LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- As many as 500 figure skaters of all levels will take to the Olympic Center ice to compete in the annual Lake Placid Figure Skating Championships. The competitions in men and ladies singles and pairs, begin Thursday, June 28, in both the 1932 Rink and Herb Brooks Arena and continue through Sunday, July 1.

Tickets for the 61^st Lake Placid Figure Skating Championships are available at the Olympic Center box office and at the doors of both the 1932 Rink and Herb Brooks Arena. Single day tickets are $12/adults and $7/juniors & seniors. All event tickets are available for $30/adults and $18/juniors & seniors.

Schedule:

Thursday, June 28, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.

Friday, June 29, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 30, 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 1, 8-10:30 a.m.

The skaters represent 15 states:

• California
• Connecticut
• Florida
• Illinois
• Massachusetts
• Maine
• Michigan
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia

And nine countries:

• Argentina
• Canada
• Iceland
• Israel
• Mexico
• Kazakhstan
• Switzerland
• Romania
• United States

Live on-line streaming of the Lake Placid Figure Skating Championships is available by logging onto http://www.ssaction.com/live. The cost is $10 per day or $25 for the entire event.

For more information about the event, visit http://www.lakeplacidskating.com/events/figure.php.

For more information about all of the events and activities held on Lake Placid’s Olympic venues, visit www.WhitefaceLakePlacid.com.

Photos Courtesy of Ona Kwiatkowski/ORDA Whiteface Lake Placid.

-- 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.