(02/01/10) This morning, we begin our week-long series previewing the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. We'll look at Lake Placid's continuing Olympic legacy and we'll profile some of the athletes heading west to compete. In all, more than a dozen North Country competitors will take part in the Winter Olympics this year.
This morning, we begin with Brian Mann's story of Bill Demong, the Nordic combined skier from Vermontville.
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Blacksmith David Woodward sets in place the final piece of the weather vane he made for the Adirondack Carousel in Saranac Lake, which opens Saturday at 1 pm with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Photo: Mark Kurtz.
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