A nonprofit organization is working to add a new landmark to the village of Lake Placid honoring the most famous moment from the 1980 Winter Olympics, the "Miracle on Ice." It will commemorate Team ...

Scott Hamilton gets goosebumps at the mention of Lake Placid. He was a 21-year-old Olympic newcomer and sitting in a darkened theater when he felt a tap on his shoulder. “Halfway through the movie I ...

Ice hockey, invented in Canada in the early 19th century, made its Olympic debut at the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp before becoming a permanent fixture of the Winter Olympics in 1924. From its ...

The Winter Games always feel like a return to my roots. As a child of the 1970s and ’80s, my first memory of anything having to do with the Olympics was the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid. It was ...

Were you Seen at the 2026 Empire State Winter Games Opening Ceremony in the 1980 Rink at the Olympic Complex on Feb 5, 2026, in Lake Placid? Suzy Mink, a torchbearer for the 1980 Winter Olympics in ...

LAKE PLACID – Lake Placid saved the Winter Olympics, and restored the pride of the United States of America. That’s the claim of a new book titled “A Long Shot to Glory” that recently hit the market.

It’s no secret that there’s been interest in another Olympics for Lake Placid, New York. The site of both the 1932 and 1980 Winter Games has been floated for years as a potential bidder on behalf of ...