International prestige.
Financial benefits
also people would come to visit the country so it has tourism benefits
The 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.
Finland has never hosted the Winter Olympics.
Cortina d'Ampezzo hosted the 1956 winter olympics.
In 1998
The U.S.A was the host of the 1918 winter Olympics. They were held in Lake Placid, NY.
Yes, the host country of the Winter Olympics does receive funds from the government.
The 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.
The Winter Olympics will be in 2010 in Vancouver. The Summer Olympics will be in London in 2012.
The host country gets tourism and international fame.
The host country for the 2018 Winter Olympics has not yet been decided.
France
Maybe Korea.(Seoul)
Canada with 14 at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
The City of Nagano, Japan was the host for the 1998 Winter Olympics.
The last city to host the Winter Olympics was Torino, Italy in 2006.
Finland has never hosted the Winter Olympics.
Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi