Calgary Olympics

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• Alberta ski jumpers find new home after COP closure

  With demolition underway on the iconic Canada Olympic Park ski jumps, area athletes have found a solution just in time for their season to start.

  Sports

  Oct 11, 2019
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• Luge Canada requests to move 2021 World Championships from Calgary to Whistler

  Luge Canada decided to move the event amid a reported funding shortfall to upgrade the track, which officials said will remain closed until that funding is secured.

  Canada

  May 27, 2019
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• WinSport closes out sliding season amid funding uncertainty

  The luge and bobsleigh track is in need of a $25-million refrigeration upgrade, but according to WinSport, there is an $8-million shortfall in funding.

  Sports

  Mar 3, 2019