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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — William Preece of Lake Placid, N.Y. embodies the magic and spirit that make up the Empire State Winter Games. Many athletes and families travel to Lake Placid and the Adirondack region to be a part of the event, but some are fortunate to live right here to take part in it. […]

WILMINGTON, N.Y. – Northwood School/NYSEF skier Hudson Marshall and Gore Mountain’s Ava Bachta each won gold medals during Sunday’s Feb. 2, Empire State Winter Games Alpine slalom race, held at Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington. Marshall won the men’s title when he skied past the field of 41 finishers in a two-run combined time of 1

WILMINGTON, N.Y. – Stratton Mountain freestyle skier Reese Knight will pack two Empire State Winter Games gold medals when she returns to Vermont on Sunday. Reese leaves Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington as a two-time women’s moguls champion. Sunday, Feb. 2, was a repeat of Saturday. Reese claimed both the U15 and overall women’s titles when

By: Dan Kekis, Syracuse M.S Public Relations SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. – The St. Lawrence Steel scored three goals in each the first and second periods and downed the Bethlehem Eagles 6-1 to grab the Empire State Winter Games boys hockey gold medal, played Sunday, Feb.2, in Saranac Lake. The Steel scored their opening-period goals in

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Olin Smith, a native of Massena, N.Y., leaves the 45th Empire State Winter Games as a gold medalist. On Sunday, he scored a pair of goals to lift his boys U10 hockey team, the St. Lawrence Steel, to a 6-1 win over the Bethlehem Eagles. Smith has one word to describe

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Skating Club of New York skaters swept Friday’s, Jan. 31, Empire State Winter Games women’s novice figure skating podium. Maggie Zhang, Naiya Mentor and Annabelle McKenzie each skated the competition’s most technical programs and were rewarded for it, winning the competition’s gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. Judges awarded Zhang 60.41

By: Baneet Bains, Syracuse M.S Public Relations and Sports Media LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Firm snow and cold temperatures made for a fast course during Saturday’s, Feb 1., Empire State Winter Games Nordic races, held at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid. The U14 male 5k freestyle mass start event came down to a photo finish,

By: Sydney Chan, Syracuse University B.S. Broadcast and Digital Journalism LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — “It’s awesome. It’s amazing. It’s a little bit insane. But so are the racers,” laughs Kenny Krilla after Saturday’s, Feb. 1, youth luge A and B races held at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid. The proud uncle of slider Violet

WILMINGTON, N.Y. – Stratton Mountain’s Reese Knight was the top female skier during Saturday’s, Feb. 1, Empire State Winter Games moguls event, held at Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington. Racing on the resort’s Lower Valley trail, Knight won both the U15 and overall women’s event when her second run was clocked on 25.43 seconds. That run

By: Sydney Chan, Syracuse University B.S. Broadcast and Digital Journalism LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Speed, exhilaration and friendship were fully displayed during Saturday’s, Feb. 1, youth luge A and B races held at Mt Van Hoevenberg, in Lake Placid. As members of the USA Luge Junior Development Team, this year’s Empire State Winter Games was