Tag: q&a

An Insider’s Perspectives on Volunteering

Portrait of Asa Mikelbank in winter wearing no hat standing on the outrun of the big ski jump hill.

Q&A with Asa Mikelbank As a student at SUNY Cortland, Asa Mikelbank volunteered for several Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) events. Having graduated in May 2025, Asa now holds a degree in Sport Management with a concentration in Event and Facility Operations. The insights he offers to the questions below demonstrate that in addition… Read more »

Turning Dreams into Reality

Olympic pairs figure skaters Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker skate on the ice at the 1932 Jack Shea Arena inside the Olympic Center in Lake Placid

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 »