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Olympians gather in Lake Placid for parade, celebration

LAKE PLACID — Hundreds of people gathered in Lake Placid on Thursday, March 24 to celebrate the village’s Olympic legacy and Olympians from Lake Placid and around the region. A parade of Olympians returning from this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, Olympians from past years and other ...

Harvard takes down Quinnipiac

LAKE PLACID — Sometimes, things just go your way. Despite being outshot and at times a bit outplayed, the Harvard Crimson left the Olympic Center in Lake Placid with the ECAC title after defeating the No. 1 Quinnipiac Bobcats 3-2 in overtime on March 19. The win gave the No.3 ...

J. Peter Martin retires as Whiteface Club golf pro

LAKE PLACID — For the first time in 44 years, the Whiteface Club and Resort will have a new Professional Golfers’ Association golf pro. In the fall, J. Peter Martin stepped down from his long-tenured position as the resort’s golf pro. On Jan. 27, Whiteface Companies CEO Mark Sperling ...

OLYMPIC LEGACY: Anchor of Lake Placid

(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 ...

Billy Demong resigns as USA Nordic director

USA Nordic Sport announced Tuesday, March 22 that Vermontville native Billy Demong would be resigning as executive director of the national governing body for ski jumping and Nordic combined. Demong, 41, will remain a member of the USA Nordic Sport Board of Directors and will act as an ...

OLYMPIC LEGACY: Olympic forefathers

(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 ...