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Winter Olympic Sports

Ski jumping World Cup returns to Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority Friday announced that the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup will return to the Olympic Jumping Complex from Feb. 9 to 11 next year. This event joins the calendar with two additional World Cup events already confirmed for this winter ...

Britcher, West win USA Luge start championships

LAKE PLACID — Three-time Olympians Summer Britcher and Tucker West held onto their singles titles Friday during the annual USA Luge Start Championships in Lake Placid at the team headquarters on Church Street. This was West’s 11th win at the championships, surpassing the record of 10 ...

Hilary Knight powers women’s hockey on and off the ice

LAKE PLACID — Growing up, Hilary Knight dreamed of making it to the Olympics. Her own grandmother thought differently, telling Knight’s mother that “girls don’t play hockey.” “My mom kind of went back at her and was like, ‘If she wants to play hockey, she’s going to play ...

Eruzione shows grandkids ‘Miracle’ site

LAKE PLACID — For Mike Eruzione’s grandchildren, most of their knowledge of what happened here on Feb. 22, 1980, was through the 2004 film “Miracle,” and that’s only for those who have seen it. Mike’s son Mike Eruzione Jr. said his kids had seen the movie but hadn’t ...