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
Each Olympic sport has had its iconic American triumphs too: Who can forget the 1992 basketball “Dream Team” in Barcelona, or the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” in Lake Placid?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 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
Klaebo breaks the previous record of five golds from a single Games, held by American speed skater Eric Heiden since the Lake Placid Olympics of 1980.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 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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