LAKE PLACID — Thirty-three USA Luge athletes braved Saturday’s bitterly cold temperatures and competed in the Empire State Winter Games Youth A and Youth B luge races, held at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid. “Oh, it was pretty cold, but I think that kind of, like, pumped me ...
LAKE PLACID — The Section VII Nordic ski teams finished up their regular season Thursday at the Scotts Cobble Nordic Center. After battling cold temperatures for much of the season, the teams competed under sunny skies in the Mixed-Relay format of one boy and one girl per team for the first ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — A gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics weighs 506 grams, or just over 1.1 pounds. It’s a fairly heavy necklace. Sorry, Max Langenhan. The additional neck pain might be worth it. Langenhan — a two-time defending World Cup overall champion from ...
RAY BROOK — USA Luge’s Sophia Kirkby is gearing up to make history as part of the first-ever American women’s doubles team to compete at the Olympic Winter Games. But for the Ray Brook native, who races alongside Chevonne Forgan, the moment is a bit bittersweet. She’ll be without ...
LAKE PLACID — Tate Frantz has always dreamt about making it to the Olympics. And soon, the 20-year-old ski jumper from Lake Placid will officially make his dream a reality. But if you asked him four years ago if he’d be competing in the 2026 Olympics, his answer might not have been a ...
