Tag: PyeongChang

Lake Placid and PyeongChang to Announce Partnership to Promote Winter Sports

A high altitude view of Lake Placid on a sunny winter day from the top of Whiteface Mountain.

What: The mayors of Lake Placid and PyeongChang, Korea will announce a new partnership between the two former Olympic municipalities, one with the joint goal of increasing participation in winter sports. Both communities are members of the World Union of Olympic Cities and share common interests in educating and inspiring athleticism and recreation, maintaining venues,… Read more »

The Hardest of Times. The Strongest of Athletes.

Emily Sweeney on her luge sled at the finish of a run with a big smile on her face and her hand raised in the air triumphantly.

Two-time Olympic luge athlete Emily Sweeney is highly experienced – in triumph as well as tragedy. She’s been through the hardest of times, and today she says, “I’m not anything close to the person I was before.” Not the same. Just better. With the opener of the World Cup season coming up fast here on… Read more »