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06/22 05:00 CDT Lake Placid and NYC form exploratory committee to study hosting
future Winter Olympics
Lake Placid and NYC form exploratory committee to study hosting future Winter
Olympics
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.
It does not mention a year, though with the 2034 Games going to Salt Lake City
and with Switzerland tabbed as the preferred bidder for 2038, the first likely
available spot for New York to host would be 2042.
"The time is now to return the Olympic flame back to New York," Hochul said.
Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980 --- the year of the
"Miracle on Ice" when the underdog U.S beat the Soviet Union in men's hockey on
home ice. It also spent time in the mix as an emergency backup for this year's
sliding sports when the venue in Cortina was riddled with construction delays.
The exploratory committee will take about a year to complete its work. The
formation of the committee does not mean New York is officially involved in a
bid process. The chair of the committee will be Ashley Walden, president and
CEO of the Olympic Regional Development Authority.
Lake Placid is among the few former hosts expected to have reliable enough
weather to be able to host the Games by 2050, according to a recent climate
change study.
The 2030 Olympics will be held in the French Alps.
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