National Sports Academy
821 Mirror Lake Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12946
518-523-3460, x 22 (t); 518-523-3488 (f)
nationalsportsacademy.com
grand@nationalsportsacademy.com

Founded: 1977

Sports: Alpine skiing, freeride, nordic, nordic combined, ski jumping, luge, ice hockey, figure skating

Grades: 8-PG

Program length: Full, nine-month program; winter options: one week to five months

Application period: Rolling Admissions

Staff/student ratio: 1/6

Cost: Full, nine-month school year: $33,000; five months: $19,500; four months or less: call for pricing information

Scholarships: Financial aid offered to qualified families

Headmaster: David Wenn

Academic strengths and overview: Challenging college preparatory program, online curriculum available, small classes, strong college guidance program and excellent college placement. National Sports Academy is the home of 80 winter sports student-athletes in various Olympic disciplines. Our students come from all over the United States, Canada and Europe with a common goal — to reach their best on the sports arena, in the classroom and in life.

Head coaches: Stephen Mergenthaler, David Smith

Coaching staff: David Wenn, Denja Rand, Beatty Schlueter, Scott Mierop; NYSEF support coaching staff: John Norton, NYSEF alpine head coach; Ikuo Toishi, Jim Johnson, Royce Van Evera, Kara Huntington; nordic: Margaret Maher, head coach; NC/ski jumping: Casey Colby, head coach; Even Bliss, David McCahill; biathlon: Sean Burke, head coach; freeride: Mike Kirchner, head coach

Notable alumni: Bill Demong, 2010 Olympic gold and silver medalist; John Farra, Olympian and USST nordic director; Tommy Biesemeyer, U.S. Ski Team; Lindsay Van; world women's ski jumping champion; Hayley Johnson, 2010 Olympian; Nick Alexander, 2010 Olympian; Chris Madzer, 2010 Olympian

Training facilities: Whiteface Mountain, Mt. Van Hoevenberg Sports Complex, Olympic Ski Jumps, Lake Placid Olympic ice arenas