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Star-Spangled Ski Jump at Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, NY, on July 5 & 6
The Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, New York, will host the Star-Spangled Ski Jump event Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6, combining family activities with two days of ski jumping and Nordic Combined competitions for all ages. The annual event provides an opportunity to witness the excitement of regional ski jumping and Nordic combined events while enjoying a festive atmosphere at the iconic Olympic Jumping Complex.
Texas native rides to LP grand prix win
LAKE PLACID — It’s safe to say that Brian Moggre’s first-ever trip to Lake Placid has been pretty good so far. On the final day of the Lake Placid Horse Show on Sunday, June 30, Moggre, of Flower Mound, Texas, rode his horse MTM Vivre Le Reve to a first place victory in the $75,000 Lake Placid Horse Show Grand Prix at the North Elba Show Grounds.
ON THE SCENE: Keeping Lake Placid Horse Shows world-class
Like international elite sports such as Formula One Motorsports, the horse show circuit is becoming more competitive. Lake Placid has evolved to be one of the top in the nation, exemplified by hosting the Olympic tryouts in 1984 and 1988. Yet, Lake Placid’s standing is slipping, partly because other major...
Lake Placid still hoping to win 2026 Olympic sliding sports
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (WCAX) - Officials in New York’s village of athletes are still holding out hope for a third Olympic games. Officials at the Olympic Regional Development Authority, or ORDA, say Lake Placid is among three finalists that could be selected as an alternative for the 2026 sliding games.
Explore the Olympic Region Ice Cream Trail
LAKE PLACID — As a newcomer to the Tri-Lakes while interning at the Lake Placid News this summer, I’m unfamiliar with the local hot spots. So to correct this, I took it upon myself to find some staple places in the area that are community beacons. I couldn’t...
Ironman Lake Placid community liaison returns
LAKE PLACID | The 25th Ironman Lake Placid will take place on Sunday, July 21, its course following roads through Lake Placid, Keene, Jay, Upper Jay, Au Sable Forks, and Wilmington. Ironman Lake Placid organizers have once again established a community liaison to assist businesses and community members with questions related to race training and travel throughout the region, along with addressing specific race-day issues.
Whiteface Club records second ace of season
LAKE PLACID — Less than a month after club member Carolyn Roy of Lake Placid recorded her second career hole-in-one, the Whiteface Club once again was the scene of its second ace of the season. Andrew Pate of Cornwall, Ontario, playing with his wife and daughter on June 21,...
Laura Chapot won both featured jumper classes at Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y.--Laura Chapot won both of Wednesday’s feature classes as the Week 2 jumper classes began at the 55th annual Lake Placid Horse Shows on Wednesday,, July 3. In Wednesday’s 1.40m Jump-off class, Chapot on Ginola was one of two entries to qualify for the jump-off, and she won by going clean in tin 30.585 seconds.
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