Which city hosted both the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics?

Which city hosted both the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics? The answer is Lake Placid.

Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. It first hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932, when the Games were held from February 4 to 13. Those were the first Winter Olympics staged outside Europe and included 14 medal events across four sports.

The village hosted the Games again in 1980, becoming the first American location to stage the Winter Olympics twice. The second event ran from February 13 to 24 and featured 38 events. Several facilities from 1932 were renovated and reused, including the bobsleigh run and ski-jumping venues.

Lake Placid's second Olympics are especially remembered for the men's ice hockey tournament. The United States team defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union in the semifinal in the famous “Miracle on Ice” game, then beat Finland to secure the gold medal. The other commonly repeated double-host cities are not correct for this question: Innsbruck hosted in 1964 and 1976, while St. Moritz hosted in 1928 and 1948.