IT WAS 30 YEARS AGO TODAY: CALGARY’S GAMES OPENED

Tuesday marks 30 years since the Winter Olympics opened in Calgary. With the city exploring the idea of bidding for the Games again in 2026 (and with the Pyeongchang Games in full swing), it seemed fitting for Postmedia journalist Monica Zurowski to take a look back at some fun facts, figures and trivia from 1988.

FILES O Canada: Candle-toting Canadian athletes enter McMahon Stadium to wild applause and ecstatic cheers from spectators demanding a final curtain call before the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary close.