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Olympic skeleton racer heads to Fiji for ‘Survivor’ TV series

LAKE PLACID — Katie Uhlaender, a five-time Olympic skeleton racer living at the Olympic Training Center, flew to Fiji on Saturday, April 23 to be part of the crew filming the 43rd season of the television reality show “Survivor.” “Survivor” is one of the most popular contest ...

OLYMPIC LEGACY: Cheering on the visionaries

(Editor’s note: This story is part of an “Olympic Legacy” series to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the III Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid in 1932. What happened that year led to this village hosting the XIII Olympic Winter Games in 1980 and the continuing legacy of training ...

U.S. Biathlon announces national team nominations

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine — The U.S. Biathlon Association recently announced its nominations for the 2022-23 national team, junior national team and the national development group. “We are excited to have eleven athletes qualify for this year’s junior national team,” said Tim Burke, ...

Ten national records set at speedskating championships

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority recently announced that seven athletes set 10 new national records on the Olympic Center’s 1932 Jack Shea Arena during the U.S. Short Track National Age Class Championships in Lake Placid on April ...

Lake Placid natives take on the Boston Marathon

LAKE PLACID — As Lake Placid’s Darci Whitney reached an overpass in Newton, Massachusetts, while running in the 126th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18, she saw a familiar face that brought back memories of a tragedy. “I didn’t 100% know it, but I was kind of like, ‘I know ...

Nina Lussi retires from ski jumping

LAKE PLACID — Nina Lussi’s ski jumping career ended in the same place where it began. Lussi, a 28-year-old Lake Placid native, announced her retirement from women’s ski jumping following the conclusion of the two-day International Ski Federation Continental Cup in Lake Placid on ...