Christie Sausa

Christie Sausa (1990-present) was born in Washingtonville, NY, but her love of Lake Placid started early. At age 8, she skated her first figure skating competition there, and became fascinated with the tiny town and it's Olympic heritage. Continuing to compete in figure skating, Sausa moved to Lake Placid in 2003 to train for elite competition.

Sausa's writing career began in 2007, when she founded "Lake Placid Skater", a news blog devoted to the skating events in Lake Placid. Although it started as a small site, the readership grew to give Lake Placid Skater a worldwide following.

In 2008, Sausa was asked by the Lake Placid News editor to be the "skating correspondent" for the publication. Since then, Sausa has covered every major skating event in Lake Placid. Throughout the years, she also penned a skating column, and has a blog on the Lake Placid News website, "Skating Away in Lake Placid".

In 2009, she started a "Meet the Skaters" column, which appears in the Lake Placid New's sports page every week during the summer. Realizing that many locals and visitors did not know much about the accomplishments of the guest skaters who performed in the Saturday Night Ice Show", Sausa decided to interview the skaters and publish an article about them weekly. These features are one of her most popular segments, and are enjoyed by skating enthusiasts around the world.

2010 was an exciting year for Sausa, in which her blog was one of the finalist in Microsoft's "Office Winter Games" contest. Winning the contest would result in an all-expenses paid trip to report on the Olympics Live using Microsoft Office products. Although she did not win, the contest provided Sausa with increased visability for the blog and she received many writing opportunities during the process.

From 2009 on, Sausa has also contributed to various publications including the Adirondack Almanack, the Free George, Adirondack Sports and Fitness, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, and Skating magazine. She and the "Lake Placid Skater" blog have been recognized in Skating magazine, and was voted one of the "Top 20 Best Sports Bloggers" by Shape Magazine in 2011.

In her spare time, Sausa also speed skates, and is the 2008 National Pack Style Bronze Medalist in the 800 meter race. Her "Lake Placid Skater" blog also includes speed skating content, and she reports on Olympic Oval ice conditions at www.lakeplacidoval.com.

Sausa is also the founder of the "Skate into New Year" party, which is held on the Olympic Oval every New Year's Eve. The family friendly event that started in 2008 benefits local charities, and has raised several thousand dollars for Lake Placid organizations including the Skating Club of Lake Placid and the Lake Placid Food Pantry. Going on it's 6th year with "Skate into 2013", the event has become a tradition with locals and visitors alike.

13 years after her first visit to Lake Placid in 1998, Sausa was approached by the History Press to write the history of figure skating in Lake Placid. "Lake Placid Figure Skating-A History" is a culmination of Sausa's work in figure skating reporting and research, and will no doubt be enjoyed by those interested in learning more about Lake Placid's rich figure skating history.