Announces Full Membership of Lake Placid–New York City Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Exploratory Committee
Announces $2.5 Million in State Funding for Monument to a Miracle Project Honoring the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Hockey Team and Five-Time Gold Medalist Eric Heiden
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the full membership of the Lake Placid–New York City Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Exploratory Committee, with nearly 90 members. The committee held its first full meeting in New York City today, marking the next phase of an evaluation of the feasibility of hosting a future Games in New York State.
Governor Hochul also announced $2.5 million in State funding to support the Monument to a Miracle project, permanent tributes to the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team and Five-Time Gold Medalist Eric Heiden.
“New York is an Olympic State. We have the history, we have the venues, and we have a passion for sports that’s second to none,” Governor Hochul said. “Today, I’ve assembled a team of the best and the brightest in sports, government, business and community leadership from all corners of the state to ensure we are in the best position possible to build a roadmap to bring the Olympic flame back to New York.”