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Winter Olympic Sports

USA Luge announces National Team

LAKE PLACID — USA Luge announced the members of the 2023 National Team on May 2. The group features eight Olympic athletes, Summer Britcher, Emily Sweeney, Ashley Farquharson, Chris Mazdzer, Jonny Gustafson, Tucker West, Zack DiGregorio and Sean Hollander. The team will seek to build on ...

U.S. Biathlon finishes season with stellar performances

In a post-Olympic year and following the retirements of some notable athletes, the 2022-23 season for U.S. Biathlon was one where veterans displayed maturity and young up-and-comers stepped into the spotlight with some notable performances. The season had its share of injuries and setbacks, ...

USA Luge finishes season with nine medals

LAKE PLACID — The USA Luge national team finished the 2022-23 World Cup circuit in late February, wrapping up a season that saw luge racing back in the U.S. for the first time since 2019 with a medal count led by Emily Sweeney and the relay squad of Sweeney, Tucker West, Zack DiGregorio ...

USABSF adds one member to board

LAKE PLACID — The USA Bobsled/Skeleton Foundation announced on March 28 that Jay Madan has joined its board. Madan is an advisor, board member and operational executive with 30 years combined in management, consulting and C-suite operating experience in biotechnology, life sciences and ...

U.S. Biathlon names its Chief Executive Officer

The United States Biathlon Association announced on Monday that Jack Gierhart has been named its chief executive officer. Gierhart has been serving as the interim CEO since September 2022. Gierhart is the successor to long-time USBA CEO Max Cobb, who is now the secretary general of the ...

Four win youth national titles

LAKE PLACID — The nation’s top luge athletes under the age of 18 took part in the Norton Youth National Championships in Lake Placid on March 4-5. Vermontville resident Sadie Martin clinched second place in one of two races in her category but failed to medal. Two separate races were ...