The Beat

IBSF World Cup in North America for the first time since 2019 

Team USA athletes to begin the next Olympic cycle in North America  

Lake Placid, NY – The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces that Mt Van Hoevenberg will host athletes from around the world at four major International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) competitions in November and December 2022. The IBSF World Cup in Bobsled and Skeleton is returning to North America for the first time since 2019, allowing Team USA athletes to begin the next Olympic cycle with several competitions with home-field advantage.

Four of the Nation's Top Teams To Compete

Lake Placid, N.Y. - The Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) will host the 2022 Women’s Collegiate Hockey Association (WHCA) Division I Eastern Conference of the Collegiate Hockey Association on October 21-22 in the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena. The tournament brings together four of the nation's top teams and national players.

Saturday, Oct. 29 at the National Museum of Racing

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will host its Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup preview program Saturday, Oct. 29 at noon in the Hall of Fame. Racing experts Jeff Carle and Michael Veitch will provide analysis and predictions for each Breeders’ Cup race. The program is free to attend for Museum members and is included with paid admission for non-members.

Elite Athleticism Across Disciplines at Modernized Venues 

Lake Placid, NY – The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces a series of major competitive events coming to ORDA venues this fall, 2022, bringing hundreds of athletes to the Olympic Region in the disciplines of ice skating, Nordic, biathlon, ski jumping, bobsled, skeleton, running, and hockey. …

Queensbury, N.Y. – The first annual Queensbury Wizard Fest 2022 will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2022, from 10 - 4 p.m. at Ridge/Jenkinsville Park.

The day will feature Quidditch Quadball games, the broomstick-riding fictional sport from the "Harry Potter" series, which has become a very popular real-life sport on college campuses around the country.  College teams participating in the Queensbury Wizard Fest 2022 include: University of Rochester, Cornell University, Vassar College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). …

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will present several events during the remainder of the Saratoga Race Course meeting. For a complete list of events and more details, please visit the Museum website at racingmuseum.org.

Upcoming events

Saturday, August 13 — Saturday Morning Social, presented by Julie and Co. Realty: Join Museum staff for complimentary coffee and donuts courtesy of Julie and Co. Realty and a handicapping seminar with Mike Beer of Daily Racing Form. Special thank you to Saratoga Spring Water for supplying this event and Equibase for the past performance of the day. Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Handicapping seminar, 10 a.m.). Cost: Free to attend. 

Addition to HUNTFISHNY App Makes Fishing in New York State Easier and More Enjoyable

Unparalleled Mobile Access to Fishing Regulations, Waterbody Information, Species Identification, Stocking, and Much More

App Complements Existing Efforts to Simplify Fishing and Attract More Anglers to New York's Renowned Fishing Destinations

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the State's new 'Tackle Box' mobile phone feature to enhance fishing-related tourism by making it easier for new and experienced anglers to enjoy the great fishing offered throughout New York. The new Tackle Box feature builds on the State Department of Environmental Conservation's HuntFishNY smartphone app to provide a one-stop location for nearly all State fishing regulations, waterbodies, State-operated fishing access sites, stocking information, and other useful features like photos to help identify fish likely found in a certain river, lake, or stream.

Event is the World’s Longest Running Ice Dance Competition in the World

Lake Placid, NY – The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announces it will host the Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships and International event on July 27 through 29, 2022, at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid. 

First held in 1933, this event is the world's longest-running competitive ice dance competition. It's also a U.S. Figure Skating National Qualifying Series (NQS) event in which athletes earn points to qualify for the 2023 U.S Figure Skating Championships. The three-day event features competitors from Azerbaijan, Canada, France, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, and Turkey and officials from Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Israel, and Korea.

The Moody Mile and Steel Palace bring history to the one-of-a-kind Big Block trophy

Historic 50th Running of Super DIRT Week taking place Oct. 3-9

Oswego, NY – Fifty years of NAPA Super DIRT Week history will be bestowed upon the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 champion in October.

The stories and legacy of the event will be encapsulated in a more than two-foot-tall golden cup like no other. Upon first glance, the 50th logo draws your eyes to the trophy’s center before venturing around the sleek curves and angles of its unique design. But what you’ll miss, if not careful, is the story it tells. At the base of the trophy and at the top are black acrylic ovals. From any side view, they appear as another element of the design. However, look from the top and you’re transported through time.

ORDA to host a celebration of movement and its Olympic legacy on June 23 

Lake Placid, NY – The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) will host a series of activities on Thursday, June 23, commemorating the birth of the modern Olympic Games and the establishment of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The day celebrates being active and living the Olympic values around the three pillars of Olympic Day, “move, learn and discover,” and is marked by hundreds of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from around the world.