CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Matt Weston doesn’t always win. It only seems that way. And at the Milan Cortina Olympics, the 28-year-old slider from Britain left no doubt — he’s the best skeleton racer in the world. Capping a four-year run that featured one remarkable finish after ...

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority is set to host the Lake Placid Finals, a FIS Cross-Country World Cup event that will bring some of the world’s best cross-country skiers to Mount Van Hoevenberg for a historic three-day season finale March 20-22. The event ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Germany, Austria, Italy. They were the three best luge nations at the Milan Cortina Olympics, and very fittingly, they were the three best teams in the team relay on Thursday night, Feb. 12. Germany is now 4-for-4 in the team event in the Olympic program, ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Monday, Feb. 16 would have been a fantastic day for fishing in Jamaica. The weather was just about perfect with bright sunshine, forecasters calling for temperatures in the low-to-mid 80s, somewhat calm breezes. Under normal circumstances, Shane Pitter probably ...

LAKE PLACID — Two area synchronized skating teams earned medals at the Empire State Winter Games this past weekend. The Skating Club of Lake Placid’s Crystal Edges had the area’s top results on Feb. 8, earning a gold medal in the Aspire 1 Group B division. The Crystal Edges beat ...

PLATTSBURGH — The Beekmantown girls hockey team netted a goal late in the third period to defeat Saranac Lake Placid 2-1 in the Section VII girls hockey championship on Monday evening at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse. The Eagles’ Rhianna Gilligan sent a wrist shot into the net ...