 Photo: David Buston, Calgary Olympic Development Association
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Calgary, Alberta - Olympic dreamers, adrenaline junkies – experience what it really feels like to be an Olympic athlete by sliding into an authentic four-man Olympic bobsleigh and shooting down the same 1,500-metre track made famous by the Jamaican Bobsleigh team at the 1988 games. This amazing opportunity is offered just 15 minutes west of downtown Calgary at Canada Olympic Park, the main site of the XV Olympic Winter Games (now a competition, training and year-round recreation area). Members of the public ride with a professional driver and a brakeman (including retired members of the national team), and hurl down the course at speeds up to 120 km per hour, while enduring a 4.5 to 5 G-force (that’s more than astronauts!). Dates (winter only) are limited and worked around team training on the track, so book well in advance. Minimum age 16. For info on Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton experiences, visit Canada Olympic Park. |
