1992 Winter Olympics
| XVI Olympic Winter Games | |
 The emblem is the Olympic flame |
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| Host city | Albertville, France |
| Nations participating | 64 |
| Athletes participating | 1801 (1313 men, 488 women) |
| Events | 57 in 7 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 8 |
| Closing ceremony | February 23 |
| Officially opened by | François Mitterrand French President |
| Athlete's Oath | Surya Bonaly |
| Judge's Oath | Pierre Bornat |
| Olympic Torch | Michel Platini and François-Cyrille Grange |
| Stadium | Théâtre des Cérémonies |
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1992 in Albertville, France. Other candidate cities were Anchorage, USA; Berchtesgaden, Germany; Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; Lillehammer, Norway; Falun, Sweden; and Sofia, Bulgaria.
These were the last Winter Games to be staged in the same year as the Summer Games. They were also the first Games where the Winter Paralympics and the Winter Olympics were held at the same site.
Highlights
- Freestyle skiing event of moguls and short-track speedskating made their debuts as medal disciplines, as did women's biathlon.
- Norwegian skiers won every male cross-country skiing race. Bjørn Dæhlie and Vegard Ulvang each won three gold medals.
- Speedskater Bonnie Blair won both the 500 and 1,000 m events; Gunda Niemann took both of the longest races.
- Ski jumper Toni Nieminen, 16, became the youngest male gold medalist of a Winter Olympic event.
- Alberto Tomba for the second time winner in the Gigant Slalom.
- Mark Kirchner became the first biathlete to win medals in all three biathlon events.
- Alpine skier Petra Kronberger won both the combined event and the slalom.
- Kim Kihoon earned gold medals in both men's short-track events.
- Curling was the demo sport; Freestyle skiing and Speed skiing, demo disciplines
- Annelise Coberger of New Zealand wins the southern hemisphere's first Winter Olympic medal—a silver in the women's slalom.
- The German team won most medals in the games, with a total of 10 gold medals, 10 silver and 6 bronze.
- Kristi Yamaguchi of the United States became the first Asian to medal in figure skating.
Medals awarded
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
Demonstration sports
- Curling
- Freestyle skiing (aerials and ballet)
- Speed skiing
Participating nations
A total of 64 nations sent athletes to compete in these Games. With the Collapse of the Soviet Union, six states formed a Unified Team, while the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had their own teams. Croatia and Slovenia, who were making their first appearance at the Winter Olympics, competed as independent nations after leaving Yugoslavia. The UN sanctions against Yugoslavia that saw them miss the 1992 Summer Olympics had yet to come into effect. Germany also entered a combined team for the first time since the 1936 Winter Olympics following the 1990 reunification
Also making their debuts were Algeria, Bermuda, Brazil, Honduras, Ireland and Swaziland. It would also be the only appearance for both Honduras and Swaziland.
Venues
The 1992 Games were as of today the last ones where the speed skating venue was outdoors.
- Albertville
- Halle Olympique - Figure Skating and Short Track
- Anneau de vitesse - Speed skating
- Théâtre des Cérémonies - Opening and Closing Ceremonies
- Les Arcs - Speed skiing
- Courchevel - Ski jumping and Nordic combined
- Les Ménuires - Slalom men
- Méribel - Alpine Skiing Women
- Méribel Ice Palace - Hockey
- La Plagne - Luge and Bobsled
- Pralognan-la-Vanoise - Curling
- Les Saisies - Nordic skiing and biathlon
- Tignes - Freestyle skiing
- Val d'Isère - Giant, Super G, downhill, combined men
Medal count
(Host nation is highlighted, greatest number of medals in each category is in bold.)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 |  Unified Team¹ |
9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 |  Norway |
9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 |  Austria |
6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | 
United States |
5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 |  Italy |
4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 |  France |
3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 |  Finland |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Canada |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 |  South Korea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
- Further information: 1992 Winter Olympics medal count
(¹ combined team with athletes from 6 nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States; team only appeared in these Winter Olympics)
See also
External links
- IOC Site on 1992 Winter Olympics
- Olympic Review - Official Results
- Pins collection on Albertville 1992 Olympic Winter Games
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NOCs Medalists • Symbols |
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1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940)2, (1944)2,3,
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| Winter Games:
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1952, |
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