OLYMPIC DAY

In 100 countries around the globe and in the Village of Lake Placid, people came together June 23 to commemorate Olympic and Paralympic Day.

Though the day marks the founding of the modern Olympic Games, the world also unites for something vital to our organization’s mandate and to individuals everywhere – to celebrate being active and living well. The Olympic Authority, in partnership with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Lake Placid, marked the occasion by extolling the importance of sport with a series of activities while emphasizing the three pillars of Olympic Day:

Move. Learn. Discover.

Open to all, free-of-charge, and held in locations around the Lake Placid community, the Olympic Day activities were diverse in their appeal:

Lake Placid Figure Skating Championships

“Big Dreams,” an inspiring presentation by Kathaleen Cutone, Team USA leader in Beijing

Totally 80s: 80 Heirlooms from the 80 Olympic Games’ exhibit at the Olympic Center

Olympians Meet and Greet at Mt Van Hoevenberg

“Celebration of Movement” Olympic Day Run/Walk/Wheel at Mt Van Hoevenberg

Free showing of the movie “Miracle” at the Palace Theater in downtown Lake Placid

This community celebration was a more publicly visible element in the Olympic Authority’s ongoing Athlete Development programming that includes events, training schedules, partnerships and collaborative efforts, and ongoing operational activities.