Robertson, skiing under cloudy skies and temperatures that hovered in the mid-30s, opened the day winning her first women’s race on the 744-meter, 32-gate course on Draper’s Drop in a time of 56.64 seconds. She won her second race on her home course in a time of 56.90.

West Mountain’s Piper Dock claimed the first race’s silver medal, finishing about one second behind in 57.65, while her teammate Shayla Byrne raced to bronze in 57.95.

In the women’s second race, Holiday Valley’s Carissa Dunlap claimed silver. She finished her race run in 57.12 and Vivian Bishop of the Brantling Ski Racing Association crossed the line in third place. She swept through the 32 gates in a single-heat time of 58.80.

Montgomery was able to hold off Windham Mountain’s Jack Conneely in both of his races. Montgomery won his first event in 53.90, just .37 seconds ahead of Connely, who raced to silver in a time of 54.27. Michael Stevens claimed the bronze medal, crossing the finish line at the bottom of Draper’s Drop in 54.45.

Saoirse Teahen competes in Super-G at the Empire State Winter Games at Whiteface Mountain on Friday. (Provided photo — Arthur Maiorella/Empire State Winter Games)

Montgomery won his second men’s race in 54.11, while again holding off Conneely by only .40 seconds (54.51), while Andrew Williams of HoliMont Ski Club earned a bronze medal finish in 55.59.

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Giant slalom

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Robertson, and Marshall Hudson, also of Northwood School, raced to gold medal finishes during Saturday’s Alpine giant slalom event at Whiteface Mountain.

Hudson emerged victorious in the men’s race, working his way through the Draper Drop trail’s 34 gates and 34 directional changes in a single run time of 1:41.5. He was a full second clear of West Mountain’s Hudson Montgomery, who finished second in 1:42.5.

Lake Placid native and New York Ski Educational Foundation racer, Michael Mezzetti, earned the bronze medal, crossing the finish line in 1:43.10. Each medalist competed in the ESWG’s U16 division.

Robertson posted a single-run time of 1:46.30, securing victory in the ladies category. HoliMont Ski Resort’s Carissa Dunlap, participating in the U18 division, earned silver with a 1:48.70. Rounding out the podium was Mia Kerl of Holiday Valley Ski Resort, clocking in at 1:49.50.

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Cross-country

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Three cross-country skiers from the Tri-Lake Region felt right at home on the Dewey Mountain trail system in Saranac Lake. The three combined to sweep Friday’s boys U12 2.5-kilometer Freestyle Mass Start cross-country ski race podium.

William Preece, of Lake Placid, 11, won the race, about 1.5 miles, beating six other racers in a time of 9:45.5 seconds. That was a slim seven seconds faster than Henry Hann, a 7-year-old from Saranac Lake, who finished in the silver medal spot with a time of 9:52.5. The race’s bronze medalist was Lake Placid’s Tyler Erenstone, 11. He completed his race in 10:42.2.

Rhea Mackey, 11, of Keene, captured the Girls U12 2.5K Freestyle Mass Start bronze medal. She completed the course in 12:33.1. Friday’s winner was Grace Bartlett. The 11-year-old from Old Forge won the event, beating six other skiers in a time of 10:23.9, while the silver medal went to Mallory, 12, from Queensbury.

On Sunday, Pepper Laxson and Cadence Kennedy, both of Bloomindale, took two of the three podium spots from the girls U14, 4.2K mass start cross-country race held in Lake Placid.

Laxson, 13, skied past seven other racers in her age group to win the 2.6-mile event in a time of 13 minutes, 17.7 seconds. Jordan Guidry, 13, of Old Forge finished the course in 13:31.4, while Kennedy, 13, claimed bronze with a time of 13:53.9.

Sunday proved to be the sunniest and coldest day of Nordic racing and the 10 skiers that made up the boys’ U14 field, that also raced 4.2K, took advantage of the ideal conditions. Liam Stoddard, 13, of Saranac Lake, paced his age group, finishing first in 11:32.6. He held off 13-year-old Charles Hinsdill, of Remsen, who finished second, in 12:20.3 and Colt Grimm, 12, of Pittsford, clocked a time of 12:26.3.

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Ski orienteering

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Robert Graham of Ottawa, Ontario took first place in the first day of ESWG ski orienteering racing. Under the lights at the Cascade Ski Center in Lake Placid, Graham won gold in the 7K men’s 21 and older category, finishing in 22:45.

Ski orienteering is a cross-country skiing event that requires the athletes’ use of a map navigation. During Friday evening’s race, participants were given just one hour to complete the course.

Fellow Canadian Mark Tarnopolsky of Hamilton, Ontario won the bronze medal in 28:51, while Jimmy Burnam of Carlisle, Massachusets stopped the clock in 26:40 for the silver medal.

In the men’s 60 and older event, Petr Polivka from Bourget, Ontario claimed gold with a time of 38:01. He was followed by Paul Lefebvre from Dunrobin, Ontario and Jim Arsenault, Laconia, New Hampshire. Lefebvre’s silver medal time was 38:08, while Arsenault crossed the finish line in 45:15 to secure the bronze medal.

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Moguls

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A stunning day on Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington led to stiff competition for Saturday’s moguls’ competition on the Lower Valley Trail.

Emma Giulietti of the Stratton Mountain Ski Club took home the gold in the girl’s event, as well as in the female U13 age category. She blasted down the 154-meter bump-filled course in times of 22.61 seconds and 23.00 and registered a final score from the judges of 77.73 points.

Khloe Vance, of the Killington Mountain Ski Club, took silver overall and topped the female U15 category. The judges gave her a final score of 75.04. Her ski club teammate Symma Gans rounded out the overall podium and took second on the female U15 leaderboard with a score of 70.20. She had runs clocked in 24.90 and 25.44.

Moguls separates itself from other Alpine skiing events, as the sport combines balance, style and speed. Athletes take two runs, with the judges taking their highest score. Competitors will take on moguls, as well as two jumps over the course of their run to hit the highest score possible.

Abram Mayer, of the Stratton Mountain Ski Club, grabbed first place overall and in the male U15 age category with a score of 76.47. His first run down the course was clocked in 18.30, while his second run was recorded in 28.54. His ski club teammate Douglas Hamilton took second overall and first in the male U13 category, scoring 75.53. Joseph Perillo, of the Sugarbush Freeski Club, scored third overall and second in the male U13 category with a close score of 74.79.

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Biathlon

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Sean Kennedy, 47, of Chelsea, Quebec, took first place in the men’s masters 40-49 category of Saturday’s biathlon competition at Mount Van Hoevenberg. He completed the event with a time of 28:29.8, hitting three targets at the first shooting event and none in the second. Peter Vile and Steve Halasz, 48, of Saranac Lake, took home silver and bronze with times of 28:32.1 and 29:44.8, respectively.

Biathlon is an event combining precision marksmanship and cross-country skiing. Athletes compete in a 10K sprint for men and a 7.5K sprint for the women’s race while stopping twice to shoot five targets. Each miss of the target adds time to the athletes’ final score.

Greg Caza, 51, of Chelsea, Quebec, took home the gold in the masters male 50-59 category. He topped the leaderboard with a time of 30:02.6 and four total targets hit. Sean Halligan came in second with a time of 30:23.1, while Eli Walker, 53, of Intervale, New Hampshire, snagged bronze with a time of 31:00.0.

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Luge

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Riley Dombard, of Downer Groves, Illinois, and Emryn McCarty, of Swampscott, Massachusetts, showed that they were the fastest sliders during Saturday’s Youth A luge race at Mount Van Hoevenberg.

Dombard, 15, finished his two runs in a time of 1:33.495 seconds. He was just a slim eight-hundreds of a second ahead of the race’s silver medalist, Michael Montegari, 14, of Remsen, who finished in a two-run time of 1:33.575.

Sinatra Robles, of Castleton, Vermont, claimed the bronze medal for the race that featured 15 to 18-year-old athletes. His combined time was 1:34.089.

McCarty, 14, of Swampscott, Massachusetts, slid past the six-sled field with a pair of first place runs and recorded a total time of 1:33.066, en route to the women’s Youth A gold medal. She was followed by Abby Lorz, 15, of Ottawa, Ontario, in 1:39.469 for the silver medal and Zolo Ananopoulos, 15, of Westmont, Illinois, in 1:40.721 for bronze.

Landon Kozik, 13, of Norfolk, Massachusetts, won the men’s Youth B event, open to athletes ages 10-14. He finished in a time of 1:39.510. Lake Placid native Max Zayonc, 11, grabbed the silver medal, 1:39.975, while Warren Briggs, 13, of Madrid, won the bronze medal in 1:40.077.

The Youth B women’s title went to Delilah Salgado, 11, of Ashland, Massachusetts, who beat the five-sled field with a total time of 1:37.643. Emmelina Campos, 12, of Clarendon Hills, Illinois, finished second in 1:40.413, and Madison Sorrell, 12, of Piqua, Ohio emerged as the bronze medalist in 1:44.089.

In the Adult Masters race, Lake Placid’s Matt Gannon won gold, Anthony Shimkonis, of Wilmington, North Carolina claimed silver and Kara Potter, of South Lake Tahoe, California, raced to the bronze medal.

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Figure skating

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Zoe Steinmueller, representing the Skating Club of New York, skated to first place in the Juvenile Girls Figure Skating competition on Saturday in the Lake Placid Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena.

Steinmuller performed a perfect score on her double flip, single euler and double salchow combination, leading her to a final free skating score of 44.75 points. Her teammate Eleanor Wang finished second. Wang’s perfect score on her double flip, single axel and double toeloop sequence helped her to a final score of 43.61.

Hudson Valley Figure Skating Club skater Isabella Paes jumped and spun her way to the bronze medal with a final score of 42.39. She received perfect marks on her double lutz and double flip and double loop combinations.

Daniel Koppel of the Panthers Figure Skating Club won the Novice men’s event. His double axel helped lead him to a score of 70.50 from the nine judges.

Michael Khavin from the Hudson Valley Figure Skating Club grabbed the silver medal, 58.11, while Ian Montour, who represented Jamestown Skating Club, won bronze. His final score came in at 50.55.

The Figure Skating Club of New York club skaters continued its successful weekend on Sunday, winning four more medals, gold and bronze in Novice women and silver and bronze in the Intermediate free skating event.

Judges awarded Naiya Mentor 69.89 points and the Novice women’s gold medal. During her free skate routine, she executed a perfect double lutz, double toe loop and double loop combination.

Lucy Petscher, who was representing Jamestown Skating Club, skated to a silver medal performance, posting a score of 61.82 from the five judges. Mentor’s skating club teammate Annabelle McKenzie was awarded 60.54 points and the bronze medal.

Lilyann Hewitt and Oliia Long-Kaline added to more medals Saturday for the Skating Club of New York when they captured the Intermediate women’s silver and bronze medals, respectively. Hewitt earned silver with a score of 50.46. Long-Kaline earned bronze with a score of 49.99.

The division’s top skater was Dominika Dal, representing the Hudson Valley Figure Skating Club. Performing the competition’s most difficult program, she topped the five other skaters with a score of 60.41.

Katie Turcotte, of the Finer Edge Figure Skating Club, dominated the Junior women’s free skate event, winning gold by more than 19 points over her nearest rival Madelyn Petscher, of the Jamestown Skating Club.

Skating the most technical program in the six-skater field, Turcotte’s triple salchow was perfect and it helped her score 92.57 points from the judges. Petscher earned the silver medal with a score of 73.52. Genesee Figure Skating Club’s Emily Warren came away with bronze and a score of 59.01.

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Hockey

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The Vermont Flames defeated the Massena River Queebs in the U14 girl’s hockey gold medal game on Sunday at the Lake Placid Olympic Center.

The Flames opened the three-day tournament Friday, Feb. 2, skating to a 1-1 draw against Saugerties before topping Rhode Island Saturday, 3-1, to reach the championship game.

Massena came into the title game with a 1-0-1 record, too. They opened play with 1-0 victory, Friday, over Rhode Island, before tying Saugerties 3-3, on Saturday.

In the U12 girls hockey tournament, the Saugerties Fillies defeated the against Hanover Wild to win the gold medal on Sunday. Winter Plank scored twice, once in each of the last two periods, to lead the Saugerties Fillies to a 3-1 victory.

The Fillies opened the three-day tournament Friday with a 3-0 loss to Canton before coming back to top Utica 4-0. On Saturday, Saugerties and Massena shared a 2-2 draw before the Fillies went on to beat Canton 4-3 in overtime to secure a spot in the championship game.

The Hanover Wild started out hot, beating Utica and Massena 2-0 in Friday’s games. Hanover then skated past Clifton Park 3-1 on Saturday, sending them to the U12 championship with Saugerties.

The Fillies squirt team also took home the gold medal topping championship game versus Massena Raiders on Sunday with a 2-0 win against the only team they lost to this weekend.

Saugerties began their weekend with a 3-1 win over Clifton Park, followed by a 4-2 loss against Massena on Friday. On Saturday, their 3-0 blanking of Watertown sent them to Sunday’s gold medal game.

Massena reached the medal game with a pair of Friday wins. They opened the tournament, shutting out Watertown 4-0, then handing Saugerties their only loss of the tournament.

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Short track speed skating

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Xavier Babkine-Osterrat and Sofia Koons each raced to gold medal finishes in Sunday’s short track speed skating in Lake Placid. Babkine-Osterrat, of Scarsdale, won the men’s division I Heartland title, while Koons, of Lakewood, Ohio, won the women’s division II Heartland crown.

Babkine-Osterrat, 14, won two races while placing third and fourth in the other two to top the seven-skater field. Anthony Paladino, 15, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recorded three second-place finishes and one fourth-place result to claim the silver medal, while the bronze medal went to 17-year-old Gabriel Hasselback from Hamburg. He combined two second-place skates with a sixth-place finish and a fifth-place result.

This weekend’s racing was part of the Heartland Racing Series. The HRS is a season-long circuit of five short track open class competitions. The series is designed to help develop the passion and skills needed for racing at the elite level.

Koons, 15, placed first three times on Sunday and finished second once en route to her victory celebration. She was followed by Ganesan Sadhana, 15, of South Windsor, Connecticut, who finished second to Koons three times before beating her in their final race.

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