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In response to "Miracle is on. The fact that Lake Placid hosted the Olympics is astounding. -- nm" by Volnelk

In those days it wasn't the pinnacle of athletic perfection, it was leisure activity for gentry, amateur only so wealthy patrons etc.

Posted by zeitgeist May 6 '24, 16:22

It became a serious competition when cold War countries joined.

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Lake Placid was 1980. Maybe I’m misunderstanding something. -- nm - mara May 6, 16:34 9
- winter olympics were niche until 1988 at the earliest. that was the first big tv deal in a North American prime time time zone. - mafic May 6, 17:20
- as Olympics host venues go, upstate New York isn't like the French Alps or the Rockies -- nm - hollywood big shot May 6, 16:38 5
  - No kidding. I’m just thinking about infrastructure. Where did everyone fly in to? Albany? Montreal? -- nm - Volnelk May 6, 17:08 4
    - 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 - mafic May 6, 17:21
    - fly to NYC. board a train headed upstate. -- nm - Peglegpete May 6, 17:17
    - Is this about transportation infrastructure? Yeah, I guess that’s an issue in the US. -- nm - mara May 6, 17:13 1
      - 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) - hollywood big shot May 6, 18:32
- Yeah I’m confused. USA-USSR is pretty Cold War forward. -- nm - Volnelk May 6, 16:36 1
  - Oh I was thinking of the first winter Olympics -- nm - zeitgeist May 6, 17:21

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