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SuperMatt18 · 09-15-2015, 08:33 AM

Vancouver's was a success, it worked fine in Calgary in 1988, and it was a success in Salt Lake City as well.

The Winter Olympics tend to be fine, as you tend to only need one main rink and we have the mountains for the ski/snowboard facilities already.

Sochi was the exception since they decided they wanted to host the Olympics in what traditionaly was a resort town in the middle of nowhere.

If we can get the same use out of the new facilities,as we did from our old 1988 facilities then it is worth it. In reality all of these facilities (COP/OVAL/Saddledome) are going to need to be renovated if we want to keep using them by 2026 anyways. At that point it will be 38 years after they were built.

Use Calgary 88, Salt Lake 02, and Vancouver 10 as your blueprints and I feel like there will be no issue in hosting the event.

09-15-2015, 08:33 AM	#21
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Vancouver's was a success, it worked fine in Calgary in 1988, and it was a success in Salt Lake City as well. The Winter Olympics tend to be fine, as you tend to only need one main rink and we have the mountains for the ski/snowboard facilities already. Sochi was the exception since they decided they wanted to host the Olympics in what traditionaly was a resort town in the middle of nowhere. If we can get the same use out of the new facilities,as we did from our old 1988 facilities then it is worth it. In reality all of these facilities (COP/OVAL/Saddledome) are going to need to be renovated if we want to keep using them by 2026 anyways. At that point it will be 38 years after they were built. Use Calgary 88, Salt Lake 02, and Vancouver 10 as your blueprints and I feel like there will be no issue in hosting the event. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 09-15-2015 at 08:39 AM.