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Luger participates in 2034 Olympic Committee event

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — As the International Olympic Committee plans to announce the 2034 Winter Games host city on July 24, members of the Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 Committee are hoping to close out more than a decade-long pursuit to bring the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games back to Utah ...

Laura Chapot wins Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix

LAKE PLACID — Laura Chapot rode Chandon Blue to victory in the $75,000 Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix to conclude the I Love New York Grand Prix on Sunday, July 7 at the North Elba Show Grounds. Chapot’s win, her eighth Grand Prix victory in Lake Placid. Chapot and 18-year-old Mia ...

Mazdzer falls short in American Ninja Warrior run

SARANAC LAKE — Olympic luge silver medalist and former Saranac Lake resident Chris Mazdzer’s return to national television was pretty short-lived. The 36-year-old fell on the second obstacle on NBC television’s “American Ninja Warrior,” on the July 8 episode. The four-time ...

U.S. Nordic combined funding cut felt in the region

LAKE PLACID — Funding for the U.S. Nordic combined program suddenly melted away last week as the national team’s organization says it risked going bankrupt on the sport due to low sponsorships and attention. This move stunned local athletes rising in the field and likely ended the future of ...

Chris Mazdzer to compete in American Ninja Warrior

LAKE PLACID — After retiring from luge this past December, 2018 Olympic silver medalist and former Saranac Lake resident Chris Mazdzer is set to return back to the spotlight. The four-time Olympian who now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah will compete on NBC television’s “American ...

Texas native rides to LP grand prix win

LAKE PLACID — It’s safe to say that Brian Moggre’s first-ever trip to Lake Placid has been pretty good so far. On the final day of the Lake Placid Horse Show on Sunday, June 30, Moggre, of Flower Mound, Texas, rode his horse MTM Vivre Le Reve to a first place victory in the $75,000 ...