Lake Placid awaits word on whether it'll be picked

In Lake Placid, a pair of athletes are sliding for Ukraine. They hope better days are ahead
The final race of the headfirst-sliding sport known as skeleton awaits Ukrainian athletes Vladyslav Heraskevych and Yaroslav Lavreniuk. After that, they’re going home.
For some athletes, Olympic sliding in Lake Placid or Italy would both have comforts of home
She’s an American who lives in Lake Placid. So, whether the sliding portion of the Milan-Cortina Games is in the Italian Alps or the Adirondack Mountains, they’ll have those comforts of home. “I want to see a track in Cortina.
Lake Placid awaits word on whether it'll be picked as the Olympic sliding site for 2026 Games
A sliding athlete wins an Olympic medal in Lake Placid next winter, then is chauffeured down to New York for an award ceremony
If Lake Placid becomes the Olympic sliding site, New York's Rockefeller Center will be a big part
A sliding athlete wins an Olympic medal in Lake Placid next winter, then is chauffeured down to New York for an award ceremony at Rockefeller Center a few days later with thousands of people there to cheer on both moments.
How New York City could play a factor if Lake Placid becomes Olympic sliding site
The element of incorporating New York City into the Olympics is just one of the unique details inside Lake Placid’s plan to host events next winter.
Britain’s Matt Weston finishes a dominant run to the men’s skeleton world title in Lake Placid
Britain’s Matt Weston had everyone racing for second place at the men’s skeleton world championships, after capping a ...
Canada's Cynthia Appiah finishes just outside the monobob medals at worlds
Cynthia Appiah of Toronto missed out on the podium in Lake Placid with a fourth-place finish at the world championships.
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Ukraine athletes are sliding this weekend
The final race of the headfirst-sliding sport known as skeleton awaits Ukrainian athletes Vladyslav Heraskevych and Yaroslav Lavreniuk. After that, they’re going home. They don’t know what awaits when ...