The element of incorporating New York City into the Olympics is just one of the unique details inside Lake Placid’s plan to host events next winter.

As Lake Placid awaits word on the Milano Cortina sliding track, officials have started planning in case the small village is asked to host 170 athletes in 2026.

She’s an American who lives in Lake Placid. So, whether the sliding portion of the Milan-Cortina Games is in the Italian Alps or the Adirondack Mountains, they’ll have those comforts of home. “I want to see a track in Cortina.