56K views · 951 reactions | "Eddie the Eagle" at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary | Old Canada Series | Facebook

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance met with American athletes at the Winter Olympics and offered them encouragement on Thursday. "This moment is born of a lot of sacrifices from you, from your families, from coaches, from teammates, from people who've made it possible to be here," Vance said in Milan, Italy. "I hope you just soak it all in." Vance and his wife are scheduled to attend the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday. | CBS News

The Calgary Winter Olympics opening ceremonies in 1988. | Old Canada Series

Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov, 1988 olympics, Exhibition Sergei Grinkov Born 4 February 1967 (4 February 1967 – 20 November 1995) Was a Russian pair skater. Together with his wife Ekaterina Gordeeva, he was the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion and a four-time World Champion (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990). Grinkov first took to the ice at the age of five, entering the Children and Youth Sports School of CSKA in Moscow.As Grinkov was not a strong solo skater, his coach decided to try him in pair s

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Ilia Malinin, aka the “Quad God,” will make his debut Saturday at the Winter Olympics in Milan. 1988 gold medalist Brian Boitano breaks down the young skater’s impressive dominance and artistry on the ice. | NBC News