Lake Placid bobsled track tapped as ’26 olympics backup

Jan. 21, 2025 – The 2026 Winter Olympics are scheduled for Italy in about a year, but sliding events could end up being held at facilities in Lake Placid if the Italian organizers can’t get their bobsled track ready. Ashley Walden, president and CEO of the state’s Olympic Regional Development Authority, discusses upstate New York’s potential role in next year’s games and Lake Placid’s potential as a proper host site.