suffered a 3-1 road loss on Thursday, Oct. 3 to Saranac Lake. The Red Storm won by scores of 23-25, 25-10, 25-17 and 25-16. Despite falling, the Blue Bombers jumped out to an early 15-8 advantage in the opening set. While the Red Storm ...

ORDA to host UCI downhill, cross-country World Cup in 2025

LAKE PLACID — After hosting the first-ever UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Lake Placid in late September, the state Olympic Regional Development Authority is scheduled to host both downhill and cross-country World Cup races next year. However, the venue for these events yet to be ...

Nordic nationals take place this weekend

LAKE PLACID — Elite-level Nordic combined athletes and ski jumpers from the U.S. will compete here this weekend at the United States Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined National Championships during the Flaming Leaves Festival. Athletes will jump at the Olympic Jumping Complex on Saturday, ...

Figure and fancy skating champs return

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority announces that the World Figure and Fancy Skating Championships will return to the Olympic Center from Oct. 9 to 13 for the second consecutive year. The event will include a Brushes to Blades of Steel pop-up museum. All ...

Blue Bomber girls run to McQuaid Invitational win

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid girls cross country running team continued its dominating season Saturday, Sept. 28, winning the Division 2 race at the 59th annual McQuaid Invitational at the Genesee Valley Park in Rochester. The girls Division 2 race featured 341 finishers across 33 ...