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Lake Placid Horse Show kicks off

LAKE PLACID — The 55th annual Lake Placid Horse Show began on Tuesday at the North Elba Show Grounds, kicking off two weeks of top horse show competition here. The Lake Placid Horse Show will continue through Sunday, and it will be followed by the I Love New York Horse Show from July 2 ...

Lake Placid native to play prep hockey in Minnesota

LAKE PLACID — Despite being a Boston Bruins fan, Lake Placid native C.J. Ericson has always admired three-time Stanley Cup Champion and former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews. Even though one of Toews’ Stanley Cup victories was against the Bruins in 2013. “Although he is ...

Olga footrace returns in August

SARANAC LAKE — The Olga Memorial Footrace will return to this village on Aug. 17. The event features a 5K and a 10K run and a 5K walk. The race was created 27 years ago to help Saranac Lake native and foot racer Olga Figueroa pay for her medical treatments as she battled cancer. While ...

LP hosts U.S. Biathlon team camp

LAKE PLACID — Athletes from the Senior National Team, National Development Group, X Team and Junior National Team traveled to Lake Placid at the beginning of June for the two-week-long U.S. Biathlon National Development Camp. With 34 athletes, seven coaches, four members of the ...

Chris Fogt named U.S. bobsled head coach

LAKE PLACID — Christopher Fogt will take over the head coaching position for U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation’s bobsled team, the organization announced on Monday. Fogt, a Major in the U.S. Army’s World Class Athlete Program, is a three-time Olympian and an Olympic Silver medalist. ...