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World University Games

FISU Games open with pomp, pageantry, parade

LAKE PLACID — The rich heritage and pageantry of amateur sports was on full display Thursday night, Jan. 12, during the opening ceremony of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU Winter World University Games on the iconic “Miracle on Ice” rink made famous during the 1980 winter Olympics. Gov. ...

USA ice dancers win silver in World University Games

LAKE PLACID - Returning to Lake Placid after their third-place finish at the 2022 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic in September, Lorraine McNamara and Anton Spiridonov glided away with the silver medal at the 2023 Winter World University Games. They were the only US skaters to earn a ...

Police forces team up for security at FISU Games

LAKE PLACID — The 2023 FISU Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, which officially kicked off in Lake Placid on Thursday, Jan. 12, have drawn more than 2,100 athletes and delegates from all over the world, and the Lake Placid Police Department is teaming up with several state and ...

FISU Games results: Wednesday, Jan. 18

LAKE PLACID — Below are the competition results from the Lake Placid 2023 FISU Winter World University Games on Wednesday, Jan. 18. For medal events, we’ve included results for gold, silver and bronze, plus any American athlete. - ALPINE SKIING (MEN’S GIANT SLALOM) - 1. Czech ...

One for the record books

LAKE PLACID — Track records are made to be broken in speedskating, and they were at the James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval on Monday, Jan. 16, not once, but twice in the 5,000-meter race. Eric Heiden still looms large in speed skating, and 43 years ago in Lake Placid, he earned an ...