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Arndt, Farquharson grab spots on USA Luge World Cup roster December 11, 2020 GMT LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Brittney Arndt and Ashley Farquharson grabbed the last two available spots on USA Luge’s World Cup roster on Friday, rounding out the 10-person team that is going to Europe with plans of competing in the final six races of the season starting in January. Arndt and Farquharson clinched their spots after a two-day series of trial races at Mount Van Hoevenberg. The rest of the roster: Emily Sweeney and Summer Britcher in women’s races; 2018 Olympic silver medalist Chris Mazdzer, Tucke...

aflynn@lakeplacidnews.com U.S. para bobsledder James Klingensmith pushes his monobob during a run at the Mount Van Hoevenberg combined track in Lake Placid last winter. (Photo provided) U.S. para bobsledder Guillermo “Will” Castillo heads down the combined track at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid last winter during an international competition. (Photo provided) Para bobsled athletes take a track walk in February 2020 during a World Cup para bobsled event in Lake Placid.(Provided photo — IBSF) U.S. para bobsledder Guillermo “Will” Castillo heads down the combined trac...

aflynn@lakeplacidnews.com An athlete waits for his monobob to get released at the start of the Mount Van Hoevenberg track in Lake Placid during the 2019 Para Bobsled World Championships. (News photo — Lou Reuter) An athlete waits for his monobob to get released at the start of the Mount Van Hoevenberg track in Lake Placid during the 2019 Para Bobsled World Championships. (News photo — Lou Reuter) LAKE PLACID — Officials from USA Bobsled and Skeleton’s Para National Team are keeping a lookout this week for news on whether para bobsled will be added to the winter Paralympics progra...