(DECEMBER 29, 2017) --- The world’s best freestyle aerial skiers return to Lake Placid, N.Y. for two nights, January 19-20, 2018, of high-flying action at the Olympic Jumping Complex.  These athletes twist and soar as high as 60 feet in the air before landing. This is the final Olympic qualifying World Cup event. 

WHAT: Putnam FIS Freestyle Aerials World Cup. Additional information can be found HERE

WHO: The world’s top aerial freestyle skiers from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United States

WHEN: Friday and Saturday, January 19-20, 2018

WHERE: Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex, 5486 Cascade Rd., Lake Placid, N.Y., 12946

WHY: For some, this is their final opportunity to qualify for February’s Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea

All media interested in attending and covering the Putnam FIS Freestyle Aerials World Cup Lake Placid event  are required to complete a media credential application. Media credential applications are available by visiting www.whiteface.com/media. The application deadline is Tuesday, January 9, 2018.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.