The quaint upstate New York village of Lake Placid was awarded the 2025 bobsled and skeleton world championships at the recent International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation Congress.
The home-track advantage will give the Americans a welcomed boost and should set them up well heading into the 2026 Olympic season.
Lake Placid, home to the 1932 and 1980 Winter Games and still the only U.S. city to twice host the Winter Olympics, was originally awarded the 2021 World Championships but that event was moved to Altenberg, Germany, due to the pandemic.
There is no IBSF World Championships in the upcoming season, due to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.