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 other types of facilities, ...

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Frank King, an architect of the 1988 Winter Olympics that helped change the face of Calgary, has died. He was 81. He died Wednesday of a heart attack while training at a ...

The speedskating oval built for the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Canada, is on its last legs. Ice is an issue at the 38-year-old facility, one of just five covered oval speedskating tracks in North ...

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters Life!) - Calgary has always been famous for two things, the 10-day Calgary Stampede rodeo and the city's proximity to the Canadian Rockies - a key reason it hosted the 1988 ...

Calgarians votes in a plebiscite, November 13, 2018, in Calgary, Alberta, on whether the city should proceed with a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo via The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh) ...

CALGARY, AB - OCTOBER 6: A general view of the exterior of the Scotiabank Saddledome with the Calgary skyline behind prior to the Flames’ home opening NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks during at ...

(Reuters) - Calgary's Olympic assessment committee on Tuesday recommended the city scrap a bid for the 2026 Winter Games after a funding row with the Canadian government. A full vote of council on ...

(Reuters) - Calgary's proposed bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has won the support of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), officials said on Saturday. A COC Session voted ...

King’s work helped turn Canada into winter sports power CALGARY, Alberta – Frank King, an architect of the 1988 Winter Olympics that helped change the face of Calgary, has died. He was 81. He died ...

CALGARY, Alberta — Frank King, an architect of the 1988 Winter Olympics that helped change the face of Calgary, has died. He was 81. He died Wednesday of a heart attack while training at a downtown ...

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