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Winter Olympic Sports

Shiffrin has work to do to earn 4th straight overall title

Mikaela Shiffrin has yet to win a race in 2020 and actually recently recorded a rare “did not finish” in an event. The two-time Olympic gold medalist knows what some might be thinking: What is going on? Her response: Nothing that a little rest wouldn’t fix. Only, there’s no ...

New Olympic Jumping Complex gondola now open

LAKE PLACID — A new gondola is open for business in Lake Placid. The opening of the SkyRide gondola system at the Olympic Jumping Complex, one piece of an ongoing multi-million dollar update of the facility, was announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday. The Olympic Jumping Complex is ...

Mazdzer leads the way for Team USA

ALTENBERG, Germany — The efforts of Chris Mazdzer in doubles and singles led the American effort Saturday as Viessmann World Cup luge racing resumed in Altenberg after a month-long holiday recess. Mazdzer teamed with Jayson Terdiman in the morning to finish 17th in doubles. In the ...

Ledger registers strong results in Youth Olympic Games

Van Ledger, of Lake Placid, competed in two biathlon events over the weekend at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. Ledger was the top American male finisher in the 12-kilometer individual event Saturday, finishing 59th with a time of 41 minutes, 3.5 seconds. Teammate ...

World Cup luge season resumes in Germany

ALTENBERG, Germany — After a holiday pause of nearly a month, the Viessmann World Cup tour resumes Saturday and Sunday in the outpost of Altenberg, Germany, adjacent to the border of the Czech Republic. The resumption finds the remainder of the World Cup schedule, through February, taking ...