Two Adirondack villages score 1 in 10 American Olympic medals

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Thanks to Bill Demong and Andrew Weibrecht, two northern New York villages — Lake Placid and Saranac Lake — now account for 10% of the United States’ medal tally.

Demong claimed a gold and a silver in two Nordic combined events. Weibrecht, a downhill skier, captured a bronze in the Super G.

Three decades after the last Olympic Games in Lake Placid, the Adirondacks remain an undisputed winter sport powerhouse.

Demong’s victory was the first gold in U.S. history in Nordic combined — a historic feat in a sport dominated by the Europeans and Scandinavians.

Weibrecht, who graced the cover of Sports Illustrated this week, is the young face of America’s downhill ski program.

The celebration parades begin tomorrow at 4pm in Lake Placid, as Weibrecht will be heralded. A parade is also planned for Saranac Lake.

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