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Above: Sylvia Hoffman, who earned a bronze medal in bobsled in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, holds an Olympic torch during the “Lake Placid Athlete Parade and Welcome Home Olympians” celebration at the Olympic Speedskating Oval. Below: Children walk in the parade.

OLYMPIANS GATHER IN LAKE PLACID FOR CELEBRATION

Above: Olympian and former North Elba town Supervisor Jay Rand, left, and Olympian Matt Roy walk down the Olympic Speedskating Oval after the parade. Above: Beijing Olympians, from left, Stephen Schumann, Anna Hoffman, Jasper Good, Sylvia Hoffman, Kaysha Love, Hakeem Abdul-Saboor, Zachary De Gregorio, Emily Sweeney, Summer Britcher, Sean Hollander, Tucker West and Jonny Gustafson pose at the Olympic Speedskating Oval.

Left: This group is all smiles during parade on as they cheer on Team USA.

Right: Lake Placid Olympian Andrew Weibrecht addresses the crowd at the Olympic Speedskating Oval after the parade.

Hundreds of people gathered in Lake Placid on March 24 to celebrate the village’s Olympic legacy and recognize Olympians from Lake Placid and around the region. A parade of Olympians returning from this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, Olympians from past years and younger athletes made its way from Brewster Park to the Olympic Speedskating Oval as spectators along Main Street cheered them on. Photos — Lauren Yates