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\u201cTo be able to connect Lake Placid to New York City would bring an unbelievable opportunity and have the added benefit that no new stadium infrastructure would have to be built,\u201d Carroll said.<\/p>\n
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Jones, who earlier this year resigned from the legislature and now works as vice president of strategic initiatives and workforce development at Clinton Community College, said he and Carroll had been discussing the idea for a few years. He argued that bringing the Olympics to New York would bolster the North Country economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cLake Placid could never host a full Olympics like we did in 1980, but it would be great to host these key events,\u201d Jones said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The editorial in the New York Daily News called for establishing a committee to examine the plan\u2019s feasibility and gauge support among stakeholders in both parts of the state. It highlighted how dividing the event between New York and Lake Placid and relying on existing infrastructure aligned with the Olympic committee’s shift toward more sustainable and cost-effective Games. Carroll said the distance between the host sites of the upcoming Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics is not much less than the distance between New York City and the state\u2019s northern alpine outpost.<\/p>\n
Darcy Norfolk, communications director for the Olympic Regional Development Authority, in a statement said ORDA supports an exploratory committee to evaluate the feasibility of hosting a future Winter Olympics and welcomed the chance to participate.<\/p>\n
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Norfolk said the designation of\u00a0Mt. Van Hoevenberg as a backup site for the sliding events at next year\u2019s Olympics \u201cis a strong affirmation of the facilities\u2019 world-class infrastructure and operational readiness.\u201d She said exploring the feasibility of hosting alpine events would be central to the work of an exploratory committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Carroll, who has visited the Adirondacks since he was a kid and has a seasonal residence in The Glen, near Johnsburg, said he expected more announcements early next year about the exploratory committee and next steps. He said the planning process should be privately funded and include a wide range of stakeholders in both regions for public, private and philanthropic organizations. He said it would take a year or two before determining whether to pursue a formal bid.<\/p>\n
One thing is clear: any New York Olympics would be more than a decade away. After this winter\u2019s Games in Italy, the 2030 Winter Olympics will be hosted in the French Alps, and the 2034 Winter Olympics will be in Salt Lake City, Utah. Host sites in the running for the 2038 event are already well into the planning process.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A few years ago, the International Olympic Committee adopted a new process for choosing host sites, emphasizing relative affordability, sustainability and long-lasting value in the face of criticisms of venues sitting unused after games and host communities feeling burned in the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Carroll and Jones emphasized the inclusive and open exploratory process but also called for urgency to move the idea forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNew York must begin engaging communities, building partnerships and defining a shared vision that reflects the soul of our state and the ideals of the Olympics,\u201d Carroll said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This story originally appeared in the Adirondack Explorer, a nonprofit news organization covering people and policy inside the forest preserve.<\/p>\n
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