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Winter Olympic Sports

State buying $1M in ads to lure athletes to Placid

WILMINGTON — The state will spend $1 million on digital advertising with the goal of attracting athletes to Lake Placid in the lead-up to the 2023 World University Games, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. The state is aiming to bolster Lake Placid’s reputation as a world-class ...

New looks unveiled for overhauled 1980 Olympic venues

WILMINGTON — The state has unveiled new renderings of proposed and ongoing upgrades to Olympic sports facilities in Lake Placid. In a news release following the conclusion of the first-ever I Love NY Adirondack Oktoberfest Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office touted a funding ...

Running of the Balls returns for fifth year

LAKE PLACID — The fifth annual USA Luge Running of the Balls fundraiser, sponsored by Duluth Trading Company, will take place Saturday, Nov. 30 after the conclusion of the World Cup luge event at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sliding Complex. Proceeds from the event help support the ...

ORDA still in the red

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority had a bad summer and continues to operate deeply in the red, according to a recent year-to-date financial report. In the first five months of ORDA’s fiscal year, April 1 to Sept. 1, the authority operated at a loss of ...

ORDA board OKs ski jump regrading contract

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority Board of Directors on Monday authorized a contract with a Vermont-based builder to regrade areas surrounding two smaller ski jumps for developing athletes. The contract was awarded to G.W. Tatro Construction, of ...

Canada releases Humphries

Two-time Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries will be allowed to compete for the United States this season and beyond, after Canadian officials announced Saturday night that they are granting her request to be released from their program. It’s a massive boost for the American ...