LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid's own Lauren Salter used her home track advantage to win gold on Friday at Mt. Van Hoevenberg during the Empire State Winter Games women's skeleton race. She had the best two runs, totaling one minute, 55.18 seconds,

Clocking a top speed of 68 miles per hour, Salter dominated with the fastest start and finish times of both heats. Her times were 57.47 and 57.71 seconds.

On the overcast day, Salter beat Veronica Day, also from Lake Placid, by 0.53 seconds

The silver medalist raced twice down the 20 curve track and totaled 1:55.71, 0.53 seconds behind Salter.

Bronze medalist Samantha Culiver, of Scottsdale, Ariz., had a time of 1:56.72.

Gary Wozniak, of Los Gatos, Calif., won the gold medal in the men's skeleton race on Friday, with a total time of one minute, 53.26 seconds. Trailing close behind him was Kevin McGlade, of Stafford, with a time of 1:53.34.

During Wozniak's first run, he posted a time of 56.81 seconds, while McGlade raced down the twisting course in 56.65 seconds. McGlade fell short on his second run with a time of 56.69, while Wozniak held a time of 56.45.

The gold medalist won by 0.08 of a second.

Wozniak's top speed on the one mile, 20 curve track, was approximately 70 miles per hour down Mt. Van Hoevenberg. Pat Calder, of Lake Placid, won the bronze medal with a total time of 1:53.68.

Alpine skiing

SARANAC LAKE — Sean Madden, of Saranac Lake, completed the alpine skiing sweep Friday in winning the boy's slalom at Mount Pisgah.

Just 24 hours earlier, Madden took ESWG gold in the giant slalom at Whiteface Mountain. The high school sophomore turned his familiarity with the changing Mount Pisgah terrain into a victory. He later credited the Mount Pisgah staff and his coaches at the New York Ski Educational Foundation for his success at these Games.

Madden opened with a run of 34.40 seconds to take the lead.

His second run time of 34.60 was the heat's second fastest, giving him a two-run aggregate time of one, minute, 09.00 seconds. It was good enough for a 0.36 of a second victory over Nico Petrocci, of Skaneateles.

Cross country skiing

LAKE PLACID — Local cross country skiers dominated the two kilometer scholastic freestyle event Friday.

The Nordic events are taking place on predominantly man-made snow at the Olympic Ski Jumping Complex, just outside Lake Placid.

Although 10 miles of recreational skiing is available to the public at the 1980 Olympic trail network on Mount Van Hoevenberg, the competitions were moved from that venue due to insufficient snow depth for racing.

The boy's J1 classification saw Will Feiroh, of Paul Smiths, cover the course — excellent for spectator viewing - that meandered around the ski jump stadium, behind the freestyle skiing complex and alongside the main parking lot.

Feiroh clocked a time of five minutes, 31 seconds to capture the gold medal. Wilton's Alex Howk was second in 6:16.

Royal McDonnell, also of Paul Smiths, took gold in the J3 boy's event in 5:28. Bryce Hartman, of Saranac Lake, skied to a silver medal in 6:27. The bronze medal was shared in a photo finish by Ethan Wood, of Ray Brook, and Henry McGrew, of Lake Placid, with identical times of 6:28.

Sarah Duclos, of Clifton Park, collected a gold medal in girl's J2 with a time of 6:37. Amelia McDonnell, of Paul Smiths, had the silver medal time of 6:41, with the bronze medal going to Amy Duclos, of Clifton Park, in 6:50.

Adam Marino, of Saratoga Springs, negotiated the two kilometers in 6:24 to take gold in boy's J2. Clifton Park skiers were right behind Marino as Brian Chrzan raced to the silver in 6:40, and Ryan Mikula was third with a time of 7:21.

Tupper Lake's Gretchen O'Leary was the J1 girl's champion in 6:07.

Steve Vargo, of Lake Placid, led the field in the open men's two kilometer freestyle race, taking gold in the M3 class in 4:58. Second place went to Eric Seyse, of Scotia, in 5:13. The bronze medalist was Alex Goff, also of Lake Placid, in 5:21.

The open female division for seniors, also at a distance of two kilometers, was dominated by Abbey Alexiades, of Etna, in 6:32.

Janet Findlay, of Lake Placid, was the silver medalist in 6:56, and Ann E. Jardin, of Mexico, N.Y., was the bronze medal winner in 7:31.

Two Peru racers, Chris Rose and Jim Kobak, placed 1-2 in the Masters M3 two kilometer, covering the course in 5:23 and 5:41, respectively. Edward Lis, of Lake Placid, pocketed the bronze medal in 6:27.

Women's hockey

LAKE PLACID — In a game that saw Empire State Winter Games history made, the Adirondack women's hockey team upped its record to 4-0 Saturday with an 11-0 drubbing of Hudson Valley and a 9-1 win over Long Island.

Adirondack kept pace with Western New York, also 4-0, as the teams head to the medal round.

Mackenzie Lennox, of Lisbon, had two goals in the contest against Hudson Valley.

Her mother, Danielle, assisted on her first goal in a game that saw a mother-daughter combination on the ice for the first time. Danielle also scored a goal in the final period.

Katie Stack, of Batavia, led Western New York to a win over New York City, 4-0, with two goals. Western New York also defeated Hudson Valley, 7-2, on Saturday.

Nordic combined

LAKE PLACID — Luke Daniels and Karl Schulz were double gold medalists Saturday in Nordic competitions as they turned won in special ski jumping and also captured the Nordic combined competition.

In brilliant sunshine, Daniels, of Loudon, N.H., flew 50 and 50.5 meters off the 48 meter hill en route to his J2 victory. They were the two best flights of the day.

The winner had 238.9 total points for distance and style. Miles Lussi, of Lake Placid, sailed to a silver medal with a pair of 48.5 meter attempts for 229.7 points.

The bronze medal went to Matt Doyle, of Salisbury, Conn., who matched Lussi's jump distances, but totaled 223.7 points.

Daniels' jumping, combined with his five kilometer skiing, enabled him to win a second gold medal in the Nordic combined at the Olympic Jumping Complex outside Lake Placid.

The J3 competition on the 48 meter hill saw Schulz, of Lake Placid, take his first gold medal. Landon Liverari, also of Lake Placid, was a close second and collected the silver, with A.J. King, of Salisbury, Conn., picking up the bronze medal.

Schulz won his gold medal in Nordic combined jumping from the smaller 18 meter hill, together with a three kilometer cross country ski race. Trent White was second and Brian Byrne finished third. White and Byrne are also from Lake Placid.

Parker Haynes, of Eaton, N.H. flew 47 and 47.5 meters for 201.2 points enabling him to win the gold medal in the open 48 meter division. Sam Shapiro, of Hanover, N.H., was the silver medalist, with Duncan Cromwell, of Center Cromwell, N.H., taking the bronze.

Annie Frenette, of Saranac Lake, was the winner in the women's 48, also on the 48 meter hill, with jumps of 38.5 and 39 meters.

The J4 Nordic combined race saw another trio of young Lake Placid athletes atop the podium. Beckett Ledger secured a gold medal jumping from the 18 meter hill, with a three kilometer ski race.

Complete results can be found at www.empirestatewintergames.com.