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The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (French: XV es 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 ...
Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics on a Russian Soviet stamp. Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place at the Stampede Corral, the Olympic Saddledome and the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [1] This was the last Olympic competition where compulsory figures were contested for the men's and ...
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 (unchanged from 1984). [1]
The Olympiques Calgary Olympics '88 (OCO'88), originally incorporated as XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee was the organization responsible for overseeing the planning and development of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games.
Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events, held February 15–27 at Nakiska on Mount Allan, [1] a new ski area west of Calgary. These Olympics featured the first change in the alpine skiing program in more than 30 years. The Super-G was added and the combined event returned; it was last contested at the ...
Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Canada Olympic Park.The competition took place between February 20 and February 28, 1988. [1] [2]The event included competitors from countries with little history of bobsleigh participation and/or little or no snow. [3]
The Men's downhill competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at the newly-developed Nakiska on Mount Allan on Monday, February 15. [1] [2]The reigning world champion was Peter Müller, while all-around Pirmin Zurbriggen was the defending World Cup downhill champion, led the current season, and was a medal threat in all five alpine events.
The weather conditions for the 1988 Winter Olympics were a significant problem, with temperatures ranging from −30 to 22 °C (−22 to 72 °F). [4] Of the 176 events scheduled for the 1988 Games, 30 were postponed and rescheduled due to inclement weather. [5]