43 years ago the U.S. hockey team did something many didn't think was possible. They beat the four time defending Olympic gold medalist Russian team in a miracle game in Lake Placid
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created in 1980 to oversee the facilities associated with the Olympics. They continue to make sure the facilities are purposefully reimagined to keep the communities and mountains enticing. Now they are involved in making a new ride at Gore mountain, the largest in the state.
A tense standoff at a U.S.-Canadian border crossing crucial to both countries' economies appears to be dissolving peacefully as Canadian police move in to disperse the protest.
Then there are the other athletes. The ones that train their entire lives for this moment in time. The hours of early mornings and late nights, eating right, working out, honing your craft. Opportunity doesn't present itself twice for many of these athletes. Fans or not, this is what they live for and if the games are being played, they are
ready to go.
Grace Claxton joins Big Board Sports less than one month after competing in the Olympic games in Rio. Claxton, a member of the UAlbany track team, competed for Puerto Rico in the games. In this interview she talks about her experience in Rio, her relationship with her coach, and readjusting to life back at school...