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 ...

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 ...

PAUL SMITHS — The Paul Smith’s College snowshoe team traveled to the Kawartha Lakes Region, about an hour east of Toronto, for the 2026 Canadian National Snowshoe Championships for the 5 and 10K, held at the Eganridge Resort in Fenelon Falls, Ontario. Forty-five athletes took part in ...