Coming to Lake Placid March 31 – April 1 Event Projected to Bring Thousands of International Skaters and Spectators to Lake Placid Request Media Credential Here Tickets Available Here The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) will host in partnership with U.S. Figure Skating the International Skating Union (ISU) World Synchronized Skating Championships 2023… Read more »
Tickets are now on sale for the ECAC Men’s Hockey Championship Tournament to be played March 17-18 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 M…. Read more »
Hundreds of skaters took to the ice Sunday, December 4, in Lake Placid in celebration of World Ice Skating Day (WISD). As part of a new annual global festival, the New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) hosted a variety of activities at its Olympic Center throughout the day and into the evening, allowing professionals,… Read more »
ORDA Unveils New Brand Identities Reflecting Organization’s Transformation and Focus on the Reimagined Venue Experiences Venue Modernizations Now Also Include a New Look and Feel for Lake Placid Legacy Sites The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces the unveiling of new brand identities for the Lake Placid Legacy Sites (Legacy Sites) –… Read more »
Four of the Nation’s Top Teams To Compete Oct. 21-22 in the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena The Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) will host the 2022 Women’s Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Division I Eastern Conference of the Collegiate Hockey Association on October 21-22 in the Olympic Center 1980 Herb Brooks Arena. The tournament… Read more »
Fall Festivals at Gore, Belleayre & Olympic Jumping Complex Continue this Weekend The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces highlights from a big weekend of festivals and competitions from September 30 through October 2 at the Lake Placid Legacy Sites. Events included the Jumpapalooza – U.S. National Ski Jumping Championships, the USA Bobsled… 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 »
The Adirondack and Catskill Parks mean many things to many people. Chief among them are wilderness and the natural world, for that is why these precious areas were earmarked for conservation. Our work at New York State’s Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) is inherently complex. ORDA is mandated to preserve the Olympic Region’s legacy, to… Read more »
Event is the World’s Longest Running Ice Dance Competition in the World The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces it will host the Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships and International event on July 27 through 29, 2022, at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid. First held in 1933, this event is the world’s… Read more »
The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces and welcomes Chadd Cassidy as General Manager of the Olympic Center. A native of Lake Placid, Cassidy brings over two decades of experience to ORDA and will oversee the daily management and facility operations of the Olympic Center. Most recently, Cassidy was head coach of the… Read more »