Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Training and competition for Nordic ski jumping takes place year round thanks to a plastic mat out-run on the 90m jump. The Freestyle Aerial Training Center is located to the right of the base of the jump towers. Aerialists can train in the summer months by jumping into a 750,000 gallon pool. [4]
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States was held on Wednesday 20 February at the Mount Van Hoevenberg. [1] It was the tenth appearance of the 4 × 10 km relay in the Winter Olympics. [2] It was the third time that Soviet Union won the gold medal in the event. Norway ...
Event Gold Silver Bronze 5 km details: Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union 15:06.92 Hilkka Riihivuori Finland 15:11.96 Květa Jeriová Czechoslovakia 15:23.44 10 km details: Barbara Petzold