LAKE PLACID, ADIRONDACKS USA - 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid - the 1980 competition highlighted by Eric Heiden's 5 Gold Medals and of course, a Miracle on Ice! 

The Olympic spirit endures every day in this two-time host village (1932 and 1980), and will be on display throughout the community during the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver!  Events kick off with a Youth Activity Park at the Olympic Oval on Saturday February 13th, and again on Saturday the 27th from 1 pm-5pm. Kids (and parents!) will participate in ski jumping, nordic skiing, biathlon, speed and figure skating, hockey, snowboarding and sliding events.

All are invited to participate in the Anniversary March to the Torch from the Oval to the Rev. J. Bernard Fell Olympic Torch relighting.   The relighting of the Rev.J. Bernard Fell Olympic Torch occurs at 6 p.m. on February 13th.

On Sunday, Feb. 14, embrace the greatest moment in American sports history with an opportunity to watch Disney's "Miracle" in the 1980 Olympic arena, the same arena where the U.S. Olympic hockey team stunned the former-Soviet Union before beating Finland on their way to the gold medal.  The movie begins at 8:30 p.m., preceded by the debut of "Small Town, Big Dreams," at 7 p.m.  The suggested donation is $8 for adults and $5 for children, with proceeds going to the 1932 and 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum.

Other Olympic-themed movies will be shown throughout the two-week celebration at the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Museum, and there will be plenty of opportunities to watch the 2010 Olympic Winter Games coverage throughout the community!

Special events are still being added - visit lakeplacid.com for the latest updates!

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