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Winter Olympic Sports

Ray Brook native slides to doubles luge gold

LILLEHAMMER, Norway — The USA Luge team kicked off the FIL World Cup season with pair of medals in the women’s doubles and singles, as well as the mixed singles and doubles events. Ray Brook native Sophia Kirkby and doubles partner Chevonne Forgan of Chelmsford, Massachusetts won ...

USA bobsled, skeleton announces World Cup teams

LAKE PLACID — USA Bobsled and Skeleton recently announced its upcoming World Cup bobsled team. The team includes four women’s pilots, and six push athlete while the men’s team included three pilots and 11 push athletes. After taking maternity leave last season, Kaillie Humphries ...

Honoring Lake Placid’s ‘Miracle’ men

LAKE PLACID — North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik has co-sponsored a bill that would have the U.S. Treasury create three Congressional Gold Medals recognizing the “Miracle on Ice” hockey team, with one of the proposed locations for these awards being the Lake Placid Olympic Center. The ...

ORDA, 2026 Olympic Committee bid process ongoing

LAKE PLACID — The process to name a Plan B host site for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games sliding sports is ongoing with the state Olympic Regional Development Authority, according to ORDA Communications Director Darcy Rowe Norfolk. Staff members from ORDA, which manage and operate the venues ...

Women’s ski jump World Cup coming in 2025

LAKE PLACID — After hosting back-to-back men’s FIS ski jumping World Cups, this village is slated to add a women’s ski jumping World Cup to its preexisting men’s competition this winter. The event has been a big priority for USA Nordic and the state Olympic Regional Development ...

IOC awards 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City

PARIS — What was expected to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City as the 2034 Winter Olympic host turned into complicated Olympic politics Wednesday, as the IOC pushed Utah officials to end an FBI investigation into a suspected doping coverup. The International Olympic Committee is ...