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Mystique Ro gets skeleton silver medal

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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 ...

Germany sweeps another 2-man World Cup race, and tops monobob

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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 ...

World Cup aerials final moves to Placid

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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, ...

SLP earns tie, loss in home tourney

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SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Placid girls hockey team tied the Canton Golden Bears 1-1 on Sunday, Dec. 28 in the second game of the team’s annual Holiday Tournament at the Saranac Lake Civic Center. Madison Blinn opened up scoring, netting a goal on assists from Emma Clark and ...

Blue Bomber girls ski to first place

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NORTH CREEK — Section VII Nordic skiers had a dominant day at the Queensbury Nordic Relay, held on Saturday, Dec. 27 at the North Creek Ski Bowl, as the Saranac Lake boys took home the top spot, while the Lake Placid girls finished atop their podium. The classic technique race featured a ...

Sliding and sculpting

Winter Olympic Sports

LAKE PLACID — Sophia Kirkby is not only hoping to qualify for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games in February, but she’s looking to bring her off-ice passion for ceramics with her as well. The Ray Brook native, who competes in doubles luge, crafted thousands of handmade and ...