Sochi games influenced by Lake Placid winter Olympics of 1932
Monday, February 17, 2014 - 12:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Eight crashes that sent more than a dozen competitors to the hospital marred bobsled practice runs leading up to the 1932 winter Olympic games in Lake Placid, N.Y., but as dramatic as those incidents were, they also provide insight into more ordinary factors that continue to influence the Olympics, according to a Penn State researcher.