So now, 42 years later, as we enjoy the 2022 Olympics, remember the groundbreaking initiative at Lake Placid, where machines rescued us from the scarcity of falling snow. The practice, established ...

That includes the most celebrated moment in American Winter Olympics history — the 1980 “Miracle on Ice.” The U.S. hockey team’s upset over the Soviet Union at the Lake Placid Games, and ...

The U.S. hockey team pounces on goalie Jim Craig after a 4-3 upset victory against the Soviets in the 1980 Olympics, as a flag waves from the partisan crowd in Lake Placid. Forty-five years ago ...

High-tech sensors were used for security during 1980 Lake Placid Olympics . By Rachel Ponder July 29, 2024. Share on Twitter; Share on ... The 1980 Lake Placid Games took place during the Cold ...

Scott Hamilton gets goosebumps at the mention of Lake Placid. He was a 21-year-old Olympic newcomer and sitting in a darkened theater when he felt a tap on his shoulder. “Halfway through the ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – The ovation wasn't quite as deafening as it was 35 years ago. It was riveting, nonetheless, for Dave Christian and his old Olympic buddies, together again to celebrate their ...

The night before he worked his first Olympics, as a production assistant at the 1980 Lake Placid Games, Jimmy Roberts was asked to stand in for legendary broadcaster and longtime Olympic host Jim ...

Their win, and the 1980 Olympics, continue to bring tourists to town. You can see shirts and merchandise still being sold in honor of the 1980 games all over Lake Placid.

Thirty-four years ago, the Winter Olympics were held in our region in a small village, with much less spectacle than the modern games. As the Sochi games… Lake Placid Looks At Changes In The ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- The ovation wasn't quite as deafening as it was 35 years ago. It was riveting, nonetheless, for Dave Christian and his old Olympic buddies, together again to celebrate their ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The ovation wasn't quite as deafening as it was 35 years ago. It was riveting, nonetheless, for Dave Christian and his old Olympic buddies, together again to celebrate their ...