Ray Brook, NY, native Sophia Kirkby in early practice sessions ahead of international luge world cup series [Video]

<NOW NBC5 SPORTS DESK….> (áááSP MONááá) PLAYING IN FRONT OF A HOME CROWD IS ANY ATHLETES DREAM…. AND SOON… WHAT LOCAL SLIDER GETS TO EXPERIENCE THAT SORT OF MAGIC. WELCOME INTO THE N-B-C FIVE SPORTS DESK. I’M NOAH CIERZAN. THE LUGE WORLD CUP RETURNS TO LAKE PLACID IN DECEMBER. A BIG OPPORTUNTY FOR ONE ATHLETE FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY. GETTING HER CHANCE TO REPRESENT TEAM U-S-A…IN HER OWN BACKYARD. HERE’S NBC 5’S ERIC KERR…WITH HER STORY. WHEN YOU’RE CLOSE TO U-S-A LUGE’S TRAINING FACILITY — IT’S HARD FOR ATHLETES LIKE SOPHIA KIRK-BEE – TO LET THE OPPORTUNITY SLIDE. <SOPHIA KIRKBY – TEAM USA LUGE / RAY BROOK, N.Y.> “It’s been a great help having these facilities such as the U.S. Olympic training center … We get to train lift, receiving a bunch of coaching and a lot of help.” THE RAY BROOK, NEW YORK NATIVE HAS BEEN MAKING THE FIVE- …