The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) announces that nationally renowned magician and comedian Alyx Hilshey will perform her “Miracles & Mystery Comedy Show” at the Lake Placid Conference Center. Hilshey, known for her appearance on the CW Network’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and performances at the Magic Castle in Los… Read more »
They met in 2020 while skating at an ice rink in Pennsylvania, and they’ve been skating together ever since. During the week, they got up at 5:00 am to meet and practice their ice dancing before each headed off to work. Then on Christmas eve 2023, in an exquisitely charming moment on the ice at… Read more »
The Lake Placid Film Festival is a long-standing, well-loved celebration of film that brings fans, directors, and producers to the Olympic Village each year to learn about and discuss the art form and to view an array of new films. Because they also promote the creation of local and regional films, they chose this year… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Oldest Ice Dance Event in the World Attracts 270 Skaters from 11 Different Countries What: The Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships, part of US Figure Skating’s National Qualifying Series and Solo Dance Series, and the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, an event on the International Skating Union (ISU) calendar. These prestigious events are hosted by… Read more »
June 23, 11:00 to 3:00 pm, at the Lake Placid Olympic Center As the world gears up for Paris 2024, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is inviting everyone to embrace the joy of movement for better mental and physical health with the Let’s Move and Celebrate initiative. The campaign which started last year was a… Read more »
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) recently concluded another successful youth and adult hockey season at the Lake Placid Olympic Center, bringing in hundreds of clubs, thousands of visitors and significantly impacting the local economy. From late October to early April, the Olympic Center hosted a total of 14 CAN/AM youth… Read more »
Sporting events, big and small, bring vitality to communities around the world. Perhaps no better example exists today than right here in Lake Placid. From serving as a powerful economic engine for our communities to providing activities for children and families to creating many other direct and indirect benefits, events have been an enduring and… Read more »
MEDIA CREDENTIAL REQUEST FORM Quinnipiac, Cornell, Dartmouth, and St. Lawrence are headed to Lake Placid after sweeping their opponents to earn spots in ECAC Hockey Men’s Championship tournament Friday and Saturday in the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena. Top-seeded Quinnipiac will take on seventh-seeded St. Lawrence at 4 p.m. Friday, followed by No. 4 Dartmouth against… Read more »