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National Sports Academy (Lake Placid, New York)
National Sports Academy was a private preparatory school for winter-sport athletes in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The academy was closed in 2015. History The school began in 1977 as Mountain House, a winter tutorial program for student-athletes. The school changed from a winter-only program to a traditional school calendar in 1981 and changed its name to National Sports Academy on March 17, 1989. Campus and Nearby Training Facilities Used by NSA Student Athletes The school covers grades 9-12 and is located in the former Winterset Inn, which housed Italian athletes during the 1980 Winter Olympics. The school's main building which houses a cafeteria, dorm rooms, and classrooms is located directly across from Mirror Lake. The average number of boarding students is around 200 Students per year. The school is located steps from the Olympic Center which is a massive sports facility that houses 3 Hockey rinks and was home to the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Hockey competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, Essex County, New York (state), New York, United States. In 2020, its population was 2,205. The village of Lake Placid is near the center of the town of North Elba, New York, North Elba, southwest of Plattsburgh (city), New York, Plattsburgh. Lake Placid became known internationally for hosting the 1932 Winter Olympics, 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics, the 1972 Winter Universiade, 1972 and 2023 Winter World University Games as well as the 2000 Goodwill Winter Games. History Lake Placid was founded in the early 19th century to develop an iron ore mining operation. By 1840, the population of "North Elba" (four miles southeast of the present village, near where the road to the Adirondak Loj crosses the Ausable River (New York), Ausable River), was six families. In 1845, the philanthropist Gerrit Smith arrived in North Elba and not only bought a great dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Farra
John Farra (born September 10, 1970) is an American former cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 10 kilometre classical event at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Following the Olympics, Farra worked in several roles as a high performance director, including for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. Biography Farra was born in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1970, and began skiing when he was two years old. Farra attended the University of Utah, and would later go on to coach the university's cross-country ski team. He also attended the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid. In 1990, Farra joined the US Ski Team ahead of the 1992 Winter Olympics. At the 1992 Winter Olympics, Farra finished in 60th place in the men's 10 kilometre classical event, and in 49th place in the men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit event. In 2008, Farra became the Nordic Director of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. He went on to become the High Performance Director of the U.S. Paralympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private High Schools In New York (state)
Private or privates may refer to: Music * "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded by Ringo Sheena * "Private" (Vera Blue song), from the 2017 album ''Perennial'' Literature * ''Private'' (novel), 2010 novel by James Patterson * ''Private'' (novel series), young-adult book series launched in 2006 Film and television * ''Private'' (film), 2004 Italian film * ''Private'' (web series), 2009 web series based on the novel series * ''Privates'' (TV series), 2013 BBC One TV series * Private, a penguin character in ''Madagascar'' Other uses * Private (rank), a military rank * ''Privates'' (video game), 2010 video game * Private (rocket), American multistage rocket * Private Media Group, Swedish adult entertainment production and distribution company * ''Private (magazine)'', flagship magazine of the Private Media Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Schools In The United States
Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a particular sport can vary from hundreds of people to a single individual. Sport competitions may use a team or single person format, and may be open, allowing a broad range of participants, or closed, restricting participation to specific groups or those invited. Competitions may allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure there is only one winner. They also may be arranged in a tournament format, producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs. Sport is generally recognised as system of activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with major competitions admitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educational Institutions Disestablished In 2015
Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education also follows a structured approach but occurs outside the formal schooling system, while informal education involves unstructured learning through daily experiences. Formal and non-formal education are categorized into levels, including early childhood education, primary education, secondary education, and tertiary education. Other classifications focus on teaching methods, such as teacher-centered and student-centered education, and on subjects, such as science education, language education, and physical education. Additionally, the term "education" can denote the mental states and qualities of educated individuals and the academic field studying educational phenomena. The precise definition of education is disputed, and there are disagreements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kali Flanagan
Kali Dora Flanagan (born September 19, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She also serves as an assistant coach for the Northern Cyclones, the first female coach in United States Premier Hockey League, USPHL history. Playing career Flanagan was originally a figure skater before switching to hockey. In high school, she served as captain for the girls hockey team at the National Sports Academy (Lake Placid, New York). Across 157 games in the NCAA, she put up 72 points. With Boston College, she won Hockey East championships in 2016 and 2017, as well as Beanpot championships in 2016 and 2017. She took a leave for the 2017-18 season so she could train for the US Olympic team. When she returned for her final season with the college, she served as team co-captain and was named a 2018-19 Hockey East Third Team All-Star. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Giannino
Nicole Paolina Giannino (born September 19, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey player and actress. Giannino was a second-round (10th overall) draft pick in the 2015 Professional Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) Draft, playing for the Boston Blades. She was featured in ''The New York Times'' as amongst the first professional women's hockey players to receive a salary.Seth Berkman, Early life Giannino grew up in Long Island, New York, as a childhood actress before beginning playing hockey at the age eleven. She played for teams such as the ''Long Island Waves'', ''Suffolk PAL'', Suffolk County Selects'', and the ''Long Island Lady Islanders''. Giannino attended West Islip High School and later transferred to the National Sports Academy (NSA) in Lake Placid, New York, an Olympic training center school where she was scouted by Bill Ward. Career Hockey Giannino played NCAA Division I collegiate hockey for the College of the Holy Cross in the Eastern Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Mazdzer
Christopher Mazdzer (; born June 26, 1988) is an American retired luger. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's single luge, becoming the first non-European medalist in that event. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing 13th on both occasions. Mazdzer announced his retirement from luge on December 4, 2023 on Instagram. Career Luge On December 4, 2015, Mazdzer won the 2015–16 Luge World Cup Men's singles event at Lake Placid in the first-ever one-two finish for the United States in a men's singles luge World Cup event, with the 2014–15 winner and track record holder, Tucker West, coming in second. Until his 2015 win, Mazdzer's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was sixth in the singles at Whistler, British Columbia, in 2013. His best World Cup season finish was 13th in 2012–13. In December 2014, he won the men's singles event in the luge sprint in the second ever to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan Kelly (luger)
Aidan Kelly (born September 6, 1994) is an American Luge, slider who raced for the United States in the men's luge singles event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He was the 2013 Norton junior U.S.A champion. Biography Kelly attended National Sports Academy in Lake Placid, New York. He graduated top of his class in 2012 while he trained at the U.S. Olympic Training Center#Lake Placid, U.S. Olympic Training Center, also in Lake Placid. Kelly resides in West Islip, New York. References External links * American male lugers 1994 births Living people Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic lugers for the United States People from West Islip, New York Sportspeople from Islip (town), New York 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reese Wisnowski
Reese may refer to: Places Germany * Reese, Germany, a hamlet in Lower Saxony on the River Aue United States * Reese, Michigan, United States, a community east of Saginaw * Reese, Pennsylvania, United States, a community in Blair County * Reese, Texas, United States, a community in Cherokee County, in East Texas * Reese Center, Texas, United States, an area west of Lubbock ** Reese Technology Center, the former installation making up part of Reese Center Other uses * Reese (given name), a page for people with the given name ''Reese'' * Reese (surname), a page for people with the surname ''Reese'' * Reese, a ringname of Ron Reis (born 1970), American professional wrestler * Reese House, an historic home in Hendersonville, North Carolina * Reese's Peanut Butter Cups American candy marketed by The Hershey Company named after H. B. Reese ** Reese's Pieces, a type of coated candy ** Reese's Whipps, a type of candy bar * Reese bass, a synthesized bass sound extensively used by electr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray DiLauro
Ray DiLauro (born July 13, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 9th round (246th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Career After playing Youth Hockey for the Philadelphia Glaciers and Tier III Junior "A" Ice Hockey for the Philadelphia Little Flyers, DiLauro played High School Ice Hockey for the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid, New York. DiLauro then attended St. Lawrence University where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I Ice Hockey with the Saint Lawrence Saints from 1998-2002. While at St. Lawrence, DiLauro served as an Alternate Captain during the 2001-02 season, won the 2002 '' Pete McGeough Award'' as the team's outstanding Defenseman, and won both the 2000 ECAC Championship and the 2001 ECAC Championship. During his Professional Ice Hockey career, DiLauro played in the American Hockey League with the Cleveland Barons, Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, Springfield Falcons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
