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The 15th Winter Olympic Games
The 15th Winter Olympic Games were held in Calgary, Canada, the first time the Winter Olympic Games were held on Canadian soil. For the first time, the games will be extended to 16 days over three weekends. In this session
Olympic Games
Some new sports have been added to the competition for the Winter Olympics. The combined super-G and alpine events of alpine skiing were included in the Olympic Games for the first time. The Nordic duathlon and ski jumping team events have also become official Olympic events. Finnish skier Matti Nykanen won three gold MEDALS in ski jumping, including a newly added gold in the team event. For the first time, speed skating was moved from an outdoor arena to an indoor arena in a circular fashion.
- Chinese name
- The 15th Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada
- Foreign name
- the Fifteenth Winter Olympics in Calgary Canada
- Holding time
- February 13-28, 1988
- Race type
- general
- Participating country
- 57
- Competing athlete
- 1423 people (female: 313 male: 1110)
- Number of volunteers
- 9,498 people
- News reporter
- 6,838 people
- Calendar time
- 16 days
The 15th
Winter Olympic Games
It was held in Calgary, Canada, from 13 to 28 February 1988. In addition to Calgary, Sweden has applied to host the games
Fallon
Italian
Cortina d 'Ampezzo
. Calgary had bid twice before, in 1964 and 1968, and won this time.
Calgary has built a number of sports venues and facilities during a six-year preparation period. Over the years, the Winter Olympics have been plagued by ice and snow, sometimes even having to be suspended. For the first time, ice skating will take place on an indoor ice rink, and for the first time, computer-controlled artificial snow machines will be used, solving previous problems.
The facilities for the games are superb. Every event was held under the best of circumstances, the organization was excellent, and this was the first Olympic Games to be completely smoke-free. To this end,
Samaranch
The Olympic Gold Medal was presented to the Organizing committee of the Games.
There are 1,759 athletes from 56 countries and regions participating in the Winter Olympics, of which 313 are women. Participating countries and territories for the first time are Fiji, Jamaica, Guam, Guatemala and the Netherlands Antilles.
Because China has not qualified for ice hockey, the standard of alpine skiing, ski jumping and modern biathlon is low, and the bobsled and bobsled are not developed, so China sent only a 20-member delegation to compete in speed skating, figure skating and cross-country skiing three events with 18 gold MEDALS. Thirteen Taiwanese competed in skiing, figure skating, bobsledding and bobsledding.
The Games expanded to 49 events, with 10 official events including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, modern biathlon, ski jumping, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, bobsledding and bobsledding. Among the new events, there are men's and women's super-slalom, men's and women's Alpine mixed, men's 90m platform team, men's Nordic team, women's 5000m speed skating, a total of 46 gold MEDALS. The events featured curling, freestyle skiing and short track speed skating.
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Other candidates to host the games include Sweden's Fallon and Italy's Cortina d 'Ampezzo. Finally, identify Canada
Alberta
The southern city of Calgary. In 1875, the Canadian Mounted Police established a local outpost, and in the early 20th century, oil and gas were discovered in the Turner Valley, and oil fields were discovered in 1947, and Calgary prospered. Here, more than 1,000 meters above sea level, is one of the highest cities in Canada, transportation, tourism are very developed, is a winter sports center.
The emblem of the Calgary Winter Olympic Games is composed of the initials C of Canada and Calgary in different forms, and its shape is a snowflake pattern with national style, which can also be regarded as the national symbol of Canada
Maple leaf
.
The emblem also appears on Olympic posters alongside Calgary's cityscape, "Come Together in Calgary Host City for the XV Olympic Winter Games February 13-28, 1988 Calgary, Alberta, Canada "(met in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, host city of the Fifteenth Winter Olympic Games, 13-28 February 1988).
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Together with the poster, the emblem expresses the strong desire of the Canadian people for the Olympic Games.
The mascots for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, consisted of two anthropomorphic characters
Polar bear
Named Hidy and Howdy, the names convey the warmth and welcome of Canadians (Hi,Hello). The appearance of two polar bears dressed as cowboys in a team was the first time in Olympic history that two mascots appeared at the same time, and the use of female mascots was also the first time in Olympic history.
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Mascots Hidy and Howdy
On November 15, 1987, the Holy Fire was celebrated
Olympia
It lit up and arrived in Anzlaviza, where it was flown
Athens
. Last flight to Canada
Newfoundland
the
St John
City.
On November 18, 1987, the torch relay in Canada was officially opened. The Canadian route has been carefully designed, with stops in each province proportional to the number of people in the province, including the Arctic Circle town of Inuvik, where temperatures drop below -30 ° C.
Torch relay
The shape of the torch is taken from the Calgary Tower, and the aluminum top is engraved with the words "XV Olympic Winter Games Calgary Alberta Canada 1988" and"
Olympic motto
. Handle use
maple
It's made of, uh, laser engraving
Olympic emblem
And pictographic ICONS for each sport.
Olympic torch
On the afternoon of February 13, 1988, the Winter Olympics opened with great fanfare at the University of Calgary's McMahon Stadium. International Olympic Committee President Samaranch in the cheers after the speech, the Governor General of Canada, Mrs. Sauvey announced the opening of the Winter Olympics, immediately flying flags. The colorful five rings and the "88" and maple leaf patterns of the spectators on the stands added to the festive atmosphere.
The Olympic flame was lit by Robyn Perry, a 12-year-old amateur skater from Calgary, and was lifted 12 meters in the air by an elevator. The flame is also burning at the top of the Calgary Tower, 190 metres above the ground, where it can be seen from 15 kilometres away.
Canadian skier Pierre Harvey took the oath on behalf of the athletes, and the opening ceremony also featured a western-Alberta style performance.
At the opening ceremony, 57 teams entered the stadium to the sound of magnificent music, among which the Philippines team was notable, only one person, this person named Okampo, he is both the flag bearer and the athlete.
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On the front of the medal is a snowflake outlined in a single line and engraved with the words "15th Winter Olympic Games Calgary 1988" in English and French. On the back of the medal are the profiles of two people, one is the athlete wearing a laurel wreath and the other is the Indian wearing a ski pole, sled, gun and other headgear.
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medal
medal
Olympic tickets
The 15th Winter Olympic Games was held in Calgary, Canada, in 1988, Canada issued 5 sets of 11 stamps, the design is for the competition, but the more unique is the use of Mosaic composition of stamps.
The 15th Winter Olympic Games, held in Calgary, Canada in 1988, was a grand event in the history of the Winter Olympic Games, with 1,759 athletes from 57 countries participating. Canada is well prepared for that. It has issued 10 commemorative silver coins of 20 yuan and 1 gold coin of 100 yuan, covering almost all ice sports.
Special Edition Coin
In order to commemorate the 15th Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, other countries also have many fine products. For example: SAN Marino 500 lira silver coin. On the front is the name of SAN Marino, the unique castle with feathers. On the back, there are skiers, five rings and a Canadian maple leaf; Bulgarian 10 Lev commemorative silver coin, ice hockey player design chic on the back. Bulgaria is active in issuing commemorative coins for the Games.
China also issued a commemorative silver coin with a denomination of 5 yuan that year, with the national emblem and the emblem of the Chinese Olympic Committee on the front and the men's downhill and "the 15th Winter" on the back
Olympic Games
Sports Meeting Commemoration ".
Calgary in the six years of preparation, the construction of many sports venues and facilities, the most notable is the Olympic Oval specially built for this Winter Olympics, it is the world's first fully enclosed 400-meter speed skating track. For the first time, speed skating was moved from outside to inside the stadium, a sign of the development of the Winter Olympics.
The Mark-Maghorn Stadium, with a capacity of 50,000 spectators, hosted the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. The "Saddle" type Olympic stadium will host figure skating and ice hockey competitions, and speed skating will be arranged in a fully enclosed indoor skating rink for the first time in the Winter Olympics. There are jumping platforms and artificially cooled ice tracks in the Olympic Park, where bobsledding and jumping events are held. Alpine skiing takes place at the Naskika Ski Centre. The Calgary Olympic Village can accommodate 2,600 people. For the first time, the Winter Olympics have been extended from 12 to 16 days.
Since speed skating competitions are held indoors, many outside interference is avoided, and new records are set. Dutch female athlete Hennep beat the strong team of the Democratic Republic of Germany in speed skating, won three gold MEDALS in the 1500 meters, 3000 meters and 5000 meters, and broke the Olympic record in the 1500 meters and the world record in the 3000 meters, becoming the figure of the Winter Olympics. American Blair broke the women's 500-meter speed skating world record in 39.10 seconds. In the men's race, the GDR athlete May set a new world record in the 500 meters with a time of 36.45 seconds. Sweden's Gustafsson broke the men's 10,000-meter speed skating world record in 13:48.20, and he also broke the men's 5,000-meter speed skating world record in 6:44.63, 6:44.98 and 6:45.92 together with the Netherlands' Fisser and Kenkes.
The most prominent athlete in the skiing event is Finland's Nikainen, a three-time gold medalist in men's ski jumping.
The final event, the women's single figure skating gold medal, was fought between Werther of the Democratic Republic of Germany and Thomas, a black American, who lost her gold medal when she made a mistake with her choice of music from the opera "Carmen." The Chinese and Taiwan teams had mediocre results, with the best results being 14th and 15th.
In this Winter Olympics, the Democratic Republic of Germany in its strong speed skating, due to the main injury, coupled with not adapted to the indoor arena and great loss of standard, but still won 9 gold MEDALS, only 2 fewer than the Soviet Union in the first place; 10 silver MEDALS, one more than the Soviet Union; Six bronze MEDALS, three fewer than the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union had the best record, and its hockey team won back-to-back championships. Switzerland came in third with five gold, silver and bronze MEDALS each.
In the men's speed skating competition, former GDR athlete Jens Uwemai won the men's 500 meters speed skating with a new world record of 26.45 seconds. Uwemai also broke the world record of 1:52.06 seconds and won the gold medal. Gustafsson of Sweden broke the world record for the men's 10,000-meter speed skating in 13:48.20 and won the gold medal. He then broke the world record of 6:47.01 in the 5,000-meter speed skating in 6:44.63. The second - and third-place finishers, Wiesel and Kemkes of the Netherlands, also broke the world record in this event with a time of 6:44.98 and 6:45.92 respectively. In the women's speed skating competition, Wan-Janep of the Netherlands won three gold MEDALS alone in the 1500 meters, 3000 meters and 5000 meters, which is the most gold MEDALS of the athletes in this Winter Olympics. She also broke the world record in the 3000 meters in 4 minutes 11.94 seconds. In the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event, the former GDR's Rothenberg and Kania won gold and silver MEDALS and broke the world record in the event. The women's 500-meter speed skating title was won by American veteran Nie Blair, who also set a new record in the event with a time of 39.10 seconds.
In the short track speed skating show event, Britain's O 'Reilly set a world record in the men's 500 meters short track speed skating with a time of 44.88 seconds. Japan set a new world record in the women's 3,000-meter sprint track relay with a time of 4:48.32. Japan's Taiko Shiko set a new world record in the women's 3,000m sprint track speed skating in 5:25.44. O 'Reilly of Britain broke the world record for men's 1,000-meter sprint track speed skating with a time of 1 minute 33 seconds on February 24. Li Yan, a Chinese girl under the age of 20, won one gold medal and two silver MEDALS in the women's sprint track races of 1,000 meters, 1,500 meters and 500 meters, setting new world records in the 1,000 meters and 1,500 meters in 1:39 and 2:34.85 respectively.
The men's figure skating title was won by Boitano of the United States. The women's single skating gold medal was won by Witt of the former Democratic Republic of Germany and Canadian rookie Manley Silver. The gold medal was won by Witt, and the world figure skating star Thomas of the United States only won the bronze medal because of a mistake. The gold medal in pairs skating was won by the former Soviet Union's Godiva and Grinkov. The gold medal in ice dancing was taken by the former Soviet Union athletes, who were the champion Beteminova and Bukin, and the second runner-up Klimova and Ponomalenko.
In cross-country skiing, the former Soviet Union has a great advantage, won the men's 50 km cross-country skiing, the women's 10 km top two and the women's 20 km top three; The women's 5km cross-country skiing gold was won by Finland's Maittikkanen. The gold medal in the men's mountain giant slalom went to Tomba of Italy; The women's mountain giant slalom obstacle race was won by Scheneeds of Switzerland. In the men's downhill, Switzerland's Trubriggen won gold; The men's alpine all-around gold medal was won by Austria's David Stritz.
Finland's Nikainen, who won the men's 70m ski jump with 229.1 points, also won the gold medal in the 90m ski jump, earning him the title of "invincible Finn".
The former GDR won the modern biathlon, men's single and double bobsleigh events; The former Federal Republic of Germany won the Nordic team championship. The former Soviet Union won the ice hockey title for the 21st time.
On February 28, 1988, at 20:45 local time, the Olympic flag was lowered and the torch was slowly extinguished. The 15th Winter Olympic Games, which lasted 16 days, has come to an end. In his speech, President of the Organizing Committee of the Winter Olympic Games, Victor King, thanked the world for giving Calgary the opportunity to host the 15th Winter Olympic Games, and thanked all the people who came to participate in the Winter Olympic Games. In his closing remarks, International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch hailed the Games as the most successful in history and awarded the Gold Olympic Medal. Samaranch handed over the Olympic flag to the mayor of Albertville, Germany, where the next Olympics will be held.
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rank
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Country or region
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Gold medal
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Silver medal
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Bronze medal
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total
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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11
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9
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9
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29
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2
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9
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10
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6
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25
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|
|
3
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5
|
5
|
5
|
15
|
|
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
2
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7
|
|
|
5
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4
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0
|
2
|
6
|
|
|
6
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3
|
5
|
2
|
10
|
|
|
7
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3
|
2
|
2
|
7
|
|
|
8
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
8
|
|
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
|
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
|
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
12
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0
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3
|
2
|
5
|
|
|
13
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0
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2
|
3
|
5
|
|
|
14
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0
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2
|
1
|
3
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|
|
15
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0
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1
|
2
|
3
|
|
|
16
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0
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0
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
17
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0
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0
|
1
|
1
|
