Skate with local Olympians!
In celebration of the 2022 Winter Olympics Lake Placid is hosting a skating with local Olympians night at the Olympic Speed Skating Oval. Get in the Olympic spirit before the Men’s Free Skate airs on NBC at 8:30 p.m.! Treats will be provided! Keep an eye out for a special appearance from the World University Games mascot, Adirondack Mac!
Where: James B. Sheffield Olympic Speed Skating Oval
Cost: $10
Local Olympians Paul Wylie, Karen Courtland Kelly, and Patrick Kelly will be present for skating, photos, autographs!
Meet your local skating Olympians
Paul Wylie is an American figure skater, and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist in men’s singles skating who now resides in Lake Placid, NY.
Karen Courtland Kelly is a former American pair skater. With partner Todd Reynolds, she won the bronze medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1993 and 1994 and finished 14th at the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.
Patrick Kelly is a former ice speed skater from Canada, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 in Albertville, France. He now lives and skates part-time in Lake Placid, NY.