LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (JANUARY 29, 2020) --- On February 18, 2020, members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team return to the Lake Placid Olympic Center and Olympic Oval to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of the XIII Olympic Winter Games. 

Scott Hamilton, Linda Fratianne, Charles Tickner, Tai Babilonia, David Santee, Sandy Lenz Jackson, Caitlin Carruthers Conrad, Sheryl Franks and Michael Botticelli, Lisa-Marie Allen and Stacey Smith will all return to the two-time Olympic village to be a part of Hamilton’s Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer™ event, a “Frozen 5K” skate-a-thon and signature fundraiser of the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation, and 40^th Anniversary Figure Skating Gala and Dinner Show, featuring a multi-media presentation and discussion with the members of the U.S. 1980 Olympic Figure Skating Team, sharing their stories and experiences of the Lake Placid Winter Games.  

WHO: Eleven members of the United States 1980 Olympic figure skating team, the “Dream Team.” The members participating include Hamilton, Linda Fratianne, Charles Tickner, Tai Babilonia, David Santee, Sandy Lenz Jackson, Caitlin Carruthers Conrad, Sheryl Franks and Michael Botticelli, Lisa-Marie Allen and Stacey Smith and John Summers. Paul Wylie, 1992 men’s singles figure skating Olympic silver medalist, will moderate the press conference.

WHAT: Press conference involving members of the famed 1980 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team, returning to Lake Placid to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of the XIII Olympic Winter Games, Ski8 to Elimin8 Cancer™ event and figure skating Gala and dinner show.

WHERE: Lake Placid Olympic Center Herb Brooks Arena, 1980 Rink, 2634 Main St., Lake Placid, N.Y., 12946.

WHEN: Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 10 a.m.

The Credential request form for the Sk8 to Elimin8 and skating gala can be found HERE. Media planning on attending the event(s) must complete and return the form to Jon Lundin, ORDA communications, Email: JLundin@orda.org for consideration.

-- 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.