Lake Placid to Host Eight World Cups and National Championships in 2025–2026

The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority has released its fall and winter 2025–2026 events schedule featuring eight World Cups and National Championship events taking place at legacy venues in Lake Placid.

The announcement of the schedule follows the recent news that Lake Placid was awarded the 2029 FIL World Championships.

“New York State’s commitment to winter sport and the Olympic Movement is highly recognized internationally,” Governor Kathy Hochul said. “We look forward to welcoming athletes from across the globe as they begin their final preparations on the road to the Olympics.”

The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series expands this year to include men’s and women’s downhill racing at Whiteface Mountain from October 3–5, 2025, in addition to Cross-country World Cups at Mt. Van Hoevenberg.

The International Skating Union’s Skate America event returns to the Lake Placid Olympic Center’s Herb Brooks Arena — the site of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” and the inaugural Skate America in 1979 — for the first time since 2017 when action takes place November 14–16.

World Cup ski jumping returns to Lake Placid’s Olympic Jumping Complex for the fourth consecutive season with the International Ski Federation’s Ski Jumping World Cup, December 12–14.

Mt. Van Hoevenberg is the third stop on the 2025–2026 International Luge Federation World Cup calendar, December 19–21, 2025.

“These events are a testament to the enduring legacy of Lake Placid and their importance to our region,” said Ashley Walden, Olympic Regional Development Authority president and chief executive officer. “The record number of major competitions this season showcases how our Olympic legacy venues continue to drive world-class training and competition across multiple sport disciplines — all right here in the North Country.”

Moving into 2026, the International Biathlon Union Cup will take place February 23 through March 8 at Mt. Van Hoevenberg’s biathlon facility, which was upgraded for the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games.

Herb Brooks Arena will host the ECAC Hockey Women’s Championships from March 6–7, 2026, and the ECAC Hockey Men’s Championships on March 20–21, 2026.

The International Ski Federation Cross-Country World Cup Finals will take place March 19–22, 2026, returning to Mt. Van Hoevenberg for the first time since 1979 a few weeks after the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina.

New York Olympic Authority’s 2025–2026 Schedule

October 3–5, 2025 — WHOOP UCI Mountain Biking World Series
November 14–16, 2025 — ISU Skate America
December 12–14, 2025 — FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
December 19–21, 2025 — FIL Luge World Cup
February 23–March 8, 2026 — International Biathlon Union Cup
March 6–7, 2026 — ECAC Hockey Women’s Championships
March 19–22, 2026 — FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals
March 20–21, 2026 — ECAC Hockey Men’s Championships