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Georg Hackl of Germany speeds past an Olympic logo during a practice run for the men's singles luge at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Park City Awarded 2029 Bobsled and Luge World Championships

Park City, Utah, will host the 2029 Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships after the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation voted on future hosts for its world championships during the world congress held in Lake Placid, New York. Each of the championships from 2027 through 2029 will be at former Olympic Winter Games hosts. In 2027, […]

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Lake Placid recently hosted the IBSF World Cup and is bidding to host sliding events for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Photo courtesy of Olympic Regional Development Authority

Inside Lake Placid’s Bid to Co-Host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Lake Placid, New York, the little village tucked away in the Adirondacks of New York State, is hallowed ground for the Olympic Winter Games. There, in 1932, the United States hosted the Winter Games for the first time and the first Olympic medals were awarded in a podium ceremony. It was also the first time […]

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Lake Placid to Host 2024 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup

The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup will return to Lake Placid from February 9-11, 2024, at the Olympic Jumping Complex, joining a calendar with two additional World Cup events already confirmed for this winter season at Mt Van Hoevenberg. “The future of the U.S. Ski Jumping team is promising and being able to hold major […]

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