LAKE PLACID — As Nelson “Chris” Stokes walked around the Mountain Pass Lodge at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Friday, Oct. 27, the four-time Jamaican Olympic bobsledder saw few reminders of his time training in this village many years ago. Although the lodge opened in 2020 — and the ...

LAKE PLACID — With the 2023-24 luge season just over a month away, the USA Luge coaching roster was announced on Oct. 25. The staff roster features a mix of returning and new staff members. Lubomir Mick, an Olympian for Slovakia, will serve as head coach. He is joined by Kaspars Dumpis, ...

LAKE PLACID — Bobsled athlete Aja Evans, who won a bronze medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, filed a lawsuit alleging that she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a doctor on Team USA’s staff over a period of nine years. According to the lawsuit, several of the most notable occasions ...

LAKE PLACID — On the heels of Oktoberfest at Whiteface Mountain, the state Olympic Regional Development Authority will host two high-level events. - Ski jumping - The Flaming Leaves Festival and FIS men’s Continental Cup will be held from Friday, Oct. 6 to Sunday, Oct. 8 at the ...

LAKE PLACID — The USA Bobsled/Skeleton season kicked off the sliding competition season with the 2023 National Bobsled Push Championships last week. The competition took place on Sept. 26, 28 and 30, and featured solo and two-person combo pushes for the women and solo, two-person and ...

LAKE PLACID — The United States Biathlon Association announced Sept. 14 that its headquarters will be moving from New Gloucester, Maine to Midway, Utah. The decision followed an extensive search process and approval from the USBA Board of Directors. Lake Placid will remain the home of the ...