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The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States.
- Artificial Snow
- Slalom Champions
- Memorable Champions
To guarantee that all events took place in the best possible conditions, many snow machines were used to produce artificial snow—the first time this had been done at the Olympic Games.
The great Swedish skier Ingemar Stenmark won the giant slalom and the slalom. In both races, he was behind on the first run but came back sensationally on the second. Hanni Wenzel did the same in the women’s races, making her nation, Liechtenstein, the smallest country to produce an Olympic champion.
Germany’s Ulrich Wehling won the Nordic combined for the third time, and Russian pairs skater Irina Rodnina achieved the same feat in her event. In the biathlon relay, Aleksandr Tikhonov of the USSR earned his fourth straight gold medal, while his compatriot Nikolay Zimyatov earned three gold medals in cross country skiing.
13 févr. 1980 · Revivez les moments qui sont entrés dans l'histoire lors des Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver de Lake Placid 1980. Accédez aux vidéos officielles, résultats, galeries, sports et athlètes.
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was celebrated from February 13 - 24, 1980 right here in Lake Placid! This was the second time the village hosted the Games and the magnificence of the event was unmatched.
For the 1980 Games in Lake Placid, the Olympic Center was expanded to include two new arenas, a complete snow-making system was installed at Whiteface Mountain, the old ski jump was torn down, the existing 70- and 90-meter towers were built, and an Olympic Village was built to house the athletes.
Lake Placid 1980 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Lake Placid, N.Y., U.S., that took place Feb. 13–24, 1980. The Lake Placid Games were the 13th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games. The 1980 Games marked the second time the small upstate New York town had hosted the Winter.
9 févr. 2010 · In February 1980, Lake Placid played host to the Olympic Winter Games for a second time, almost 50 years after the first celebration. There had been many changes in the Olympic winter world over those years. In 1932, distance and the effects of the Great Depression prevented some athletes from travelling to Lake Placid. In 1980 ...
