Syracuse.com - Figura writing about Lake Placid as "the hub" for Olympic luge, skeleton and bobsled programs

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Tryouts will be held this summer to recruit candidates for the U.S. Olympic bobsled and skeleton teams. Stay tuned.

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<p><br />I've been working his week on a story about how Lake Placid is "the hub" for the U.S. Olympic slider sports program, which includes the luge, bobsled and skeleton.</p>

<p>It's a good follow to this week's news from Sochi that Erin Hamlin, of Remsen, a product of the Lake Placid program, won the bronze medal in the women's luge.</p>

<p>I found out there's a total of five local youngsters in the program right now up at Lake Placid, hoping to make the U.S. team for future Olympiads (four in the luge, one in the bobsled program).</p>

<p>In addition, tryouts will be held sometime this summer in Syracuse for those who think they have the right stuff.</p>

<p>Stay tuned!</p>

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