Calgary made its fourth attempt at hosting the Winter Games when it bid for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, which also marked Canada's seventh bid for the Winter Olympic Games.

Calgary 1988 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Calgary, Alta., Can., that took place Feb. 13–28, 1988. The Calgary Games were the 15th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games.

Feb 13, 1988 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1988 winter Olympics in Calgary. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.

The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Calgary, Canada, from 13 to 28 February 1988. A total of 1,423 athletes representing 57 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (+8 from 1984 Olympics ) participated in 46 events (+7 from 1984) from 10 different sports and disciplines ...

On Feb. 13, 1988, Calgary welcomed the world's best athletes to the XV Winter Olympic Games.

Aug 11, 2011 · Tracy Wilson and Rob McCall showed they were true figure skating trailblazers by becoming the first Canadian ice dancers to stand on an Olympic podium. The seven-time national champions broke through the European dominance to win bronze and set the stage for future Canadian ice dance success.

Feb 10, 2023 · But those heady days of 1988 and their multitude of spinoffs weren’t enough to ignite public enthusiasm for Calgary’s return to Winter Olympics glory and to a Games movement whose allure...

Nov 7, 2018 · The 1988 Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, from 13 to 28 February 1988. Canada sent 112 athletes (82 men and 30 women) and finished 12th in the overall medal count with five medals (two silver and three bronze).

Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Calgary 1988 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.

Until the 1990s, perhaps only the majesty of Innsbruck’s two efforts rivaled Calgary’s staging of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games. After being awarded the 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary changed every single site that they had proposed to the IOC in their candidature.