{"id":274734,"date":"2026-06-23T01:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/274734\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T01:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:38:11","slug":"olympics-in-new-york-state-begins-study-for-potential-2042-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/274734\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics in New York? State Begins Study for Potential 2042 Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Winter Olympics could be making a return to New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state is forming an Exploratory Committee to study whether New York should pursue a bid to host the 2042 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The committee will spend the next year looking at whether a unique partnership between Lake Placid and New York City could work financially and logistically. Officials say this is not an official Olympic bid yet. Instead, it&#8217;s a chance to study costs, infrastructure and community support before making any decisions.<\/p>\n<p>New York State Begins Exploring a Bid for the 2042 Winter Olympics<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The new Exploratory Committee will study whether New York has the infrastructure and financial resources needed to host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2042.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lite987.com\/saratoga-race-track-2026-giveaways\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s Every Free Item Saratoga Fans Can Get This Summer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Several subcommittees will focus on finances, legal issues, operations and public engagement. At the end of the one-year process, the group will submit recommendations on whether the state should move forward with an official bid.<\/p>\n<p>Lake Placid&#8217;s Olympic History Could Play a Major Role<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Lake Placid is no stranger to the Olympics. The Adirondack village hosted the Winter Games in 1932 and again in 1980, when the famous &#8220;Miracle on Ice&#8221; U.S. hockey team won gold.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/attachment-900-2.jpg\" alt=\"CNY News logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">New York has already invested about $750 million into upgrading Olympic facilities in Lake Placid. Those venues have become world-class training sites and are set to serve as backup locations for bobsled, skeleton and luge events during the 2026 Winter Games in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>If New York eventually moves forward with a bid and is selected, it would mark the third time Lake Placid has hosted the Winter Olympics and the first Winter Games held in New York since 1980.<\/p>\n<p>Images from the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, NY <\/p>\n<p>Here are some images from the week of February 13th-24th, 1980 in Lake Placid New York, home of the XIII Olympic Winter Games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/editorial-images\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brian Cody TSM <\/a><\/p>\n<p>All Team USA New England Athletes Who Won Medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics<\/p>\n<p>As of Sunday, February 22, 2026, 10 athletes from New England won medals in the 2026 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/wokq.com\/author\/seanmckenna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sean McKenna<\/a><\/p>\n<p>35 Jaw-Dropping Moments From the 2026 Winter Olympics<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/thefw.com\/author\/robc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rob Carroll<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Winter Olympics could be making a return to New York. 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