90 Days

So far, my Lake Placid experience has been great. We started out yesterday at the 1980 Herb Brooks Skating Arena, watching the pairs practice for Skate America. Watching these skaters practice their spectacular throws and lifts from the front row was amazing, and their speed across the ice is so much more apparent than can be seen on t.v. The Olympic Center was home to figure skater Sonja Henie's 2nd of three Olympic championship performances in 1932 and is most well-known for the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980 when the U.S. hockey team beat the Soviet hockey team in a major upset and then went on to win the gold medal. After walking around the Olympic Center and visiting the Olympic Museum, we headed to the Ski Jumping Complex, where we were able to take the elevator to the top of the 120m jump tower for quite the amazing view. There is a second jump tower for the 90m jump (would you look at that, a 90 Days stat without even trying).

Here are two more stats for you...

90% of US Olympic Lugers are discovered at "slider searches" where potential lugers slide down a concrete hill on a sled attached to rollerblade wheels at a maximum speed of 25 mph. Those with potential can then start training on one of two luge tracks in the country, in Salt Lake City, UT and Lake Placid, NY.

http://www.uticaod.com/sports/x2145961673/Search-is-on-for-next-luge-star


90% of Whistler Mountain will be open to the public during the 2010 Olympics, while the rest will be closed off for ski and snowboard competitions.

http://www.whistlerskishop.com/About-Whistler.html