Winter Olympic Games

The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.

United States has won 13 gold medals in men's competition and 7 gold in women's.

Fifty-seven countries participated in the 1988 Winter Games: Andorra

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Bolivia

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

China

Chinese Taipei

Costa Rica

Cyprus

Czechoslovakia

Denmark

Fiji

Finland

France

East Germany

West Germany

Great Britain

Greece

Guam

Guatemala

Hungary

Iceland

India

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

North Korea

South Korea

Lebanon

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Mexico

Monaco

Mongolia

Morocco

Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles

New Zealand

Norway

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Romania

San Marino

Soviet Union

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United States

Virgin Islands

Yugoslavia

According to the IOC's website, curling, snowboarding, and women's hockey were all added in 1998. Curling was originally introduced in 1924, but was taken away and re-introduced in 1998. In snowboarding, men's and women's slalom and half-pipe were added as disciplines in the category.

The winter Olympics are held either at the end of January, or during the month of February. The last Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, were held during the month of February.

apolo ohno started speed skating when he was 12. He also swam, but preferred speed skating. His single dad (divorced parents) encouraged him to play sports to keep him busy.

if anything i would say gymnastics is a winter sport as you can train harder. believe me in summer when it's hot the last you want to be is in a leotard training. although for display gymnastics is summer because of the nicer range of leotards. many company's however prefer winter as we ware our tracksuits and people ca see where we perform from

The number one most watched summer Olympics sport is soccer. The second most watched sport is men's and women's swimming.

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The 2010 winter Olympics took place in Vancouver, Canada.

The 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union were officially opened by Chairman of the Supreme Soviet Leonid Brezhnev.

The 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York were officially opened by Vice President Walter Mondale.

There were no Winter Olympics in 2004. The 2004 Summer Olympics were held in Athens, Greece. The 2002 Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City, USA and the 2006 Winter Olympics were held in Turin, Italy.

Mesa and Gilbert are the warmest and driest cities in the winter in the United States. Generally the warmest and driest state during winter in the United States is Arizona.

Chamonix, France 1924

St Moritz, Switzerland 1928

Lake Placid, New York, USA 1932

Garmisch Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany 1936

St Moritz, Switzerland 1948

Oslo, Norway 1952

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1956

Squaw Valley, California, USA 1960

Innsbruck, Austria 1964

Grenoble, France 1968

Sapporo, Japan 1972

Innsbruck, Austria 1976

Lake Placid, New York, USA 1980

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1984

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1988

Albertville, France 1992

Lillehammer, Norway 1994

Nagano, Japan 1998

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 2002

Turin, Italy 2006

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010

The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa goes from 11 June - 11 July

They are called ends and their are 6-10 ends depending on the level of the curlers ususlly 10 but if it is tied they play an extra end.

Yes. Football (soccer) has been played in every Summer Olympic games except from the years 1896 and 1932.

Football at the Olympics was a sport for men until 1996 when women's football was added to the games.

Great Britain has won 8 gold medals in Winter Olympics competition: 1924: William Jackson, Thomas Murray, Robin Welsh and Laurence Jackson - Men's curling

1936: Men's Ice Hockey team

1952: Jeanette Altwegg - Women's figure skating

1964: Robin Dixon and Tony Nash - Two-man bobsled

1976: John Curry - Men's figure skating

1980: Robin Cousins - Men's figure skating

1984: Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean - Ice Dancing

2002: Rhona Martin, Deborah Knox, Fiona MacDonald, Janice Rankin, and Margaret Morton - Women's curling

The first 'ancient' Olympic Games were held in Greece in 776 BC. The first 'modern' Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896.

Yes. There is the Winter Olympics every 4 years. It was in Vancouver, Canada in 2009.

Squaw Valley, California, United States.

The US olympic team won 37 medals! 9 gold medals, 15 silver medals, and 13 bronze medals!

There have been 21 Winter Olympics:

Chamonix, France 1924

St Moritz, Switzerland 1928

Lake Placid, New York, USA 1932

Garmisch Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany 1936

St Moritz, Switzerland 1948

Oslo, Norway 1952

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1956

Squaw Valley, California, USA 1960

Innsbruck, Austria 1964

Grenoble, France 1968

Sapporo, Japan 1972

Innsbruck, Austria 1976

Lake Placid, New York, USA 1980

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1984

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1988

Albertville, France 1992

Lillehammer, Norway 1994

Nagano, Japan 1998

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 2002

Turin, Italy 2006

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2010