2010 Olympic Games

When Canada staged the Winter Olympics for the first time in 1988, plenty of history was made in Calgary. Unfortunately for the host country, what would have been the best memory of all – a gold medal in hockey for coach Dave King’s Canadian Olympic team – just wasn’t destined to be. The hockey team, which finished fourth, wasn’t alone in its misery. Despite the cheery cowboy-hat vibe in Cowtown, backed by David Foster’s memorable “Winter Games” theme song, no Canadian in any sport won gold in Calgary. It’s a legacy that stings to this day, and one which the Canadian Olympic Committee has vowed to rectify with its “Own the Podium – 2010” program. Canada’s goal for Vancouver is to win more medals than any other nation.

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Calgary ‘88: Firsts and lasts

AP – Willy Bogner has been named head of Munich’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Former Olympic skier Bogner to head Munich bid
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FORT McMURRAY, Alta. – To understand just how connected the economic, social and cultural relationships are in a country as vast as ours, one need look no farther that the unlikely mating of Alberta and Newfoundland.

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Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the Olympic Flame as chuckwagon driver Dean Dreger looks on in Grande Prairie, Alberta, on…

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Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the Olympic Flame as chuckwagon driver Dean Dreger looks on in Grande Prairie, Alberta, on Friday, Nov.

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Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the Olympic Flame as chuckwagon driver Dean Dreger looks on in Grande Prairie, Alberta, on Friday, Nov.