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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Ha. Time will tell. There's a reason why Edmonton has been in the conversation before, and it's not because of Rexall Place or Commonwealth Stadium. Of course, there could be other events, such as figure skating. Heck, even the U of A could host; they're getting a new arena for the Golden Bears as well.
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Assuming Calgary also includes a twin arena with their fieldhouse, it would be about the same size and capacity as U of A's one would imagine since U of C would be using it. But when it comes to figure skating, it's one of the biggest events. I don't think an arena under, say, 8K would be suffice.
If Calgary hosts all the events, the Saddledome would still have to be used for figure skating. So even if this was a shared bid, and hockey games would occur in Edmonton, the Saddledome would
still be used. Even if the IOC didn't like the quality of the venue.