It was a crisp day with a beautiful sunset and fairly decent ice. ICE RATING (from 1-10 with 10 being the best ice Lake Placid has ever seen on which we all skate Eric Heiden-esque times) 8 – Most of the surface was smooth and super fast (thanks super cold weather) – there were strips of […]
ICE RATING (from 1-10 with 10 being the best): 7.5 The ice was mostly smooth and fast, but there were several rough strips of ice (from the Zamboni?) that made things a little challenging.
We have been told that the speed skating schedule for this week is as follows: Thursday December 17 and Friday, December 18 4 pm – 5 pm Speed Skating Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20 9 am – 11 am Speed Skating 4 pm – 5 pm Speed Skating Public skate times […]
ICE RATING (from 1-10 with 10 being the best): 8 Faster than yesterday and pretty smooth. The rain helped! (This rating applies to both sessions)
ICE RATING (from 1-10 with 10 being the best):6 – 7 (depending on location) The ice wasn’t as smooth and fast as yesterday, there were skating marks on the ice but it was still good for skating. Some spots were rougher than others with “sticky spots” from weather fluctuations and the Zamboni, but nothing […]
It was the first day at the Oval today, and the ice was surprisingly smooth and fast considering the variable temperatures/weather patterns over the past few days. ICE RATING (from 1-10 with 10 being the best and 1 being the worst quality imaginable): 7.5 Much of the surface was smooth and past. There were rough […]
The oval opened today, December 11th. Due to COVID, the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) has some changes in place this year. Please read below for policies and procedures, and this weekend’s schedule. In addition tickets/reservations are to be purchased/made at the ticket windows but within the next few weeks all reservation will go […]
Previously we had information that the likely opening day was Thursday, December 10 (today). However, crews continue to work on the Oval and sessions may or may not happen today. Last I saw this morning, crews were cleaning the snow off the ice surface, most likely in preparation to Zamboni, which might take much of the day. […]
In a dreary year filled with challenges and limitations, fortunately, there are plans for the Olympic Speed Skating Oval to open soon (albeit, of course, with various safety protocols in place). Oval crew members were spotted cleaning off the surface of the track, using a brush to clear away the debris that has settled on […]