CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- The founding fathers of the 1988 Winter Olympics had financial foresight. While many recent Olympic host cities build temporary sports venues or convert permanent ones to ...

Bob Niven, President of Calgary’s successful bid to host the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, has died at the age of 80 ©WinSport Calgary's WinSport confirmed that he had died of corticobasal degeneration, ...

The track will be closed for the foreseeable future and a re-opening date has not yet been confirmed by operator WinSport. The demolition of the first five corners forms part of the planned CAD$25 ...

A helmet from the Jamaican bobsled team at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary wasn’t the hot commodity it was expected to be at a Boston auction. The asking price of US$3,500 for the yellow headgear ...

(ATR) Spanish Olympic Committee reelects trio of top leaders ... Calgary celebrates 25th anniversary of 1988 Winter Games ... Jackie Brock-Doyle takes CEO job ... More inside this Olympic Newsdesk ...

Calgary council to vote on establishing committee to oversee Olympic BidCo The committee will act like any standing policy committee, overseeing all developments of BidCo including public engagement, ...

Next month marks the 35th anniversary of the Winter Olympics in Calgary and this week, several items from the 1988 games are up for auction, including a gold medal won by a legendary Soviet defenceman ...

RIGA, LATVIA - MARCH 23: Erika Brown of USA gives team mates instructions after she throws a stone during the 3rd and 4th Play-Off between USA and Canada on Day 8 of the Titlis Glacier Mountain World ...

On Feb. 13, 1988, the eyes of the world turned to Calgary as the XV Winter Olympic Games opened. The Opening Ceremonies had 60,000 spectators crammed into McMahon Stadium; two billion people watched ...

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