How a Distinctive Sport in a Unique Community Provides an Abundance of Benefits With each Winter Olympics, the world bears witness to the power and grace of speed skating. In Lake Placid, the splendor of the sport doesn’t just come to us on our TVs but is instead deeply ingrained in the local culture and… Read more »
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Local Coach Colin Delaney Honored with Coach of the Year Award
New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF)’s Head Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Coach Colin Delaney was honored with the U.S. & Snowboard Gold Award for Development Coach of the Year Award during the prestigious organization’s annual awards ceremony on May 15 in Park City, Utah. U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s Gold Awards represent the highest honors… Read more »
Sliding to America
How a Sturdy Kid from the Former Soviet Union is Realizing His Destiny in Lake Placid The forces that shape our lives often seem a complete mystery. We experiment with things, and we make decisions. Often without even knowing we’re making decisions. The fortunate among us are instilled early on with solid personal values, which… Read more »