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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 ...

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 ...

Lake Placid hosts Luge World Cup this weekend

LAKE PLACID — The international luge elite will be competing at Mount Van Hoevenberg today and Saturday. In all, 38 women, 44 men, 14 women’s doubles and 20 men’s doubles teams from 16 nations have registered for the FIL Luge World Cup. In addition to the World Cup races, the 15th ...