46th Annual Empire State Winter Games Adds Bowling to Its Program 46th Annual Empire State Winter Games Scheduled for February 5-8, 2026 in Lake Placid and Surrounding North Country Region LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Registration is open for the 46th Annual Empire State Winter Games, taking place Feb. 5–8, 2026. Athletes of all ages, from […]
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46th Annual Empire State Winter Games Scheduled for February 5-8, 2026 in Lake Placid and Surrounding North Country Region Registration is Open to be a Part of the 2026 Empire State Winter Games LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The 2026 USAT Winter Triathlon National Championships will be held as part of the 46th annual Empire State
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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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