The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) is preparing for a vibrant season of fall festivals across its venues that include the Lake Placid Legacy Sites, Gore Mountain in North Creek, and Belleayre Mountain in the Catskills. From Oktoberfest at Whiteface to Gore Mountain’s Harvest Festival and two weekends of Brews &… Read more »
World Championships and World Cups in Three Different Sports on 2024-25 Schedule Bid To Host Milano Cortina 2026 Contends To Become Back-Up Venue for Bobsled, Luge and Skeleton Events Lake Placid – Home of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games – Continues To Attract World’s Best Athletes to New York State Builds on Governor’s… Read more »
Mountain bike racing is incredibly thrilling for riders and spectators alike. Especially at the World Cup level we are going to see September 27-29 at Mt Van Hoevenberg! The first mountain bike racing event was held in Colorado in 1978. Since then, the sport has advanced through recent decades with the International Cycling Union (UCI)… Read more »
From Belleayre in the Catskills to Gore and Whiteface in the Adirondacks, the extraordinary evolution of skiing and riding continues. Some things just keep getting better. Take skiing, for example. It began more than 100 years ago with the arrival of the sport’s earliest pioneers. Through the decades, it’s evolved in tremendous ways to bring… Read more »
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) announces that acclaimed comedian and actor Jim Breuer will perform live at the Conference Center in Lake Placid on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Starting at 8 p.m. in the Lussi Ballroom, the show promises an evening of unforgettable entertainment, as Breuer delivers his signature humor… Read more »
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority announces that the Lake Placid Olympic Center will host the second annual Adirondack Winter Invitational on Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30, showcasing four teams from two of the premier Division I collegiate men’s hockey conferences in the nation. Representing the Hockey East Conference, the University… Read more »
The Lake Placid Olympic Center will host the USA Hockey Women’s National Festival and the Girls National Under-18 Select Player Development Camp, showcasing all levels of the USA Hockey Women’s program as it narrows down the roster of players who will compete in future games and tournaments. USA HOCKEY WOMEN’S NATIONAL FESTIVAL Aug. 4-11 The… Read more »
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) is making available for auction the individual items and lots listed on its Property Disposition website: www.orda.org/property-disposition. Interested parties can submit bids online at: Olympic Authority Property Disposition Important Dates and Details: Bid Submission Deadline: 3 p.m. on August 6, 2024 Award Announcement: 12 p.m. on August… Read more »
Mountain biking first came to Mt Van Hoevenberg (MVH) in Lake Placid in the early 1990s. It has come a long way since then, but this summer it is scheduled to make a giant leap forward. With the WHOOP UCI (International Cycling Union) Mountain Bike World Series coming September 27-29, images of the world’s best… Read more »
Who they are and their medal possibilities Cycling has always been a part of the Summer Olympics, going back to the first modern Olympics in 1896. Mountain biking, born in the United States in the 1970s and being relatively new, made its official Olympic debut in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Team USA… Read more »