(Feb. 16, 2015) --- Below is a rundown of the events on ORDA’s winter 2015 events’ calendar for your planning purposes. Dates and schedules are subject to change.

Feb. 21 – Relieve the “Miracle on Ice.” Every member from the historic 1980 USA Olympic Hockey Team will be returning to Lake Placid, N.Y. for the first time in 35 years to relive their improbable gold medal run during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid. The players and fans will relieve that magical time, in the Herb Brooks Rink-1980 Olympic Arena, at 7:30 p.m., through first-person accounts entitled “The Journey,” “The Steps,” “The Miracle,” and “The Gold.” 

The evening will conclude with the raising of fallen teammate Bob Suter’s jersey (#20), to the rafters of the arena. Tickets are just $19.80. (Media Credential attached)

 March 1 – Lake Placid Loppet and Kort Loppet.  Nordic skiers will converge on the cross-country ski trails at Mt. van Hoevenberg to compete in the 32^nd Lake Placid Loppet. Inclement weather claimed last winter’s event.  Open to classical and freestyle skiers, the Loppet is a 50k race (31-miles) through the 1980 Olympic ski trails.  The vertical climb is just under 3,700 feet.

The 25k Kort Loppet, also open for classical and freestyle skiers, features a vertical climb of 1,850 feet.  The Lake Placid Loppet is part of the American Ski Marathon Series.

March 11-14 – NCAA Division I Ski Championships. The NCAA Division I Ski Championships return to Lake Placid for the first time in 32 years.  Lake Placid, Wilmington, St. Lawrence University, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) and the New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) will join to play host to the event.

Whiteface Mountain played host to the event in 1980 and 1982 when the championship was only for men’s skiing.

Today the championships feature men and women’s cross country skiing, men and women’s slalom and giant slalom for both men and women.

March 20-21 – ECAC Men’s Hockey Championship Tournament.  The ECAC Hockey championships for a second straight postseason. The winner of this tournament receives an automatic bid to play in the NCAA championship tournament.  Last season, Union skated away with the crown en route to the school’s first-ever national championship title. The ECAC Men’s Hockey championship tournament will be played on the famed Herb Brooks Arena 1980 Rink.

Other events this fall and winter include FIS Cup Ski Jumping, Feb. 17

For more information on ORDA’s Olympic venues and events, visit www.whitefacelakeplacid.com.

-- 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.