
Lake Placid’s chances of hosting Olympic events slide away, with successful test runs in Italy
By James Odato
Delegation reports successful test runs in Cortina in run up to 2026 Winter Olympics
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By James Odato
Lake Placid still waiting for final answer from Italian committee about whether the village will be needed as backup site
By James Odato
Delegation reports successful test runs in Cortina in run up to 2026 Winter Olympics
Team members have been making annual trek to Adirondacks for 37 years
By James Odato
However, Italian efforts to build new facilities seem to be on track
By James Odato
Organizers in Italy seek to farm out the competition to cut costs of hosting the Olympics
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.
By Phil Brown
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…