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 ...

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 ...

LAKE PLACID — Salt Lake City, Utah, may be the International Olympic Committee’s preferred host city for the 2034 Olympic Winter Games, but Olympic competition could actually be coming back to the Adirondack Park in just over two years. New York state and U.S. Olympic & Paralympic ...

LAKE PLACID — While four-time U.S. luge Olympian Chris Mazdzer will cap off his long and decorated career at the FIL Luge World Cup this weekend, it will also mark the start of the season. The World Cup will be held at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Dec. 8 and 9 for the first time since 2019. As ...

USA Luge National team members Chevonne Forgan of Chelmsford, Massachusetts and Sophie Kirkby of Ray Brook are preparing for their first-ever FIL World Cup in Lake Placid. The World Cup will take place on Dec. 8 and 9 at Mount Van Hoevenberg. The duo now live in the Lake Placid area and ...