New York City and Lake Placid Bid for 2042 Winter Olympics

A joint bid could bring the Winter Games to the East Coast and showcase the region's winter sports legacy.

Apr. 11, 2026 at 9:04am

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Robert Carroll, a New York State Assemblymember, argues that New York City and Lake Placid should jointly bid to host the 2042 Winter Olympics. He contends that unlike a Summer Olympics, a Winter Games in this region would require little new infrastructure, as the venues already exist. Carroll believes a New York-Lake Placid bid would transform who follows and participates in winter sports by bringing the events to a large, diverse metropolitan area.

Why it matters

The Olympics spotlight has increasingly concentrated in the Western United States in recent years, with Los Angeles hosting the 2028 Summer Games and Utah hosting the 2034 Winter Games. Hosting the Winter Olympics in New York and Lake Placid could help distribute the Games more evenly across the country and expose winter sports to new, diverse audiences in the Northeast.

The details

Carroll proposes that New York City could host indoor ice events at venues like Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center, while outdoor settings like Citi Field or Yankee Stadium could host events like Big Air. Lake Placid, which hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, is home to world-class skiing, sliding, ski jumping, and Nordic facilities that are already competition-ready. The logistics of having events split between the two locations are feasible, as Milan and Cortina demonstrated with their successful co-hosting of the 2026 Winter Games.

  • New York City and Lake Placid are proposing a joint bid to host the 2042 Winter Olympics.
  • The 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles, and the 2034 Winter Olympics will be in Utah.

The players

Robert Carroll

A New York State Assemblymember representing Brooklyn who is advocating for a New York City-Lake Placid bid to host the 2042 Winter Olympics.

Kathy Hochul

The Governor of New York who has made investments to modernize and maintain the Olympic venues in Lake Placid.

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What they’re saying

“New York City and Lake Placid should bid to jointly host the 2042 Winter Olympics. Unlike a Summer Olympics, a Winter Games here would require little to no new sports infrastructure – the venues already exist.”

— Robert Carroll, New York State Assemblymember

“For years, New York state, under the leadership of Gov. Kathy Hochul, has made a deliberate choice to modernize and maintain these Olympic venues rather than let them fade into history.”

— Robert Carroll, New York State Assemblymember

What’s next

If New York City and Lake Placid move forward with a joint bid, they would need to formally submit their proposal to the International Olympic Committee, which will select the host city for the 2042 Winter Olympics.

The takeaway

Hosting the Winter Olympics in New York City and Lake Placid could help distribute the Games more evenly across the United States, expose winter sports to new, diverse audiences in the Northeast, and leverage existing world-class venues to create a sustainable and cost-effective event.