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The '''1988 Winter Olympics''', officially known as the '''XV Olympic Winter Games''' ({{lang-fr|XV<sup>es</sup> Jeux olympiques d'hiver}}) and commonly known as '''Calgary 1988''' ({{lang-bla|Mohkínsstsisi 1988}}; {{lang-sto|Wîchîspa Oyade 1988}} or {{lang|sto|Wenchi Ispase 1988}}; {{lang-cr|Otôskwanihk 1998}}/{{lang|cr-Cans|ᐅᑑᐢᑿᓂᕽ 1988}}; {{lang-srs|Guts’ists’i 1988}}; {{lang-kut|ʔaknuqtapȼik’ 1988}}; {{lang-den|Klincho-tinay-indihay 1988}}), was a [[multi-sport event]] held from February 13 to 28, 1988, in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada. It was the first [[Winter Olympic Games]] to be held for 15 days, like the counterpart [[Summer Olympic Games]].<ref name="Games">{{citation |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/calgary-1988 |title=Calgary 1988 |work=[[International Olympic Committee]] |date=April 23, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2021}}</ref> The majority of the contested events took place in Calgary itself. However, the [[skiing]] events were held west of the city at the [[Nakiska]] [[ski resort]] in [[Kananaskis Country]]<ref>{{citation |last=Slade |first=Daryl |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=63pkAAAAIBAJ&pg=1589,3021875 |title=Nakiska ready for onslaught of enthusiasts |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=December 4, 1986 |page=E8 |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://skinakiska.com/ |title=Nakiska Ski Area |work=[[Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (company)|Resorts of the Canadian Rockies]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref> and the [[Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park]] in the town of [[Canmore, Alberta|Canmore]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://albertaparks.ca/parks/kananaskis/canmore-nordic-centre-pp/ |title=Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park |work=[[Alberta Parks]] |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
In 1988, a record 57 [[National Olympic Committee]]s (NOC) sent a total of 1,423 athletes to these Games.<ref name="Games" /> These Winter Olympics would be the last attended one for both the [[Soviet Union at the Olympics|Soviet Union]] and [[East Germany at the Olympics|East Germany]] NOCs. Just like the [[1976 Summer Olympics]], Canada failed again to win a gold medal in an official medal event on home soil. The Finnish ski jumper, [[Matti Nykänen]],<ref name="OCO88p39">{{harvnb|OCO'88|1988|p=39}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/feb/04/matti-nykanen-ski-jumping-great-dies-aged-55 |title=Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski-jumping great, dies aged 55 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=March 22, 2021 |date=February 4, 2019}}</ref> and the Dutch speed skater, [[Yvonne van Gennip]],<ref name="OCO88p47">{{harvnb|OCO'88|1988|p=47}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.olympic.org/yvonne-van-gennip |title=Yvonne VAN GENNIP |work=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref> won three individual gold medals each. The 1988 Winter Olympics were also remembered for the "heroic failure" of both the British ski jumper, [[Eddie the Eagle|Michael Edwards]], and the debut of the [[Jamaica national bobsleigh team]]. Both of them became subjects of major feature films about their participation in these Games:<br />''[[Cool Runnings]]'' by [[Walt Disney Pictures]] in 1993<ref>{{citation |url=https://movies.disney.com/cool-runnings |title=Disney's Cool Runnings |work=[[Walt Disney Pictures]] |date=October 1, 1993 |access-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref> and ''[[Eddie the Eagle (film)|Eddie the Eagle]]'' by [[20th Century
At approximately [[Canadian dollar|C$]]829 million, the Calgary Games were one of the most expensive Olympics ever held at the time. The facilities that were built for these Winter Olympics helped the Calgary region turn into the heart of Canada's elite winter sports program, under the tutelage of [[WinSport]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.winsport.ca/ |title=Calgary's Winter Sport Institute |work=[[WinSport]] |access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref> The five purpose-built venues for those Games continued to be used mostly for training and hosting various winter sporting events every year. These experiences helped Canada develop into one of the top nations in Winter Olympics competition. The climax of this effort was the overall first-place finish at the [[2010 Winter Olympics medal table#Medal table|2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]], British Columbia.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.olympic.org/vancouver-2010 |title=Vancouver 2010 |work=[[International Olympic Committee]] |date=April 23, 2018 |access-date=March 27, 2021}}</ref>
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