LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- The power and precision of IBSF World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton racing returns to Lake Placid, N.Y., Feb. 15-16. This race is the seventh stop of the eight-race series and is expected to feature as many as 190 athletes, from 23 nations competing on the one-mile long, 22-curve Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex track. Official training for the event begins Tuesday, Feb. 12, and racing gets underway Friday, Feb. 15.

WHAT: IBSF World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton racing. The seventh stop of the eight-race World-wide series.

WHEN: Racing February 15-16, 2019

Tuesday & Wednesday, Feb. 12-13

8:30 a.m.  Men and Women’s Skeleton Official Training

2 p.m. Men and Women’s Bobsled Official Training

Thursday, Feb. 14

8:30 a.m. -- Women’s Official Skeleton Training                                             

10 a.m. – Men’s Skeleton Official Training                                

2 p.m. – Women’s Bobsled Official Training      

2:30 p.m. -- Bobsled Official Training

Friday, Feb. 15

8:30a.m. -- Women’s Skeleton Race – Heat #1                                    

10 a.m. -- Women’s Skeleton Race – Heat #2                                      

1 p.m. -- Women’s Bobsled Race - Heat #1                               

2 p.m. – Two-Man Bobsled Race - Heat #1                                           

3:15 p.m. -- Women’s Bobsled Race - Heat #2                                     

4:15 p.m. – Two-Man Bobsled Race - Heat #2                                      

Saturday, Feb. 16

9 a.m. -- Men’s Skeleton Race – Heat #1                                               

10:30 a.m. -- Men’s Skeleton Race – Heat #2                                       

1:30 p.m. – Four-Man Bobsled Race - Heat #1                                     

2:30 p.m. – Four-Man Bobsled Race - Heat #2                                     

WHERE: Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex Track, Lake Placid, N.Y.

WHO: 190 of the world’s best bobsled and skeleton athletes, from 23 nations

Media credential request forms for the IBSF World Cup Bobsled and Skeleton race can be found HERE. All credential request forms must be completed and submitted to Jon Lundin, ORDA’s director of communications, no later than February 4, 2019 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.