Come Together in Calgary (French: Rassemblez-vous à Calgary)
Nations
57
Athletes
1,423 (1,122 men, 301 women)
Events
46 in 6 sports (10 disciplines)
Opening
February 13, 1988
Closing
February 28, 1988
Opened by
Governor General Jeanne Sauvé
Cauldron
Robyn Perry
Stadium
McMahon Stadium
Winter
← Sarajevo 1984
Albertville 1992 →
Summer
← Los Angeles 1984
Seoul 1988 →
Part of a series on
1988 Winter Olympics
Bid process (bid details)
Development (venues, torch relay)
Marketing (mascots)
Broadcasters
Opening ceremony (flag bearers)
Chronological summary
Medal table (medallists)
World and Olympic records
Controversies
Closing ceremony (flag bearers)
Paralympics
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The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (French: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 (Blackfoot: Mohkínsstsisi 1988; Stoney: Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or Wenchi Ispase 1988; Cree: Otôskwanihk 1988/ᐅᑑᐢᑿᓂᕽ 1988; Sarsi: Guts’ists’i 1988; Kutenai: ʔaknuqtapȼik’ 1988; Slave: Klincho-tinay-indihay 1988), were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to be held for 15 days, like the counterpart Summer Olympic Games.[2] The majority of the contested events took place in Calgary itself. However, the skiing events were held west of the city at the Nakiska ski resort in Kananaskis Country[3][4] and the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park in the town of Canmore.[5]
In 1988, a record 57 National Olympic Committees (NOC) sent a total of 1,423 athletes to these Games.[2] These Winter Olympics would be the last attended one for both the Soviet Union and East Germany NOCs. Just like the 1976 Summer Olympics, Canada failed again to win a gold medal in an official medal event on home soil. The Finnish ski jumper, Matti Nykänen,[6][7] and the Dutch speed skater, Yvonne van Gennip,[8][9] won three individual gold medals each. The 1988 Winter Olympics were also remembered for the "heroic failure" of both the British ski jumper, Michael Edwards, and the debut of the Jamaica national bobsleigh team. Both of them became subjects of major feature films about their participation in these Games: Cool Runnings by Walt Disney Pictures in 1993[10] and Eddie the Eagle by 20th Century Studios in 2016.[11]
At approximately C$829 million, the Calgary Games were one of the most expensive Olympics ever held at the time. The facilities that were built for these Winter Olympics helped the Calgary region turn into the heart of Canada's elite winter sports program, under the tutelage of WinSport.[12] The five purpose-built venues for those Games continued to be used mostly for training and hosting various winter sporting events every year. These experiences helped Canada develop into one of the top nations in Winter Olympics competition. The climax of this effort was the overall first-place finish at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.[13]
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^Osterwalder, Markus, "Olympic Games – The Design (Calgary 1988 Emblem)", Niggli Verlag, retrieved March 28, 2021
^ ab"Calgary 1988", International Olympic Committee, April 23, 2018, retrieved July 25, 2021
^Slade, Daryl (December 4, 1986), "Nakiska ready for onslaught of enthusiasts", Calgary Herald, p. E8, retrieved March 21, 2021
^"Nakiska Ski Area", Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, retrieved March 21, 2021
^"Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park", Alberta Parks, retrieved March 21, 2021
^OCO'88 1988, p. 39
^"Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski-jumping great, dies aged 55", The Guardian, February 4, 2019, retrieved March 22, 2021
^OCO'88 1988, p. 47
^"Yvonne VAN GENNIP", International Olympic Committee, retrieved March 22, 2021
^"Disney's Cool Runnings", Walt Disney Pictures, October 1, 1993, retrieved March 22, 2021
^"Eddie the Eagle", 20th Century Studios, February 26, 2016, retrieved March 22, 2021
^"Calgary's Winter Sport Institute", WinSport, retrieved April 2, 2021
^"Vancouver 2010", International Olympic Committee, April 23, 2018, retrieved March 27, 2021
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