Lake Placid Is Indeed America’s Olympic Village
In the nearly 100-year history of the Winter Olympiad, only three towns have hosted the Games multiple times. The first? St. Moritz, Switzerland (1928 and 1946). The second? Innsbruck, Austria…
These are NYC’s Best Ice-skating rinks this winter
Skaters gonna skate — and in New York City, there are more spots than ever to get your glide on this winter. From a nostalgic outdoor rink alongside JFK Airport…
War Memorial Ice Rink Opens Today for Winter Season in NY
STATEN ISLAND, -- Get ready to lace up your skates! The WWII Veterans War Memorial Ice Skating Rink at Clove Lakes Park will officially open to the public for the…
The Rink at Rockefeller Center® Opens for 83rd Winter Season
Source: Press Release The Rink at Rockefeller Center , the most famous ice rink in the world, opened on October 12 th for its 83 rd season. Continuing its time-honored…
Whiteface Lake Placid Autumn, Winter Events for this, next year
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) has announced the 2019-2020 Whiteface Lake Placid fall/winter calendar. Dates and schedules are subject to change. Scheduled major events include: Nov.…
New Adaptive ice skating program in New York
Adaptive Skating USA, a NJ nonprofit organization, announced a new adaptive ice skating program which is free and open to service-disabled Veterans/disabled service members of differing abilities. The program is…
Figure Skating in Harlem: ‘When I Skate It Just Feels Free’
Figure Skating in Harlem instructs young New Yorkers in leadership, academic development and, of course, figure skating, a professional sport where women of color make up only a fraction of…
A Look at 75 Years of Ice Skating in New York
Wollman Rink first welcomed skaters in 1950, as a safer alternative to the unpredictability of lake skating, a celebrated tradition in place since the park opened to the public in…
The President-elect Saved Wollman Rink
Will Donald Trump do for Infrastructure what He did for Wollman Rink? By Michael Barone In May 1986, a 39-year-old Manhattan real estate developer named Donald Trump promised to get…
The Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center® Opens
80th Anniversary Season Opened on October 11, 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist Figure Skater Sasha Cohen Hosted the Season's First Skate at the popular outdoor New York Ice Rink. NEW YORK,…
