Here is the essential information about this Sunday’s Main Event for the International Skating Union’s (ISU) World Ice Skating Day. Admission to recreate and spectate at these activities is free of charge, and skate rentals are available for $10. Food trucks and music will add to the day’s festivities, and the meet and greet event… Read more »
World Class Facilities Selected by the International Skating Union as the Main Event The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) announces that the International Skating Union (ISU) has selected the Olympic Center in Lake Placid as the Main Event Partner for the 2023 World Ice Skating Day event to be held Sunday,… Read more »
From its beginnings as a pre-historic form of transportation to gravity defying jumps of incredible athletes, skating on ice has come a long way. Its history is as fascinating as it is charming, and in the last 100 years, Lake Placid skaters and events have had remarkable influence on its overall development. It was more… Read more »
Talk to figure skating athletes, and they’ll tell you that our long and rich history in the sport make the Olympic Village of Lake Placid a special place to train and compete. From legendary Lake Placid coach Gustave Lussi to 1932 gold medal winner Sonje Henie to the legendary Dick Button and many more, the… Read more »
Youth Hockey, Summer Sporting Events, Fall Festivals Set the Stage for Busy Winter Season The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority is gearing up for an eventful summer and fall as the 2023-2024 winter season begins to take shape. With several prestigious international events already secured for the winter, the Olympic Authority is actively… Read more »
Over 500 figure skaters from 23 teams representing 19 countries around the globe came together for the International Skating Union’s 2023 World Synchronized Skating Championships in Lake Placid last week. In synchronized skating, more than perhaps in any other team sport, the strength of an entire team lies with each individual athlete. Together, they share… Read more »
First Annual Dick Button Artistic Skating Festival Honors a Legend and Celebrates Dancing on Ice By Paul Wylie, ORDA Director of Sport and 1992 Olympic silver medalist in men’s singles skating The audience stood on their feet and applauded. The finale of this one-of-a-kind, first-time-ever gathering of artistic skaters and performance companies produced an overflow… Read more »
by Paul Wylie, ORDA Director of Sport and 1992 Olympic silver medalist in men’s singles skating Last week I witnessed on the 1980 Rink something I spent my entire life thinking was impossible. Ilia Malinin, a 17-year-old from Fairfax, VA landed a Quad Axel at the US International Figure Skating Classic. Four and one-half rotations… Read more »
Elite Athleticism Across Disciplines at Modernized Venues The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces a series of major competitive events coming to ORDA venues this fall, 2022, bringing hundreds of athletes to the Olympic Region in the disciplines of ice skating, Nordic, biathlon, ski jumping, bobsled, skeleton, running, and hockey. U.S. Figure Skating… Read more »
Q&A with Olympians Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker By Jaime Collins Team USA Olympic figure skaters Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker placed 11th in the pairs ice dance competition at the 2022 Beijing Games. Now they’re here in Lake Placid training at the Olympic Center’s 1932 Jack Shea Arena and, in fact, have been coming… Read more »