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U.S. women’s doubles earns bronze at luge World Championships

ALTENBERG, Germany — The United States doubles team of Chevonne Forgan and Sophie Kirkby won their second career World Championship bronze medal on Jan. 27, tying the start and track records while doing so. Team USA also brought home a silver medal at the 52nd FIL Luge World ...

Blue Bombers top Johnsburg/Minerva hoopers

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid boys basketball team snapped a three-game losing skid on Tuesday, Jan. 30 after topping the Johnsburg/Minerva Irish Jaguars 49-26 on the Blue Bombers’ home court. Seb Cecunjanin led all scorers with 22 points, which included two 3-point shots. Owen Hayes ...

SLP skaters earn two wins against the Rockies

LAKE PLACID — The young Saranac Lake Placid girl’s hockey team earned a pair of wins over the Rockland Rockies this weekend in Lake Placid. SLP rolled to a 5-1 win over the Rockies in the first game on Jan. 20 at the Olympic Center’s USA Rink. The team carried over its solid play ...

Location of 2026 Olympic sliding events to be decided soon

GANGNEUNG, South Korea — A standoff between the IOC and 2026 Winter Games officials in Italy about using a sliding track for bobsled, skeleton and luge in another country should be resolved by the end of the month, the Olympic body said on Jan. 18. The International Olympic Committee has ...

Empire State Winter Games torch relay ends Feb. 1 in Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID — The 44th Empire State Winter Games torch relay concludes its five-day, 700-mile journey here at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 at the opening ceremony for the four-day event. The torch relay begins Sunday, Jan. 28, from two starting points: the Buffalo and Poughkeepsie areas. ...

Beekmantown Eagles soar past SLP boys

SARANAC LAKE — Playing in just its second home league contest this season, the Saranac Lake Placid boys hockey team suffered a 5-0 loss to the Beekmantown Eagles on Jan. 18 at the Saranac Lake Civic Center. While it wasn’t a pretty outcome, SLP head coach Josh Spanburgh said his team ...