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Three US biathletes qualify for Olympics
LAKE PLACID — Margie Freed, Maxime Germain and Deedra Irwin have officially been named to the U.S. Biathlon Olympic Team for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games, which are set for Feb. 6 to 22. The objective selection was announced by the U.S. Biathlon International Competition ...
USA’s Kaillie Humphries Armbruster gets 1st World Cup bobsled win since becoming a mom
Kaillie Humphries Armbruster has won dozens of races in her bobsled career. The victory she got Sunday was like none of the others. It was her first since she turned 40. And it was her first since becoming a mother. With the Milan Cortina Olympics less than two months away, Humphries ...
US slides to four World Cup luge medals
LAKE PLACID — With the Olympics looming, the United States Luge Team put together another great performance in the FIL World Cup racing on its home ice, this time at Mount Van Hoevenberg. In four races held here on Friday and Saturday, the U.S. sliders earned four medals — a gold, ...
Storm skiers sweep opening race
LAKE PLACID — The first Section VII Nordic ski race of the season was held on Thursday at Mount Van Hovenberg. A total of 65 skiers from the Keene, Lake Placid and Saranac Lake Nordic teams took to the trails, racing in the Freestyle/Skate technique. On the girls side, Saranac Lake ...
Sliders from Ukraine and Russia will start consecutively at Luge World Cup
LAKE PLACID — Ukrainian and Russian athletes are scheduled to start a World Cup men’s luge race in consecutive order on Saturday, meaning it is almost certain that athletes from those nations will cross paths at least near the start of the track. The start order for the race in Lake ...




