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<\/a>LAKE PLACID, N.Y. \u2014<\/p>\nMore than four decades after Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympics, New York is exploring whether the Adirondack community could once again welcome the world’s top winter athletes.<\/p>\n
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced an exploratory effort looking at a potential bid for the 2042 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.<\/p>\n
The proposal would take a different approach from the 1932 and 1980 Games, which were centered in Lake Placid.<\/p>\n
Instead, New York is considering a two-city model that would combine Lake Placid and New York City.<\/p>\n
Lake Placid could host many of the snow and sliding events, while New York City could accommodate arena events such as hockey and figure skating.<\/p>\n
Hochul visited Lake Placid in August, touring Olympic venues and the Olympic Museum and meeting with athletes.<\/p>\n
The governor’s office says the concept would build on infrastructure that already exists in the Adirondacks while taking advantage of New York City’s arenas, hotels, transportation network and media presence.<\/p>\n
Lake Placid’s Olympic legacy<\/p>\n
Lake Placid has hosted the Winter Olympics twice, first in 1932 and again in 1980.<\/p>\n
The community continues to host major sporting events, including World Cup competitions, national championships and international events.<\/p>\n
New York state says Olympic Authority venues in the region recorded more than 1.2 million visits during the most recent year.<\/p>\n
The state also says its Olympic facilities have received more than $750 million in investment under Hochul’s administration.<\/p>\n
Those venues include the Olympic sliding track, cross-country facilities at Mount Van Hoevenberg, Whiteface Mountain and the Olympic Center.<\/p>\n
The existing infrastructure could give Lake Placid an advantage in a potential bid because the region would not have to build an entire Olympic city from scratch.<\/p>\n
A two-city Olympic plan<\/p>\n
Under the concept being explored, Lake Placid would serve as the hub for many outdoor winter events.<\/p>\n
New York City could host events requiring large indoor arenas, including hockey and figure skating.<\/p>\n
The state says the two locations could complement one another, combining Lake Placid’s Olympic history and winter sports infrastructure with New York City’s large venues and transportation network.<\/p>\n
Lake Placid’s history includes one of the most famous moments in Olympic history.<\/p>\n
During the 1980 Winter Games, the U.S. men’s hockey team defeated the Soviet Union in what became known as the “Miracle on Ice.”<\/p>\n
The rink where that game was played remains part of Lake Placid’s Olympic legacy.<\/p>\n
Questions remain<\/p>\n
Despite the excitement surrounding a potential return of the Games, significant questions remain before New York could move forward with a formal bid.<\/p>\n
Lake Placid has a population of roughly 2,200 people, and hosting an Olympics would bring thousands of athletes, officials, media members and spectators to the region.<\/p>\n
Transportation, housing and infrastructure would all need to be evaluated.<\/p>\n
The potential environmental impact on the Adirondacks would also have to be considered.<\/p>\n
The state’s exploratory committee is expected to examine those issues, along with the potential cost of hosting the Games and what additional investments would be necessary.<\/p>\n
Hochul has said local communities will need to be part of that process.<\/p>\n
Not a formal bid \u2014 yet<\/p>\n
For now, New York is only exploring the possibility.<\/p>\n
The exploratory committee will determine whether a 2042 bid is feasible, what it would cost and whether the state could put together a competitive proposal.<\/p>\n
If New York ultimately decides to move forward, it would then enter the broader Olympic bidding process.<\/p>\n
The 2042 Winter Olympics are still 16 years away.<\/p>\n
For now, Lake Placid’s Olympic venues continue to host athletes and international competitions while New York considers whether the community could add another chapter to its Olympic history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NBC5 In Depth: New York explores 2042 Olympic bid New York explores bringing Winter Olympics back to Lake…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335648,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[126145,2312,3866,426,10494,126146,9,24,11,10,49,51,50,56,105552,15559,72510],"class_list":["post-335647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-126145","tag-adirondacks","tag-bid","tag-kathy-hochul","tag-lake-placid","tag-nbc5-in-depth","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-ny","tag-olympic-bid","tag-olympics","tag-winter-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}