‘Eddie the Eagle’ soars back into Calgary
Posted Mar 5, 2017 5:16 pm.
Last Updated Mar 6, 2017 5:12 am.
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A British ski jumper who won over the hearts of Calgarians during the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, has braved the hill once again.
Around one thousand spectators came out to watch Michael “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards land six jumps including two 70-metre ramps at Canada Olympic Park Sunday afternoon.
The 53 year old says it’s amazing that decades later people are still touched by his story.
“It’s really refreshing that the message was so powerful that 29 years later, with the movie out as well that people still remember it so fondly and I remember that for me getting to those Olympic games was my gold medal and I was going to enjoy every second of being there and becoming Eddie the Eagle was just a bonus,” he said.
Edwards says he hopes Calgary will get to host the winter games again.
“I think the Calgary Olympics in ’88 were the best winter Olympics for a long, long time. Cause they made two movies about the Calgary Olympics, the Jamaican bobsled team and myself. And I think they can do an even better one. I hope they get the bid and I hope it’s successful and I hope the Olympics come back to Calgary.”
Eddie the Eagle finished last in the 70 and 90-metre jumps at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
