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Owners of the Mets and the Yankees should pay for their own dang stadiums. Insofar as Olympic buildout: I'm curious what, if any, improvements would be required at Whiteface. That and the above mentioned skating rinks. @x10003q next time I'm in LP, I'll drive by the outdoor rink. I don't...

Yep. There's a lot open at the Ho, too. And van Ho has been blowing snow like crazy to get ready for all the racing.

Looks terrible. Don't go. That liftie is right though. Best start to a winter in a long time.

Huh... I had just assumed that skimo would be held at Whiteface. When one assumes.....

I have to apologize. Whether it's LP, Albany, or NYC, at least two new venues would need to be built. Long track and short track speed skating is now held on indoor tracks.

Rubbin' is racin', just like NASCAR. The cross country World Cup circus just finished a weekend in Davos Switzerland. Icy, 120-degree right hand corner leading to the finish was a real problem. Check the mad recovery the second skier makes, about 5 seconds in. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo...

Yes, Odato wrote the piece about the $50 million loss. ORDA isn't helping their case with annual reports that have become increasingly opaque over the last 15 years. Wikipedia characterizes ORDA as a NY public benefit corporation. They're kind of opaque too. The bottom line, should ORDA be...

I read this article, haven't yet watched the meeting video. My thoughts: 1. James Odato makes his living sh**ing on ORDA. 2. The managers at the various venues are oblivious to maintenance needs? Are you serious? 3. This summer, ORDA did massive upgrades to fix the sliding track at van Ho...

I missed Friday's meeting: drove to MA to visit my aunt in assisted living. Then drove to NJ to see my kiddo. I'd prefer to attend them in person. Will make some time to watch.

I don't know anything about creatine. Physical therapy might be useful. A good PT will address the cause of pain.

This is all well and good. But why are women doing skimo at the Olympics next February, while the IOC has again slammed the door against women nordic combined skiers. It ain't the numbers, because there's only 36 skimo athletes total in the OWG as far as I can tell.

Yer Alaska moose: no effs to give about any dang ski race. The IG post from last weekend's SuperTour race in Anchorage AK. The YouTube vid is from National Championships, also Anchorage, January 2025.

She's baaaaaack. Lindsay Vonn on top of the podium. 41 years old. Chapeau! Thanks to JT for sharing this on Facebook.

Same thing in the Tri-Lakes. Next week there are 2 days forecasted to be above freezing. None of the seesawing back and forth above freezing that often happens here. Great snowmaking weather. The Ho gonna need machine made for the World Cup finals.

My extremely non scientific observation is, when the east gets hammered with snow, the west gets bupkis. And vice versa. We're living kinda large in the east at present.

Skiing is not a tropical sport.

Five inches of new snow would make a yuuuuge difference in the Tri-Lakes.

@Campgottagopee ya gotta come to Saranac Lake. Tonight, guys were riding their sleds from the rail trail, down the sidewalk to the microbrewery.

Here's the ADK Daily Enterprise's take on the op-ed that @gregmarx shared. Hopefully, no paywall. https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2025/12/olympic-pitch/ Pro: No need to build new venues. Experience putting on big events. Con: Where are you gonna house everyone...

I'd love to have 30 inches on the ground in the Tri-Lakes. That having been said, the Ho opened two weeks earlier than last year.