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Lake Placid and the Winter Olympics: The Road to Sochi

Michael J. Burgess

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Description:This book (originally titled A Long Shot to Glory) tells the story of how the small Adirondack Mountain community of Lake Placid became the only American site to host the Winter Olympics twice. Early in the 20th century, winter sports were introduced in Lake Placid. Athletes from the village competed in the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France and then made a successful bid to host the third winter games in 1932. After World War II, Lake Placid's civic and sports leaders worked for over twenty five years to get the games returned to Lake Placid. Finally, they were successful and the 1980 Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid with the "Miracle on Ice" and many other memorable moments. Lake Placid continues to send athletes to every winter games and remains as an Olympic training facility for United States athletes. It has become known as "the Olympic Village" and is reminder of the true spirit of the Olympic movement.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lake Placid and the Winter Olympics: The Road to Sochi. To get started finding Lake Placid and the Winter Olympics: The Road to Sochi, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2013

ISBN: 1493700197

Description: This book (originally titled A Long Shot to Glory) tells the story of how the small Adirondack Mountain community of Lake Placid became the only American site to host the Winter Olympics twice. Early in the 20th century, winter sports were introduced in Lake Placid. Athletes from the village competed in the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France and then made a successful bid to host the third winter games in 1932. After World War II, Lake Placid's civic and sports leaders worked for over twenty five years to get the games returned to Lake Placid. Finally, they were successful and the 1980 Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid with the "Miracle on Ice" and many other memorable moments. Lake Placid continues to send athletes to every winter games and remains as an Olympic training facility for United States athletes. It has become known as "the Olympic Village" and is reminder of the true spirit of the Olympic movement.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lake Placid and the Winter Olympics: The Road to Sochi. To get started finding Lake Placid and the Winter Olympics: The Road to Sochi, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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