Carpinello, J.
Plaintiff, a self professed "very experienced and highly proficient" speedskater and two-time Olympic medal winner, was practicing at the 1980 Olympic indoor rink in the Village of Lake Placid, Essex County, when she fell on the ice, hit the fiberglass boards surrounding the rink and injured her spine. Although pads had been placed on the boards, plaintiff fell in such a manner that her feet lifted them up causing her hip to strike the boards directly...
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