Lake Placid, Francesco Friedrich and Bobsled

Francesco Friedrich of Germany wins 16th world bobsled championship, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
Francesco Friedrich won every championship he could in bobsledding this season. The German great is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title on Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg on the final day of the international bobsled season.
Strength and skill on display at Bobsled & Skeleton World Champs in Lake Placid
Lake Placid is hosting the World Championships for bobsled and skeleton. Races started last weekend and continue on Friday and Saturday.
Francesco Friedrich adds to bobsled legend with another World Championships sweep
German Francesco Friedrich won a record-extending 16th men's bobsled world title, while Laura Nolte led a German medals sweep of the two-woman event to end the World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.
Friedrich leads 4-man world bobsled title race as weather takes its toll on Lake Placid track
Friedrich — a 15-time world champion, with nine two-man golds and four two-man golds on his resume along with two more Olympic golds in both disciplines — was going to be the leader anyway. His one-run time is 54.23 seconds, with Lochner (54.52) second and Britain's Brad Hall (54.54) third.
Friedrich wins 16th bobsleigh world title, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
Germany's Francesco Friedrich is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, N.Y., on the final day of the international bobsleigh season.
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Lake Placid village elections take place next week
There will be a general election Tuesday for four village of Lake Placid roles, with all candidates running unopposed for an ...
For some athletes, Olympic sliding in Lake Placid or Italy would both have comforts of home
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Union men's hockey aiming for trip to Lake Placid for ECAC final four
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Lake Placid lays out plan for athletes village as officials await word on Olympic sliding track
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Lake Placid awaits word on whether it'll be picked as the Olympic sliding site for 2026 Games
A sliding athlete wins an Olympic medal in Lake Placid next winter, then is chauffeured down to New York for an award ...
Lake Placid podría recibir eventos en los Juegos de Invierno y el Rockefeller Center sería clave
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World Championships return to Lake Placid
Team USA’s Austin Florian competes in the men’s skeleton event during the IBSF World Cup at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake ...
Kaysha Love wins women’s monobob world championship at Lake Placid
Kaysha Love has won the women’s monobob world title race at Mount Van Hoevenberg. It was the second gold for USA Bobsled and ...
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Deal would extend local contribution for upkeep of Lake Placid Olympic venues
A new deal is in the works between the town of North Elba and the Olympic Regional Development Authority to continue the ...