Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics

For the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States, a total of seven sports venues were used.

These adjustments included electronic scoreboards, increased refrigeration, and the addition of a separate luge track.

Eric Heiden won five gold medals at the speed skating oval while the "Miracle on Ice" took place between Americans and Soviets at the Olympic Center.

The sliding venue was named to the American National Register of Historical Places in February 2010.

After the 1932 Games, the speedskating oval hosted the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men.

[1][3] For the 50 km race, a total of 266 acres (108 ha) was purchased and a trail system was created that involved tree-clearing.

[3] Races over 10 km in length were modified to meet the snow requirements as defined by the International Ski Federation.

[6] The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships were held at the Oval in 1978 and proved beneficial on how to run the event.

[19] In the men' 15 km cross-country skiing event, Sweden's Thomas Wassberg beat out Finland's Juha Mieto by 0.01 seconds, the closest finish in Olympic history.

[11][25][26] On 4 February 2010, the entire venue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in the United States.

[32] The Olympic Village facilities were repurposed for Federal Correctional Institution, Ray Brook.

2005 aerial view of the current bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track. At the 1980 Winter Games, this was where the luge track was located. The bobsleigh track used for the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, no longer in use, is seen at the lower part of the picture.
Map of the venues in Lake Placid
The jumps from below in 2008, showing the landing hills. The 120-meter (K120) jump is at the right.