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Fate of Lake Placid’s 2026 Sliding Center Bid?

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee is still not impressed with Italy’s determination to spend about $90 million rebuilding a historic bobsled track for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The IOC’s latest statement Wednesday, Jan. 31, on the public rift came one day ...

Let the 2024 Empire State Winter Games begin

LAKE PLACID — More than 2,000 athletes of all ages are expected to descend on the region this weekend to compete in the Empire State Winter Games. In its 44th year, the ESWG is an Olympic-style, winter multi-sport event, spanning across multiple venues. “Our goal is to make sure the ...

LP boys ski to Nordic invite title

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid varsity boys Nordic team won the Section VII Nordic Invitational their home course at Mount Van Hovenberg on Saturday, Jan. 27. The Blue Bombers won the varsity meet with a total of 13 points, followed by Queensbury in second with 18 and Guilderland in ...

Lake Placid native makes ski jumping history

PARK CITY, Utah — Lake Placid native Tate Frantz made history at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships this past weekend in Kulm Bad Mitterndorf/Tauplitz, Austria, becoming the first American to finish in the top 20 at the event since 1994. In the first round of the Individual HS235 ...

Sexual harassment on US Biathlon team leads to sanctions

U.S. Biathlon national champion Joanne Reid was sexually harassed and abused for years by a ski-wax technician while racing on the elite World Cup circuit, a watchdog group that oversees sex-abuse allegations in Olympic sports found. When the two-time Olympian complained, she says she was told ...

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 ...