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2. Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center

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   The center was constructed in 1978 and today has over 50 km (31 mi) of trails for cross country skiing along with a biathlon venue. It also plays hosts to a ski marathon called the Lake Placid Loppet, that takes places in early February. The men's event is 50 km (31 mi) long while the women's event is 25 km (16 mi) long.

3. Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex - Wikipedia

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   The Lake Placid Club built the first ski jump on this site in 1920, using the hillside itself as the jump surface. The jump was referred to as the Intervales 35-meter jump. On February 21, 1921, the first competition was held at this site, drawing 3,000 spectators. The record jump for the day was 124 feet, set by Antony Maurer.

4. Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex - Wikipedia

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   The Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex is a winter sports complex located at the foot of Mount Van Hoevenberg near Lake Placid, New York. Part of the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), it was created following the 1980 Winter Olympics. The complex includes a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track along with trails for both biathlon and ...

5. Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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   Nordic combined (ski jumping), Ski jumping: 18,000 [1] Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium: Opening ceremonies: 30,000 [2] Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center: Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (Cross-country skiing) Not listed. [3] Mt. Van Hoevenberg Bob and Luge Run: Bobsleigh, Luge (Separate tracks ...

6. High Point State Park - Wikipedia

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   High Point offers trails for hiking and cross-country skiing and areas for camping and fishing. The land for High Point State Park, donated by Colonel Anthony R. and Susie Dryden Kuser, was dedicated as a park in 1923. The pleasant landscaping was designed by the Olmsted Brothers of Boston, a prominent landscape architectural firm of that time ...

7. Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 ...

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   The men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was held on Saturday 23 February at Mount Van Hoevenberg, Essex County, New York. [1] Sven-Åke Lundbäck of Sweden was the 1978 World champion and Ivar Formo of Norway was the defending champion from the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck ...

8. Mount Van Hoevenberg - Wikipedia

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   Named for Henry Van Hoevenberg (1849–1918; not to be confused with the American football player Henry Van Hoevenberg), the mountain is best known as the location of a winter sports complex containing bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks, plus a network of cross-country ski trails, which was used to host events during the 1932 and 1980 Winter ...

9. Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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   Event Gold Silver Bronze 15 km details: Thomas Wassberg Sweden 41:57.63 Juha Mieto Finland 41:57.64 Ove Aunli Norway 42:28.62 30 km details: Nikolay Zimyatov Soviet Union 1:27:02.80