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Luger participates in 2034 Olympic Committee event

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — As the International Olympic Committee plans to announce the 2034 Winter Games host city on July 24, members of the Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 Committee are hoping to close out more than a decade-long pursuit to bring the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games back to Utah ...

U.S. Nordic combined funding cut felt in the region

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LAKE PLACID — Funding for the U.S. Nordic combined program suddenly melted away last week as the national team’s organization says it risked going bankrupt on the sport due to low sponsorships and attention. This move stunned local athletes rising in the field and likely ended the future of ...

AuSable Forks fast pitch softball tourney returns next week

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AuSABLE FORKS — The 62nd annual AuSable Forks Fast-pitch softball tournament is slated to start on Friday, July 12 and will wrap up on July 14 at Billy Mitchell Memorial Field. The tournament will kick off with the annual Hall of Fame introduction ceremonies at 6 p.m., followed by the ...

Chris Mazdzer to compete in American Ninja Warrior

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LAKE PLACID — After retiring from luge this past December, 2018 Olympic silver medalist and former Saranac Lake resident Chris Mazdzer is set to return back to the spotlight. The four-time Olympian who now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah will compete on NBC television’s “American ...

Texas native rides to LP grand prix win

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LAKE PLACID — It’s safe to say that Brian Moggre’s first-ever trip to Lake Placid has been pretty good so far. On the final day of the Lake Placid Horse Show on Sunday, June 30, Moggre, of Flower Mound, Texas, rode his horse MTM Vivre Le Reve to a first place victory in the $75,000 ...

Whiteface Club records second ace of season

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LAKE PLACID — Less than a month after club member Carolyn Roy of Lake Placid recorded her second career hole-in-one, the Whiteface Club once again was the scene of its second ace of the season. Andrew Pate of Cornwall, Ontario, playing with his wife and daughter on June 21, fired a seven ...