Lake Placid Bids to Host 2026 Olympic Sliding Events Amid Italian Venue Struggles

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announces the bid following a $104 million renovation of Lake Placid's sliding center.

Lake Placid has offered to host the sliding sports for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which are scheduled to take place in Italy.
The Italian government had ordered the Olympic organizers to move the events due to cost overruns involved in renovating the Cortina sliding track.
Sliding centers in Switzerland and Austria were previously considered the best options.
Lake Placid, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980, has a state-of-the-art sliding center due to a $104 million renovation last year.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced the bid after its quarterly meeting, and the proposal was invited by the Olympic organizers.