Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympics twice in 1932 and 1980. Lake Placid is located in the mountains of the northeastern United States, with a cold and dry winter climate, which is an ideal place for ice and snow sports. 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics is the first time for the Winter Olympics to go to the American continent. After successfully bidding for the 1980 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid also "tied" St Moritz and Innsbruck.

The origin of the Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympics began on 1924. In Chamonix, France, a sports meeting called "Winter Sports Week" was held at that time. Two years later, the IOC officially renamed it 1 Winter Olympics. Originally, the Winter Olympic Games was held every four years, and it was held in the same country as the Summer Olympic Games.

Since the second Winter Olympics in 1928, the venues of the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics have been changed to different countries. Starting from 1994, the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics will be held every two years. In order to stagger the time of the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics, only 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics are separated by two years.