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Experience Calgary’s Olympic Legacy: 1988 Winter Olympic Games
Discover how Calgary’s Olympic legacy lives on with world-class experiences
Calgary proudly hosted the 1988 Winter Olympic Games and continues to celebrate its Olympic legacy to this day. With 57 nations participating, and 1,423 athletes competing in 46 different events, the Games made a lasting impact on the city that you can still experience today. It’s the games where British ski jumper Eddie the Eagle soared into living rooms around the world through the television screen, where the men’s Jamaican bobsled team became legends, and where beloved mascots Howdy and Hidy welcomed the world to Calgary for 16 days in February of 1988.
It’s easy to see how Calgary’s Olympic legacy continues to live on today, training the next generation of Canadian Olympians and enriching the lives of locals and visitors with world-class experiences at iconic venues built for the games. You can experience Calgary’s Olympic legacy in so many ways, from outdoor skating at Olympic Plaza in the heart of downtown, the ‘Fastest Ice in the World’ of the Olympic Oval to WinSport’s world-class urban ski runs with views of the Rocky Mountains and the Olympic Flame of the Calgary Tower, discover how Calgary’s Olympic legacy lives on.