Lake Placid and NYC form exploratory committee to study hosting future Winter Olympics | National News

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state of New York is forming an exploratory committee to consider whether Lake Placid and New York City should bid to co-host a future Winter Olympics.

The announcement Monday from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office suggested a dual-hosting format, the likes of which Milan and Cortina pulled off at this year’s Olympics.

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