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Winter Olympic Sports

USA Nordic skiers will train at VIC

PAUL SMITHS — The trails at the Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center will be skied by the USA Nordic team next year. USA Nordic is seeking to establish eastern, central and western training centers across the country, and it selected the college as its East Coast ...

USA Nordic skiers will train at PSC

PAUL SMITHS — The trails at the Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center will be skied by the USA Nordic team next year. USA Nordic is seeking to establish eastern, central and western training centers across the country, and it selected the college as its East Coast ...

One year at a time

LAKE PLACID — Two-time Olympian Sophie Caldwell has had a lot on her plate, from training as a member of the US Ski Team to getting married earlier this month. And while the 29-year-old continues to train, she said she’s taking it one year at a time as the 2022 Olympics loom on the ...

Federal grant could help US bobsled, skeleton qualify for Paralympics

LAKE PLACID — The CEO of the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation said a grant it was recently awarded will be used to pay for training camps geared toward introducing the sport to veterans with disabilities, hopefully leading the sport to be included in the 2026 Winter ...

Diggins making most of platform

LAKE PLACID — US Ski Team member and two-time Olympian Jessie Diggins is often described as “bubbly,” but her meteoric rise after claiming a gold medal in 2018 has led her to use her fame for good. Diggins, along with other members of the US Ski Team, are staying and training in Lake ...

Construction is well under way at Van Ho

LAKE PLACID — Site work is well underway at the Olympic Sports Complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg. Temporary dirt roads lined the area beyond the 1980 bobsled track Tuesday. Construction equipment was scattered throughout the site where a new three-story base lodge, complete with amenities ...