Ice dance championships return to Lake Placid
- Ice Dance competitors compete in the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. (Provided photo — Olympic Regional Development Authority)

Ice Dance competitors compete in the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. (Provided photo — Olympic Regional Development Authority)
LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority will host the Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships and International event next Wednesday through Friday at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid.
The event was first held in 1933 and is the world’s longest-running competitive ice dance competition. The competition is a U.S. Figure Skating National Qualifying Series event in which athletes earn points to qualify for the 2023 U.S Figure Skating Championships.
The three-day event will feature competitors from all around the world.
Notable skaters include U.S. ice dance couples Molly Cesanek and Yehor Yhorov, and Lorraine McNamara and Anton Spiridonov.
Event highlights include the Junior International Rhythm Dance on Thursday from 1:45 p.m. to 2:50 p.m., the Senior International Rhythm Dance, Thursday, 8:15 p.m. to 9:20 p.m., the Junior International Free Dance, Friday from 1:20 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and the Senior International Free Dance, Friday from 4:20 p.m. to 6:20 p.m.
Tickets are available in person at the door only. The cost is $12 daily for adults (ages 13 to 64), $8 daily for juniors (7 to 12) and seniors (65 and older), or an all-event pass may be purchased for $30 (adults) or $18 (juniors and seniors). Children six and under are free.
Paid parking is available in the public lot adjacent to the Olympic Center. A handicap-accessible entrance is available at the 1932 Jack Shea Arena entrance on Main Street.
Due to ongoing renovations at the Olympic Center, the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena entrance is at the glass towers on Cummings Road.
For more information, visit www.lakeplacidlegacysites.com.




