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It became to expensive to have both Olympics in the same year so the split schedule was devised.

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Q: Why do the Olympics have separate winter and summer games?
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Why did the summer Olympics and winter Olympics divide?

because if summer games were in the winter where would they have golfing


How long between summer and winter Olympics?

The Winter Games are about 1½ years after the Summer Games; the Summer Games are about 2½ after the Winter Games.


What did the division of the summer and winter Olympics take place?

The summer and winter Olympics started occurring on separate years in the 1990's. 1992 was the last time when they were both in the same year. In 1994, the Winter Olympics took place in their own year for the first time. Two years later were the summer games in Atlanta; no winter games took place that year.


What two Winter Olympic games were from the Summer Olympic games?

Prior to the first Winter Olympics in 1924, both ice hockey and figure skating were competed at the Summer Olympics. Once the Winter Olympics started, those two sports moved from the Summer Games to the Winter Games.


Why do you have summer Olympics and a winter Olympics?

There are winter Olympics so people with winter sports interest can compete in the games. eg. Skiing, figure skating. Summer Olympics so people with summer sports can compete in the games. Gymnastics, swimming...ect.


Is the Olympics games in biathalon a summer or a winter sport?

winter


What are the 5 Olympics summer games?

There are many more than five games in both the winter and summer Olympics.


Where and when 2016 winter Olympics be held?

The 2016 Olympics will be Summer Olympics, and they will be in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


Did Kelly Homes go to the Summer Olympics or the Winter Olympics?

She won her medals in the Summer games.


What is a hot season of the year in which some Olympic games are held?

There are Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics. The Summer Olympics are usually hot, and the Winter Olympics are usually cold.


When did Japan Host the Olympic games?

Summer: 1964. Winter:1972 and 1998.


What is more popular winter or summer Olympics?

The summer Olympics are more popular than the Winter ones only because more countries participate, especially the ones that do not have winter like the ones in Africa