[email protected] LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority’s board of directors met Friday, Jan. 22 and approved a slate of contracts for work on the winter sports venues the authority oversees. All of the contracts approved this past Friday were for work on venues in the Lake Placid area, including at the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center, Olympic Sports Complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg, and the Olympic Ski Jumping Complex, all three of which have been under construction in one way or another for the past few years. Local and state officials have presented upgrades at these venues as preparations ahead of the 2023 World University Games.