February
17
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
9 Albertans were born on 17 February, spanning 1902 to 1997.
- 9 born
2006
Skeleton gold and silver
Calgary firefighter Duff Gibson won Olympic skeleton gold and fellow Canadian Jeff Pain took silver at the Turin Games on February 17, 2006. Gibson, at 39, became the oldest individual gold medallist in Winter Olympics history to that point.
Wikipedia (2006 men's skeleton event page) ↗
Also on this date
- 1902
- 1949
- 1957
- 1960
- 1967
- 1974
- 1977
- 1980
- 1997
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