Lake Placid, Francesco Friedrich and Bobsled

Friedrich wins 16th bobsleigh world title, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
Germany's Francesco Friedrich is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, N.Y., on the final day of the international bobsleigh season.
Francesco Friedrich of Germany wins 16th world bobsled championship, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
Francesco Friedrich won every championship he could in bobsledding this season. The German great is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title on Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg on the final day of the international bobsled season.
Strength and skill on display at Bobsled & Skeleton World Champs in Lake Placid
Lake Placid is hosting the World Championships for bobsled and skeleton. Races started last weekend and continue on Friday and Saturday.
Francesco Friedrich gets 16th bobsled world title with 4-man win
Francesco Friedrich won every championship he could in bobsledding this season. The German great is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg on the final day of the international bobsled season.
Friedrich leads 4-man world bobsled title race as weather takes its toll on Lake Placid track
Germany’s Francesco Friedrich is well on his way to another world bobsled title. And that was about the only predictable development in the four-man world championship race that started Friday at Mount Van Hoevenberg.
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Lake Placid village elections take place next week
There will be a general election Tuesday for four village of Lake Placid roles, with all candidates running unopposed for an ...
Union men's hockey aiming for trip to Lake Placid for ECAC final four
Throughout the season, the Union College hockey team has been up front on its collective desire to reach Lake Placid for the ...
Kaysha Love wins women’s monobob world championship at Lake Placid
Kaysha Love has won the women’s monobob world title race at Mount Van Hoevenberg. It was the second gold for USA Bobsled and ...
Lake Placid lays out plan for athletes village as officials await word on Olympic sliding track
As Lake Placid awaits word on the Milano Cortina sliding track, officials have started planning in case the small village is ...
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Lake Placid awaits word on whether it'll be picked as the Olympic sliding site for 2026 Games
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Picture this: 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 ...
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 ...
Lake Placid podría recibir eventos en los Juegos de Invierno y el Rockefeller Center sería clave
Imaginen: un atleta en un deporte de deslizamiento gana una medalla olímpica en Lake Placid el próximo invierno, y luego los ...
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For some athletes, Olympic sliding in Lake Placid or Italy would both have comforts of home
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Emily Sweeney is certain of having a home Olympics next winter. The USA Luge veteran is marrying fellow luge athlete Dominik Fischnaller later this year. He’s from Italy.
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Deal would extend local contribution for upkeep of Lake Placid Olympic venues
A new deal is in the works between the town of North Elba and the Olympic Regional Development Authority to continue the ...