Tough Saturday for North Country athletes in Vancouver

Saranac Lake’s Peter Frenette failed to advance in the normal hill ski jumping competition, finishing in 41st place, according to the Albany Times-Union.

Frenette, a 17-year-old high school senior, tied teammate Nick Alexander with 106.5 points. Only the top 30 in the first round advanced to the final.

According to the T-U, Trevor Marsicano from Ballston Spa, a speed-skater, who trains in Lake Placid, also finished outside the top 10 in the 5,000 meter event yesterday.

Marsicano, skating in the second pairing, finished 14th in 6:30.93, 10 seconds slower than his bronze-medal winning skate at the Oval in last year’s world championships.

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