Ticket sales seemed totally irrelevant in Rio based on the number of empty seats.
I'm not old enough to know what preceded the Olympics, but there are at least a few things on the right side of that chart that continued to generate revenue (or were sold to private) after the Olympics.
Paskapoo Slopes may not have survived as a standalone operation, and might be another cookie cutter community right now.
Canmore Nordic Centre - coming up on 30 years of world-class facility (in NA terms). Annual competitions
Nakiska - wouldn't exist. Say what you will, it's a nice family hill. Anyone have details on sale to RCR (or someone else first)?
Oval - Mostly just a training grounds, but the facility is useful for other events (ie. science fair) and the city can use as many regular rinks as it can get.
All of the above are important for training, but bring other benefits too. Of course, they probably could have been achieved cheaper...but unlikely without a catalyst.
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