Olympic Center

Olympic Center
1980 rink during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Empire State Winter Games
Olympic Center is located in the United States
Olympic Center
Olympic Center
Location within the contiguous United States and New York
Olympic Center is located in New York
Olympic Center
Olympic Center
Olympic Center (New York)
Former namesOlympic Hockey Arena
Address2634 Main Street
Lake Placid, NY 12946
Coordinates44°17′00″N 73°59′08″W / 44.2832°N 73.9856°W / 44.2832; -73.9856
Elevation540 metres (1,770 ft)
OwnerNew York State Olympic Regional Development Authority
TypeSports complex
Genre(s)Winter sporting events
Construction
Broke groundAugust 1931; 93 years ago (1931-08)
OpenedJanuary 16, 1932; 92 years ago (1932-01-16)
Construction cost$225,000
Website
lakeplacidolympicsites.com/olympic-sites/olympic-center/

The Olympic Center is a sports complex in Lake Placid, New York that acted as the Olympic Park for both the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics.[1][2] The venues inside this area is the main complex of the 2023 Winter World University Games.

  1. ^ 1932 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 141-4. Accessed 12 October 2010.
  2. ^ 1980 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 36-9. Accessed 16 November 2010. (in English and French)