Winter Olympic Games 2026 Bid Process

[intoronto 5,771]

Calgary 2026 might be dead this week:https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/olympic-bid-could-end-unless-ottawa-meets-monday-funding-deadline-nenshi

[NearPup 3,116]

Calgary Herald is reporting that the Calgary bid is likely to be formally terminated Wednesday. At this rate Milan will be the only bid left by the end of the year...

Edited October 29, 2018 by NearPup

[intoronto 5,771]

53 minutes ago, Nate River said:

Calgary Herald is reporting that the Calgary bid is likely to be formally terminated Wednesday. At this rate Milan will be the only bid left by the end of the year...

Bittersweet, part of me wanted the games here but the other part wanted a Toronto Summer Games as well...

[George_D 1,206]

32 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Bittersweet, part of me wanted the games here but the other part wanted a Toronto Summer Games as well...

me too wanted and want Toronto Summer Games!!!

[NearPup 3,116]

http://www.cbc.ca/1.4882828

 

CBC is also independently reporting that the Calgary bid is almost certainly dead.

[Griff88 1,968]

Twenty six is falling down, falling down, falling down 

[Olympian1010 8,053]

So...Almaty 2026?

[AmericanHero40 216]

11 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

So...Almaty 2026?

 

#SLC2026

#United26

#LA2028

 

[Griff88 1,968]

1 hour ago, Maxim Fastovsky said:

 

#SLC2026

#United26

#LA2028

 

And add the little 2027 Pan Am, to make it even merrier (which is not gonna happen ofc)

[heywoodu 15,253]

8 hours ago, Nate River said:

http://www.cbc.ca/1.4882828

 

CBC is also independently reporting that the Calgary bid is almost certainly dead.

 

A bit of a shortened version for those who are as confused as I am by a large article with 10 random names of governors and council people and whatnot

https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/report-calgary-council-expected-kill-2026-olympic-bid-week/

 

With bonus points for mananing to talk about the Calgary Hearld instead of Herald not once, but twice.