LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Lake Placid plays host to 65 (30 women & 35 men) of the nation’s best aerial freestyle skiers when they compete for the 2019 national title, Saturday, Jan. 26.  

The Olympic Jumping Complex is one of aerial skiing’s most iconic venues and has hosted freestyle World Cup events every year since 1985. Last year’s champions were Harrison Smith (Pittsford, N.Y.) and Morgan Northrop (Haymarket, Va.) and Northrop will look to defend her title in 2019.

The results from the U.S. championships will have a direct impact on the 2018-‘19 competition season. The outcomes from this event will be weighed with results from Saturday night’s World Cup event and will help determine the U.S. Aerials World Championships team.

Saturday’s event begins with ladies’ qualifications at 9:35 a.m., while the men’s qualification round gets underway at 12:50 p.m.

Admission to the U.S. Aerials National Championships is $16 for adults and $12 for juniors and seniors. Those who purchase the Olympic Sites Passport receive free admission. Children 6 and under also receive free admission.

Event Schedule:

9:35 - 10:20 a.m. - Ladies' Aerials #1

10:35 - 11:20 a.m. - Ladies' Aerials #2

12:50 - 1:40 p.m. - Men's Aerials #1

1:55 - 2:45 p.m. - Men's Aerials #2

3 p.m. – Awards

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

Photos from the Putnam Freestyle Aerials World Cup Lake Placid courtesy of ORDA/John DiGiacomo.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media planning on covering the 2019 U.S. Aerial National Championships must be credentialed. To apply for credentials, contact Jon Lundin, ORDA’s director of communications, Email: JLundin@orda.org, Cell: 518-637-6885, no later than Thursday January 24, 2019.

-- 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.