Olympic Rewind Day Five: Games become the biggest bash in city's history yyc
Away from the sports venues, thousands of visitors and locals roamed the streets of downtown Calgary participating in a variety of activities. The city’s famous pancake breakfasts could pop up in any number of locations. Stores and malls were full during the day. Thousands streamed into Olympic Plaza each night for medal ceremonies. And after that, pubs and bars had line-ups throughout the night, especially on Electric Avenue — the 11th Avenue S.W.
Czechoslovakia sent home a pair of figure skaters because one of them had taken medication containing codeine to deal with a virus. Olympic organizers began cracking down on the use of phoney parking passes, particularly at Nakiska. That’s where the American team — which had decided the five passes they’d been given weren’t enough — was using fake parking passes, creating the forged passes with a colour photocopier.
The men’s figure skating “Battle of the Brians” started, with Canada’s Brian Orser and America’s Brian Boitano in the group of leaders after compulsory figures.Article content What are your memories from the 1988 Winter Olympics, or what stories did your parents share with you? Tell us at
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