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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink canonical | 2 |
| James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval | 1 |
Statements (41)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority
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operates
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James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
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this entity surface form:
James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval