Adirondacks are magical. Really enjoyed this post. Went to the village (in the summertime) in 1999, and it still retained a bit of that international flavor. It should host again!
This is a great piece. The contrast between Lake Placid’s civic sacrifice and LA’s financial success in fascinating—and it’s striking how many of the same themes (unfinished venues, local burden, weather risk) echo forward to modern Games. History may not always repeat, but it definitely rhymes.
Great read! It’s wild that Eddie Eagan is still the only person to win gold in both the Summer and Winter Games—you’d think someone else would have joined that club by now. I also had no idea the victory podium and indoor rinks started here.
Adirondacks are magical. Really enjoyed this post. Went to the village (in the summertime) in 1999, and it still retained a bit of that international flavor. It should host again!
This is a great piece. The contrast between Lake Placid’s civic sacrifice and LA’s financial success in fascinating—and it’s striking how many of the same themes (unfinished venues, local burden, weather risk) echo forward to modern Games. History may not always repeat, but it definitely rhymes.
Great read! It’s wild that Eddie Eagan is still the only person to win gold in both the Summer and Winter Games—you’d think someone else would have joined that club by now. I also had no idea the victory podium and indoor rinks started here.
Wow such a great overview! Brutal that the locals had to essentially pay for it 😪