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Lake Placid won’t host 2026 Olympic sliding sports

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LAKE PLACID — This village’s chance of hosting a third Olympics seems out of the question ... at least for now. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee received notification in mid-April that the Lake Placid-New York State’s Plan B bid to host the sliding events at the ...

High School Roundup: SLP boys lax falls to Sandstoners

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SARANAC LAKE — After securing an overtime victory on Wednesday, the Saranac Lake Placid boys lacrosse team couldn’t replicate the magic, suffering an 11-5 home loss to the Potsdam Sandstoners on Thursday, May 1. Potsdam jumped out to a 6-1 lead before SLP’s Scottie Nicholas ...

USA Luge announces National Team ahead of Olympic year

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LAKE PLACID — USA Luge announced on May 2 the members of the 2025 National Team. The group features seven Olympic athletes with hopes to build on the team’s success from last season, which resulted in 11 medals and 67 top 10 World Cup finishes. - Women’s doubles - Lillehammer ...

SLP girls lax fall to Salmon River, 5-4

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SARANAC LAKE — The Salmon River Shamrocks defeated SLP 5-4 on the road Monday. SLP struggled offensively in the early going, trailing 3-0 at halftime. But after the intermission, the offense played better as SLP’s Tyler Burth scored with 2 minutes to play to pull within one ...

Registration for MayDay 10K & 5K9 is still open

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LAKE PLACID — Registration for the first-ever event on the Adirondack Rail Trail — Sunday, May 4, starting at 4 p.m. — is still open. The Lake Placid Marathon and Half event company, which is owned and operated by Greg Borzilleri, introduced the MayDay10k and MayDay5K-9 last month. ...