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The races were held February 14–23 at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, New York, [1] [2] northeast of host Lake Placid. [3] [4] This was the first Olympics in which the women's giant slalom consisted of two runs, rather than one, and both GS events ran only one run per day.
The earliest recorded ascent of Whiteface was made by surveyor John Richards in 1814. [4] [a] It was the first mountain in the Adirondacks to attract attention from tourists, due to its proximity to Lake Placid, and by 1859 there was a trail to the summit from nearby Wilmington. [24] In July 1909, a fire lookout was established on the mountain.
The Men's giant slalom competition of the Lake Placid 1980 Olympics was held at Whiteface Mountain. [1] [2] The defending world champion was Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden, who was also the defending World Cup giant slalom champion and led the 1980 World Cup. [3] [4]
Lake Placid: Adirondack Mountain Club. ISBN 9780998637181. Sasso, John Jr. (2018). "Rise of the Adirondack High Peaks: The Story of the Inception of the Adirondack Forty-Six by Robert Marshall, George Marshall, and Russell M.L. Carson". Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies. 22 (1): 89–103.
The Men's Downhill competition of the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid was held at Whiteface Mountain on Thursday, February 14. [1] [2] [3]The defending world champion was Josef Walcher of Austria, while Switzerland's Peter Müller was the defending World Cup downhill champion and led the 1980 World Cup.
Some venues from the 1932 Games were renovated for use in the 1980 Games, and events were held at the Olympic Center, Whiteface Mountain, Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run, the Olympic Ski Jumps, the Cascade Cross Country Ski Center, and the Lake Placid High School Speed Skating Oval. The Games were a success in terms of sport, but the ...
The 1980 Winter Olympics, formally known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, took place February 13 through 24, 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. A total of 1,072 athletes representing 37 National Olympic Committees took part. There were 38 medal events contested at these Olympics. [1]
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