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Local Olympian retires after World Cup run

Local Olympians

LAKE PLACID — U.S. luge Olympian Chris Mazdzer spent most of Dec. 2 working on his sled at the USA Luge training facility. “It’s the thing that no one sees,” he said. The four-time Olympian and 2018 luge silver medalist who grew up in Saranac Lake has spent countless hours ...

Zack DiGregorio and Sean Hollander are golden

Local Sports

LAKE PLACID — The U.S. men’s doubles luge team of Zack DiGregorio and Sean Hollander had never competed in a FIL Luge World Cup on their home track at Mount Van Hoevenberg prior to this past weekend. But, Hollander, a Lake Placid native, said they know the track like the back of ...

Britcher earns bronze in women’s singles

Local Sports

LAKE PLACID — The last time U.S. luge Olympian Summer Britcher competed in a FIL Luge World Cup in Lake Placid, she missed the women’s singles podium by 0.269 seconds. Since then Britcher, the all-time USA Luge women’s singles leader for World Cup victories, has recorded just four ...

Chris Mazdzer slides for one last time

Local Sports

LAKE PLACID — With one final run left in his career, Olympic luge athlete Chris Mazdzer stopped and gave a quick smile to the camera on top of the Mount Van Hoevenberg track on Dec. 9. The four-time Olympian and 2018 luge silver medalist who grew up in Saranac Lake rarely shows emotion ...

USA Luge claims three sprint World Cup medals

Local Sports

LAKE PLACID — On an emotional final day of the FIL Luge World Cup in Lake Placid on Saturday, the U.S. women closed out their successful weekend with three medals in the sprint division races. Sprint races feature the top 15 athletes in each discipline based on their finish in the ...