The west can host the Olympics. So can NYC, Lake Placid
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By Robert Carroll
Published on March 30, 2026.
The article suggests that New York City and Lake Placid should jointly bid to host the 2042 Winter Olympics. Unlike a Summer Olympics, a Winter Games would require little to no new sports infrastructure, as venues already exist. New York offers a concentration of world-class sports venues, including Madison Square Garden, Barclays Center, UBS Arena, Yankee Stadium, Citi Field, and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. However, the logistics are more manageable. Milan-Cortina demonstrated that a two-region model works, Milan and Milan are roughly the same distance apart as New York. The author argues that with the size of the Winter Games, the US is uniquely positioned to host three Games within a 14-year span.
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