Nobody knows for certain when luge — the French word for sled — started, since nobody surely took note of the first time someone slid feet-first down a slope. Some say the 15th century, with evidence that there were races in Norway around that time. USA Luge believes that the sport could ...
Former U.S. skeleton athlete John Daly was once asked why anyone would decide to hurl themselves, head first, down an ice-coated mountainside chute on a thin sled with no safety equipment other than a helmet. Daly laughed. “If I knew that, I probably wouldn’t be out here,” he ...
LAKE PLACID — In a showdown between two squads returning to the hardwood for the first time in two weeks, the Tupper Lake boys basketball team secured a 38-23 non-league road victory on Monday, Jan. 5 over the Lake Placid Blue Bombers. The Lumberjacks’ junior Colin Strack scored a ...
WINTERBERG, Germany — Germany’s dominance of the World Cup two-man bobsled season continued Saturday, with the host nation sweeping the medals again. Johannes Lochner was first, Adam Ammour was second and Francesco Friedrich was third. It was the fifth two-man race of the season and ...
WINTERBERG, Germany (AP) — Austria’s Janine Flock won a World Cup women’s skeleton race on Friday, while Mystique Ro of the U.S. got her best finish of the season. Ro was leading after the first of two runs, but Flock overtook her in the second heat and finished with a combined time ...
LAKE PLACID — U.S. Ski and Snowboard recently announced that the aerials portion of the Freestyle World Cup event, originally scheduled to take place at Deer Valley Resort, will be moved to Lake Placid between Jan. 11-12. The move comes following unseasonably warm weather out west, ...