Calgary bid for the 2020 Winter Sports Championships

On November 25, 2018, the Western Republic announced that it would be bidding for the 2019 Mapperdonian Winter Olympic Games. Calgary was chosen as the city the Western Republic would bid to host the Games.

On January 7, 2019, the Western Republic Olympic Committee announced that Calgary would withdraw their bid, and would no longer be in the bidding process for the Games, mainly due to the likelihood of the Games not taking place. The Western Republic Olympic Committee announced that they would bid for a future event with the same venues and the same funding.

On June 18, 2019, the Western Republic Olympic Committee announced that Calgary would reuse this bid for the 2020 Mapperdonian Winter Sports Championships.

Calgary 2020 Committee
In November 2018, the Western Republic Olympic Committee selected four cities in the Western Republic to potentially host the Games. Those four cities were Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle, and Salt Lake City. When the Committee voted, Calgary won the vote with 68% of the votes. On November 25, 2018, the Committee announced that Calgary would bid to host the Games. Chaired by Edward Clarkson, the Western Republic Olympic Committee, as well as the Western Federal Government would be responsible to support the bid. Edward Clarkson was responsible for Los Angeles' previous bid to host the 2018 Summer Olympics.

On January 7, 2019, the Western Republic Olympic Committee announced that Calgary would withdraw their bid for the Games, mainly due to the likelihood of the Winter Olympic Games not taking place, as well as potential financial issues which would result from the Western Republic hosting two consecutive Olympics. The Western Republic Olympic Committee stated, however, that they would keep the bid alive by using the same venues and the same funding for a future bid, and the Committee will most likely have Calgary bid for the 2020 Winter Olympics instead, or any other similar upcoming event.

On June 18, 2019, as bidding opened for the 2020 Mapperdonian Winter Sports Championships, The Western Republic Olympic Committee officially announced that Calgary would reuse the previous bid for the Championships.

Venues
The Calgary Olympic bid includes 11 venues, across 5 locations, three of these locations being located in the city of Calgary. The Opening Ceremony of the Games will be held in Western National Stadium, and the Closing Ceremony of the Games in McMahon Stadium. The men's ice hockey tournament will held in the WestAir Centre, and the women's tournament will be held in the Scotiabank Saddledome.