LAKE PLACID — The 44th Empire State Winter Games torch relay concludes its five-day, 700-mile journey here at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 at the opening ceremony for the four-day event. The torch relay begins Sunday, Jan. 28, from two starting points: the Buffalo and Poughkeepsie areas. ...
Athletes from the New York Ski Educational Foundation competed in the U14 Mud Sweat N’ Gears Cup this past weekend at Belleayre Mountain and Windham Mountain. The race featured a slalom at Belleayre Mountain on Jan. 20 and a giant slalom on Jan. 21. Lake Placid native Nora Petrocci ...
GANGNEUNG, South Korea — A standoff between the IOC and 2026 Winter Games officials in Italy about using a sliding track for bobsled, skeleton and luge in another country should be resolved by the end of the month, the Olympic body said on Jan. 18. The International Olympic Committee has ...
SARANAC LAKE — Playing in just its second home league contest this season, the Saranac Lake Placid boys hockey team suffered a 5-0 loss to the Beekmantown Eagles on Jan. 18 at the Saranac Lake Civic Center. While it wasn’t a pretty outcome, SLP head coach Josh Spanburgh said his team ...
SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake boys and girls Nordic teams earned a victory over the Lake Placid and Keene Nordic teams in the 5-kilometer skate race on Jan. 23 at the Dewey Mountain Recreation Center. More than 60 athletes competed in comfortable conditions, leading to fast finish ...
GANGNEUNG, South Korea — A standoff between the IOC and 2026 Winter Games officials in Italy about using a bobsled track in another country should be resolved within two weeks, the Olympic body said Thursday, Jan. 18. The International Olympic Committee has repeatedly insisted that an ...