Calgary’s speedskating oval without ice until at least May
Posted Dec 16, 2020 3:37 pm.
Last Updated Dec 16, 2020 3:41 pm.
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CALGARY — Calgary’s Olympic Oval will be without ice until at least May because of a mechanical issue.
Canada’s long-track speedskating team hasn’t had ice there to train on since Sept. 5.
The oval on the University of Calgary campus was the speedskating venue for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Canadians have won 26 Olympic medals, including seven gold, in long-track speedskating since then.
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing are just over a year away.
“The Olympic Oval experienced a critical mechanical failure impeding its ability to continue making ice,” oval management said Wednesday in a statement.
