Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Lake Placid payakapiwa nzvimbo yokuitira Mitambo Yomuchando ya1980 muna 1974, pakanga pava kudiwa kuti nzvimbo yacho igadziridzwe. Nokuda kwemitambo yokutsvedza mumakomo, midziyo yokuita sinou yakashandiswa. Izvi zvaishandiswa kugadzira sinou yakaitwa nomunhu kuti ifukidze nzira dzose dzaishandiswa nokuda kwezviitiko zvacho. Zvikwepa zvitsva zvitanhatu zvokusimudza vanhu mumakwikwi ezvitambo zvokutsvedza nazvo uye masisitimu emagetsi okuverenga nguva/okuisa zvibodzwa zvakavakwawo. Nokuda kwezviitiko zveNordic skiing (cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, ski jumping), vashandi vechiitiko che26 vakaendeswa sevatariri ku
1978 World Championships muLahti, Finland kuti vanzwisise nzvimbo inoda Mitambo ya1980. Nokuda kwomujaho wemakiromita 50, mari yose yakatengwa uye nzira yemigwagwa yakasikwa iyo yaibatanidza kubviswa kwemiti. Chando chakagadzirwa nomunhu chakashandiswawo panzira yokumhanya-mhanya. Makwikwi anopfuura makiromita gumi akareba akachinjwa kuti akwanise zvinodiwa nechando sezvinotsanangurwa neInternational Ski Federation. Bhodhi remagetsi rokuratidza zvaiitika mumakwikwi okuyambuka gungwa rakagadzirwa. Mashoko aya akapfuudzwa kuvagadziri veMitambo yeOlympic yeChando ya1984 muSarajevo. Nzvimbo mbiri itsva dzokusvetukira padziri dzakavakwa. Denga racho rakavakwa pakati paMay 1977 naDecember 1978. Kuvakwa kwekusvetuka kwakavambawo muna May 1977, asi hakuna kuitwa kusvikira muna February 1979 chiitiko chekuedza kunonoka kwekuvaka kunokonzerwa nekubhuroka kwekambani yesimbi. Biathlon yakashandisa nzira dzakafanana nekusvetuka-nyika skiing kunyange zvazvo nzvimbo yakasiyana yekuguma yakashandiswa. Nzvimbo inodzivirira yokupfura ye 36 yakavakwa nokuda kwemakwikwi e 36 nzvimbo dzokupfura dzakavakwa. Kuti vafukidze nzira dzebiathlon, pfuti gumi nembiri dzokuita chando dzakashandiswa.