With the conclusion of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games, the organization that oversees Canada Olympic Park (COP) in Calgary says it’s going ahead with plans to decommission and dismantle two ski jumps at the hill.
Officials with WinSport said the two jumps — situated on either side of the iconic 90-metre tower — are well past their life span and are too expensive to operate.
He added that the only jump still in regular use at COP is considered a “starter” ramp.
“For any serious jumping, the athletes actually have to travel, whether it’s to the United States for one of the jumps down there or out to Callaghan Valley in Whistler [B.C.],” Asbell said.
Ski Jumping Canada, however, said the small bowls are still heavily used by local ski jumpers, especially in the summer. Vice-chairman Todd Stretch told Global News the smaller jumps are important to the development of young athletes and that the pending closure is “frustrating.”...
...WinSport said the main 90-metre tower would remain untouched. It hasn’t been used as a ski jump since 1990 but continues to serve the park as the starting point of its zipline.
Canada only has two ski jump complexes. A second was constructed in Whistler, B.C., for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
From Global News