Lake Placid
Americannoun
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In the midst of the soccer World Cup in Germany in 2006, 35-year-old Roger Bennett found himself at the wedding of a friend in Lake Placid, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Shortly after taking a bobsled run with Team USA in Lake Placid, N.Y., in 2009, Colbert described the experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
The Americans won the men's Olympic ice hockey gold since the 'Miracle on Ice' victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Lake Placid Games.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
It is the first time since the 'Miracle on Ice' at Lake Placid in 1980 that the USA's men have won Olympic gold.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
He was treated in a veteran’s hospital near Lake Placid, and was given shock treatments and released.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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