Within a day’s drive for a quarter of the entire North American population is the ultimate viewing experience for the 2024 solar eclipse – New York’s first total eclipse in 99 years. Lying directly in the path of eclipse totality is the Olympic Region of Lake Placid and its historic, recently renewed venues. Lake Placid’s… Read more »
WHAT: The inaugural Adirondack Winter Invitational brings four of the nation’s top Division I men’s hockey programs together for a two-day tournament to be played Dec. 29-30 in the historic rink of the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. The winners of Friday night’s games will face off for the championship trophy… Read more »
Tickets are now on sale for the ECAC Hockey Men’s Championship Tournament to be played March 22-23, 2024, at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid. The final four ECAC teams will meet in the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena for a single-elimination tournament with an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I tournament and the Scott… Read more »
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 »
The Reigning Champion Will Defend His Title at the 2023 World Figure & Fancy Skating Championships Shepherd Clark is a rare jewel. In addition to being an artist and an entrepreneur, he’s been skating since he was three and skating competitively on the world stage since his teen years. Shepherd is the reigning World Figure… Read more »
With renewed & modernized venues comes a new era of events and experiences, all of it with new retail opportunities to cherish the memories and all of it part of the Olympic Authority’s bold new future. It’s no secret Lake Placid’s Olympic legacy permeates the entire region. You can feel it everywhere. The 1932 and… Read more »
The 1932 and 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games radiated brilliantly around the world as beacons of sporting excellence, and today the excitement of those colossal events still resonates. As the iconic centerpiece of the village of Lake Placid, the Olympic Center is a hub of year-round recreation, sport, tourism, and adventure for all. With… 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 »