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Miracle is on. The fact that Lake Placid hosted the Olympics is astounding. -- nm
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Volnelk
May 6 '24, 16:16
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The fact that Colorado declined the bid, after we won… -- nm
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Trending
May 6, 17:41
Like much of everything, The Olympics have spiraled into this gigantic monstrosity requiring a multitude of support. It needs a scale back. -- nm
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Qale
May 6, 17:14
Twice. They've hosted it twice.
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Baron Kills World
May 6, 16:50
the fact that giant alligator didn't eat everyone even moreso -- nm
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Beaker 🍻
May 6, 16:37
In those days it wasn't the pinnacle of athletic perfection, it was leisure activity for gentry, amateur only so wealthy patrons etc.
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zeitgeist
May 6, 16:22
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Lake Placid was 1980. Maybe I’m misunderstanding something. -- nm
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mara
May 6, 16:34
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winter olympics were niche until 1988 at the earliest. that was the first big tv deal in a North American prime time time zone.
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mafic
May 6, 17:20
as Olympics host venues go, upstate New York isn't like the French Alps or the Rockies -- nm
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hollywood big shot
May 6, 16:38
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No kidding. I’m just thinking about infrastructure. Where did everyone fly in to? Albany? Montreal? -- nm
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Volnelk
May 6, 17:08
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there were like 1000 athletes and they lacked a lot of the support staff they have now. plus it wasn't as big a ceremony, so way fewer hangers on. -- nm
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mafic
May 6, 17:21
fly to NYC. board a train headed upstate. -- nm
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Peglegpete
May 6, 17:17
Is this about transportation infrastructure? Yeah, I guess that’s an issue in the US. -- nm
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mara
May 6, 17:13
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the highest elevation in the Adirondacks is only around 5k ft, which for downhill racing etc i'm surprised they could put together Olympic-level runs -- (link)
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hollywood big shot
May 6, 18:32
Yeah I’m confused. USA-USSR is pretty Cold War forward. -- nm
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Volnelk
May 6, 16:36
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Oh I was thinking of the first winter Olympics -- nm
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zeitgeist
May 6, 17:21
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