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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Are we really ready to host the Olympics still? Our facilities from 25 years ago are not good enough anymore.
I am not sure our facilities are up to Olympic standards anymore. Probably only the Oval and that is probably a stretch compared to some of the recent speed skating Ovals.
McMahon would be a joke for the opening ceremonies, majority on here want a new hockey rink as the saddledome is showing it's age, the bobsled tracks and ski jump are not Olympic quality anymore
We would need a lot of new facilities to be able to hold the Olympics now.
All we are really set up for is NHL and CFL, and fans of both those teams are hoping for new facilities. Concerts don't even count now since we miss out on a lot of those lately due to the saddledome being unable to facilitate the more intricate stage set ups.
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As with any Olympic bid, new facilities or upgrades would be required, but our legacy facilities, location and other factors I would say make us much more capable than many other cities interested in the Olympics.
Short answer to your other questions, Yes, we are still set up for NHL, CFL and Concerts. The point I made above in brackets was that clearly updates will be required to maintain that. It's what's started this debate, it is clear that the life span of our current facilities that currently make us capable of hosting NHL, CFL and Concerts is coming to a close. We see this the most right now in concerts, as we miss out on a healthy dose now, but right now as we stand, we still attract a lot of good acts, McMahon is still good enough for CFL, and the Dome is still good enough for the NHL, but we are aware that upgrades or new facilities will be needed a decade from now for this to still be true.