2026 Winter Games will cost Calgary $4.6 billion: bid exploration committee
CALGARY — The price tag for Calgary to host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be about $4.6 billion, according to a bid exploration committee.
The Calgary Bid Exploration Committee (CBEC) told city council Monday that revenue the Games generate would cover almost half the cost, but another $2.4 billion would be needed.
The 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., cost $7.7 billion.
Calgary’s estimate is lower in part because the city can re-use venues from the 1988 Winter Games, CBEC chair Rick Hanson said.