Calgary Olympics

• Images and video give Calgarians glimpse of redesigned Olympic Plaza

  Calgarians now have a better idea of what the city's new Olympic Plaza will look like, following the release of design plans and artist renderings of the project on Monday.

  Consumer

  Apr 7, 2025
  
• On thin ice: Canadian speedskaters fear loss of ice at Calgary’s Olympic Oval

  Originally built for the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games, the city's speedskating oval is nearing the end of its life without an estimated $60 million worth of repairs.

  Sports

  Jan 21, 2025
  
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• Calgarians make final push to save Olympic Plaza bricks

  'Let us take our little brick once it's closed off and have that special memory.'

  Lifestyle

  Nov 22, 2024
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• Luge registration sliding after Calgary’s Olympic track closes

  The shuttered sliding track at WinSport is another piece of Calgary's Olympic legacy sitting empty and unused.

  Sports

  Oct 3, 2023
• Calgary ’88 Olympic Games leader Bob Niven dead at 80

  Bob Niven, who was president of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games bid committee, died May 26 of a rare progressive, degenerative neurological disease at the age of 80.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2023
• Looking back at the Calgary Olympics, 35 years later

  It's been 35 years since Calgary hosted the world for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. The final torch-bearer looks back at the experience that changed her life.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2023
• WinSport calling for significant boost in funding to update aging facilities

  Officials estimate $300 million is needed to renovate and enhance the facilities, as well as to top up WinSport's investment fund to keep the facilities operational. 

  Sports

  Mar 30, 2022
• What happened to… the 1988 Jamaican bobsled team

  On this episode of the Global News podcast What happened to…? Erica Vella finds out what happened to the Jamaican bobsled team that competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2022
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• Former Jamaican bobsledders excited to cheer on team after 24-year absence

  Members of the 1988 Winter Olympics Jamaican four-man bobsled team are watching Beijing keenly as the team competes in the Olympics for the first time in decades.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2022
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• 1988 Olympics star Elizabeth Manley shares highs and lows of mental health journey

  The Calgary Olympics were a turning point that shot the young figure skater to superstardom, but only four years earlier, she had quit the sport to address her depression and anxiety.

  Sports

  Sep 14, 2020