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Originally Posted by Barnes
How does BC Place renovation provide any insight on what would be required to renovate a speed skating oval and what those cost might be?
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Because it's the idea that Calgary somehow benefits in an Olympic bid because they already have the 40 year old facilities.
There is a benefit perhaps to already having the land rights for specific sites, but all of Calgary's 1988 olympic infrastructure will have to be updated and that will all be costly.
Ballooning constructions costs are essentially a hallmark of Olympic construction, and pretty much any deadline dependent development.
How much will it cost to turn this:
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This notion that Calgary has a leg up on their competition because they hosted the games in 1988 is wishful thinking at this point. You're talking new ski jumps, new bobsled track, new stadium for hockey, potential new stadium for ceremonies, etc etc. Is Max Bell going to be good enough for Curling and speed skating again, or does that facility also require substantial upgrades to accommodate fan seating etc?
Having the mountains so close by is definitely a feather in the cap for a Calgary bid, but everything else will have to either undergo a costly renovation or be built completely from scratch.
Is McMahon going to host the opening and closing ceremonies again, or will that be in the Field House?