Unique Competition on Black Ice Blends Skating with Fine and Decorative Art Event Will Include Brushes to Blades of Steel Pop-up Museum Free to Public The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) announces that the World Figure and Fancy Skating Championships will return October 9 through 13, 2024, for the second consecutive… 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 »
Unique Event on Black Ice Blends Skating with Fine and Decorative Art Art of the Olympians Gallery to Open Celebrating Art, Culture and Sport The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) announces that the World Figure and Fancy Skating Championships will return to the Olympic Center in Lake Placid from October 4… 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 »