James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink

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The James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink is an outdoor speed skating venue in Lake Placid, New York, best known for hosting the speed skating events of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic venue
speed skating venue
sports venue
alsoKnownAs Lake Placid Olympic Oval
Olympic Speed Skating Oval
category Olympic speed skating venues
Sports venues in Essex County, New York
climateExposure open-air winter conditions
country United States of America
county Essex County, New York
governedBy New York State
surface form: State of New York
hasFeature 400-metre speed skating track
hasLighting yes
hasUse international competitions
local community events
national championships
heritage historic Olympic site
hostedEvent 1932 Winter Olympics speed skating events
1980 Winter Olympics speed skating events
isOutdoor true
location Lake Placid
surface form: Lake Placid, New York
municipality Lake Placid
namedAfter James B. Sheffield NERFINISHED
near Herb Brooks Arena complex
surface form: Herb Brooks Arena

Lake Placid High School
notableFor historic Olympic speed skating records
hosting Eric Heiden’s five gold medals in 1980
OlympicGamesHosted 1932 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
opened 1930
operator New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority
surface form: Olympic Regional Development Authority
partOf Lake Placid Olympic facilities
sport speed skating
state New York
surfaceType ice
touristAttraction yes
usedDuring winter season
usedFor ice skating
public skating
speed skating competitions
training

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1980 Winter Olympics speedSkatingVenue James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority operates James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
this entity surface form: James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval
XIII Olympic Winter Games primarySpeedSkatingVenue James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink