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Winter Olympic Sports

Miracle on Ice’s Mark Pavelich arrested

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (AP) - Mark Pavelich, a forward on the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” U.S. Olympic hockey team who went on to play for the New York Rangers and two other NHL teams, has been charged with assault for allegedly beating a neighbor with a metal pole and breaking several of the ...

US Bobsled, Skeleton parting with CEO

USA Bobsled and Skeleton has fired CEO Darrin Steele, who oversaw teams that won nine Olympic medals and 12 world championship medals. Steele will remain in place for about another month. The federation’s board of directors did not cite a specific reason for the change. Athletes were ...

Vonn still going at top speed

DENVER — Lindsey Vonn’s certainly dived right into retirement — off a cliff and splashing into a lake feet first. That’s one of the many post-racing adventures for the all-time winningest female skier in World Cup history. Never one to sit back, she’s still going at top speed ...

Women’s hockey fest brings best to LP

LAKE PLACID — The USA Hockey Women’s National Festival will take place Monday through Tuesday, Aug. 13 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid. The list of invited players ranges from multiple-time Olympians to the rising stars in the game at the 18U level. “We’re excited to bring ...

Olympic Center to get $100M overhaul

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority is moving forward with a large-scale, $100 million modernization project at the Olympic Center that officials say will “define the Lake Placid experience for the next 30 years.” The Olympic Center includes the figure ...