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Britain’s Weston dominates in men’s skeleton world champs

LAKE PLACID — Matt Weston finished 15th in men’s skeleton at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, something he considered wildly disappointing. He’s been the best in the world ever since. The 28-year-old from Britain is the world champion once again — and just like his first world title ...

US wins gold in mixed skeleton race at world championships

LAKE PLACID (AP) — The U.S. won the mixed skeleton world championship for the first time Saturday night, after not even medaling in the first four editions of the event. The team of Austin Florian and Mystique Ro won at Mount Van Hoevenberg with a combined time of 1 minute, 54.53 ...

Germany sweeps the 2-man world podium

LAKE PLACID — The greatest ever just keeps getting better. Francesco Friedrich is a world champion again, winning the two-man race at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Sunday in a down-to-the-wire finish — holding off German teammate Johannes Lochner by the razor-slim margin of 0.03 seconds over ...

Dutch slider Kimberley Bos of the wins women’s skeleton title

LAKE PLACID — For Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands, the collection of the biggest skeleton medals is complete. Bronze at the Beijing Olympics in 2022, silver at the world championships two years ago and now, finally, she has gold. Bos is the new world champion of her sport, turning in ...

Red Storm top Eagles in sectional champs challenge

PLATTSBURGH — Just a few days after collecting its first sectional title since 1998, the Saranac Lake boys basketball team added to their hardware. On Thursday, the Red Storm boys defeated the Beekmantown Eagles 51-44 in the inaugural Section VII Champions Challenge at the Clinton ...

SLP wraps up season, as four boys are honored

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Placid boys hockey team’s season did not end the way they wanted to last week, when they suffered a loss in the sectional semifinals. So the boys decided they wanted to end the year on a much better note. On Thursday, the team took part in an intra-squad ...