Saturday, November 18, 2006

LAKE PLACID NEWS

Latest News on Dimon Sports Website reports that the Bunnie Sheffield Speed Skating Oval in Lake Placid New York is scheduled to open for the season on December 2 - 3, 2006. Operating hours for the Oval, which was the venue for the 1980 Olympics where Eric Heiden won 5 gold medals in speed skating, can be seen here. A live webcam showing oval conditions can be seen
here.

Upcoming events, of possible interest to masters speed skaters, include:

- the Charles Jewtraw All-Round meet on December 9 - 10, 2006

- the Dimon Sports Marathon on December 16 - 17, 2006, and

- the Jack Shea Sprint Classic on January 6 - 7, 2007.

Many thanks to John Dimon for organizing these events and for supporting speed skating in the Lake Placid area.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

...and don't forget about Time Trials - almost every weekend @ the Petit.