379K views · 3.7K reactions | #OnThisDay 1988: Fresh from finishing last in the Winter Olympics ski jump event, Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards was preparing for the new season in his own unique way. | BBC Archive | Facebook

Just a week before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics, U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn crashed and injured her left knee. Vonn lost control after landing a jump in a World Cup race held in difficult conditions with low visibility and ended up tangled in the safety nets on the upper portion of the course. The race was later cancelled after three of the first six racers crashed. Vonn, who was in the midst of a comeback and expected to be one of the stars of the Olympics for Team USA, took to social med

The opening ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary | Old Canada Series

One of the most iconic Olympic moments! 🤩 🇯🇲 🛷 Jamaica made history at Calgary 1988 with their Olympic Winter Games debut. They competed in one sport... bobsleigh. The rest is history! 🤩 Relive and enjoy their first runs in the two-man and four-man event. IBSF - International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation | Jamaican Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation | #MoreThanSport | Olympics

Turn up your volume and see what it's like to slide down Calgary's newest winter attraction. Read more about COP's new tube park: www.cbc.ca/1.3900163 | CBC Calgary