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Two-time gold medalist John Morris joins Global News Morning with everything you need to know about Team Canada’s FanFest at Winsport.

Dale Oviatt, the communications director for WinSport, discusses how its facilities in and around Calgary have played a major role in developing the Canadian Olympic athletes who are going for gold in Italy.

The 2026 Olympic Winter games are fast approaching, with some of Canada’s sliding sports making their way down to the ice house at Winsport. Our Moses Woldu talks to some of Canada’s hopefuls, and the new direction at the top of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton.

The wait is almost over for the Calgary Surge. The club will play its home opener Sunday at WinSport. The day will be special for Olumide Adelodun, who is set to return to where his love for basketball started. Moses Woldu has more.

The Matt Cook Western Memorial Tournament takes over WinSport this weekend. As Moses Woldu reports, the event honours a local hockey player who died from a rare form of cancer.

WinSport in Calgary will host the 2026 Women’s World Curling Championship, marking the sixth major curling event at the Markin MacPhail Centre since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Moses Woldu reports.

Dale Oviatt from Winsport joins Global News Morning Calgary with details on the season opening after an initial delay.

The United Conservative Party of Alberta prepares to elect a new leader and a new Alberta premier. A funding announcement for WinSport has Luge Canada raising concerns that they are being left in the dark. And construction around Stampede Park will impact pedestrians, drivers and transit users as hockey season approaches.

Several non-traditional curling countries are hoping to make their mark in the sport at Calgary’s WinSport. Cami Kepke reports.

Demolition crews have begun demolishing portions of the sledding track at WinSport in Calgary. As Michael King reports, this is all happening without full funding in place for the project.

Ski and snowboard enthusiasts rejoiced as WinSport opened up the hill for the 2019-2020 season but with cancelled X Games funding, the offseason was a disappointing one for the facility. Josh Ritchie reports.

A medieval battle is set for Winsport this weekend. Armored Combat Entertainment’s Knightfall Championships take place this weekend with 80 competitors dueling in huge arena battles. The group’s president Richard Manns joins Global News Morning Calgary with more, and offers a demonstration.

Chris Cederstrand, a former national sledge hockey player, joins Global News Morning to discuss the details around Cowboys ‘n Sleds – a charity sledge hockey event taking place at Winsport.

Wed, Aug 15: An upcoming sledge hockey game and concert featuring George Canyon will raise funds for STARS and Ryan Straschnitzki.

Sun, Dec 23: It was a big challenge, but one that Gemma Lynne Stroobant was ready to take on. So she headed to WinSport and spent the day learning how to ski.

Sun, Feb 24: Earlier in February, WinSport announced it would be closing its sliding track due to a funding shortfall. On Sunday, the final World Cup event of the season wrapped up. Michael King reports.

Global News Morning Calgary’s Leslie Horton tries out mountain biking at WinSport and goes for a bit of a tumble!

Tue, Feb 6: Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi responds to the announcement that WinSport plans to close its sliding track after the upcoming season.

Tue, Feb 6: Members of Calgary’s sliding community say they are shocked and disappointed to hear WinSport plans to close its track if it doesn’t make up an $8-million renovation funding shortfall. Joel Senick explains what municipal and provincial officials may do to avoid that happening.

Sun, Apr 23: A tractor-trailer broke through a concrete barrier and rode along the top of it in a spectacular crash Sunday that closed two lanes of 16th Avenue near Winsport for most of the day. Mia Sosiak has more on what police say happened, and the big mess it caused.