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Originally Posted by krazycanuck
Opening and closing ceremonies would be held at Stampede Grandstand
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Whereas in the real world, Pyeongchang was required to build a 50,000-seat stadium
exclusively for the opening and closing ceremonies, because no existing local venue met the IOC's requirements. The stadium cost $78 million to build and will be dismantled after the Olympics, having been used only twice.
Yeah, safe to say that the City of Calgary's cheapjack approach will not fly with the IOC, and those cost estimates will have to be revised upwards.