Lake Placid advances as backup site for 2026 Olympic Winter sliding events
By James Odato
December 11, 2024
However, Italian efforts to build new facilities seem to be on track
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Lake Placid puts in bid to host 2026 Olympic sliding events
By James Odato
December 7, 2023
Organizers in Italy seek to farm out the competition to cut costs of hosting the Olympics
Maddie Phaneuf: A biathlete and environmental advocate
March 27, 2021
They say the resilient spirit of the Adirondacks has a way of seeping into one’s veins, and that certainly is the case for professional biathlete and environmental activist Maddie Phaneuf.
Billy Demong addresses hometown (video)
By Phil Brown
March 8, 2010
Hundreds of people lined the main street in the tiny village of Saranac Lake on Friday afternoon to welcome home gold-medal skier Billy Demong and other local athletes who competed in the Winter Games in Vancouver. Saranac Lake and nearby Lake Placid, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980, sent a dozen athletes…