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SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING WRAPS UP AT THE 2026 EMPIRE STATE WINTER GAMES
February 8, 2026
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – The 46th Annual Empire State Winter Games short track speedskating event concluded Sunday, Feb. 8, with athletes competing in 1,500, 777, ...
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COLD AS ICE AND FASTER THAN LIGHT: SATURDAY’S SHORT TRACK SPEEDSKATING RECAP
February 8, 2026
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Nine different divisions, with skaters ranging from ages 7 to 67, competed in this afternoon’s short track speedskating races. Sadhana Ganesan ...
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TWO RACES COMPLETE IN EMPIRE STATE WINTER GAMES SKI ORIENTEERING SERIES
February 7, 2026
LAKE PLACID, N.Y.- Temperatures as low as -6°F greeted the 56 skiers who competed in the second of a three-race Empire State Winter Games ski ...
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WEATHER DOESN’T STOP USA LUGE’S YOUNG ATHLETES FROM SLIDING AT THE EMPIRE STATE WINTER GAMES
February 7, 2026
LAKE PLACID, N.Y.- Thirty-three USA Luge athletes braved Saturday’s, Feb. 7, bitter cold temperatures and competed in the Empire State Winter Games Youth A and ...
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NEW AND SEASONED ATHLETES COMPETE IN FRIDAY NIGHT’S EMPIRE STATE WINTER GAMES SKI ORIENTEERING OPENING RACE
February 7, 2026
LAKE PLACID, N.Y.- The first of three Empire State Winter Games ski orienteering races got underway Friday evening, Feb. 6, on the Scott’s Cobble Nordic ...
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DEWEY MOUNTAIN HOSTS EMPIRE STATE WINTER GAMES OPENING CROSS-COUNTRY SKI RACES
February 7, 2026
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — Light snow and temperatures in the teens made for ideal conditions as the Dewey Mountain Recreational Center, in Saranac Lake, hosted ...
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ONEONTA BIATHLETES WIN GOLD & BRONZE AT 46TH ANNUAL EMPIRE STATE WINTER GAMES
February 7, 2026
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Garry Brackett (Oneonta, N.Y.) delivered a standout performance, winning the Empire State Winter Games gold medal during Thursday’s, Feb. 6, Masters ...
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MEET FIGURE SKATER CHARLOTTE NEWELL
February 7, 2026
By: James Bruneau / Newhouse School Charlotte Newell took a chance and went public skating with her friend one day. Her friend taught her forward ...
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USA TRIATHLON CROWNS 2026 WINTER TRIATHLON NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
February 7, 2026
Empire State Winter Games Hosts 2026 Winter Triathlon National Championships LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – On a brisk and sunny morning at historic Mt. Van Hoevenberg, ...
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