Western Standard - January 16, 2024


All eyes on Alberta for winter sports


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1 minute

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243

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1


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The announcement is just one chapter in our commitment to showcase our province as an attractive destination for sporting excellence, and we're thrilled to share that more funding for world-class events will be announced in the coming months.

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00:00:00.000 Alberta has a tremendous story to tell and a large part of that comes through culture and through sport
00:00:06.400 and that's why Alberta is so proud to support through the major cultural and sporting events
00:00:11.480 so far this year six major sporting events beginning with the FIS ski cross world cup
00:00:18.160 also we're sporting the snowboard halfpipe world cup the cross country world cup across your skiing
00:00:25.960 world cup the speed skating championships scotties tournament of hearts and international
00:00:31.480 biathlon union world cup these events will welcome 800 athletes from 25 different countries and have
00:00:40.300 an estimated eyes viewing these athletes in the tens of millions from 80 countries around the world
00:00:46.060 all of these world-class sporting events bring enormous benefits to our burdens from economic
00:00:53.200 growth expanding tourism and generating jobs to lasting the feeling of lasting pride in our
00:01:00.340 province the athletes and the communities that host these events it also can leave a legacy of
00:01:05.920 world-class sporting infrastructure that can benefit future generations of Alberta athletes with the
00:01:12.080 world coming to Alberta our province will be able to share our unique story of the diverse landscapes
00:01:19.020 that captivates visitors from around Canada and around the west the rest of the world today's announcement
00:01:25.560 is just one chapter in our commitment to showcasing our province as an attractive destination for sporting
00:01:31.980 excellence and we're thrilled to share that more funding for world-class events will be announced in the
00:01:38.160 coming months