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Winter Olympic Games
The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924. Today they are held every four years, alternating with the Summer Olympics.
753 Questions
Where will the 2017 Olympics be held?
There are no Olympic games in 2017; the 2016 Summer games will be in Rio de Janeiro, and the 2018 Winter games will be in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
What us athlete won the most winter olympic medals?
That is cross country skier Bjorn Daehlie of Norway who won 12 medals (8 gold, 4 silver) at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Games. His 8 gold medals is also the most gold that an athlete has won in the Winter Games.
How many medals did the US win in the 2010 Winter Olympics?
The US won 9 gold, 9 silver, and 7 bronze at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
No, Apolo Ohno has stated in many interviews that, because of the 2010 Olympics, he has had no time for a relationship.
His last confirmed relationship was with Allison Baver, whom he dated from 2004-2006. It had been rumored that he had a relationship with Julianne Hough, his partner on "Dancing with the Stars" (although Hough has been falsely rumored to have "relationships" with several of her "Dancing with The Stars partners"). This rumor, which started in 2005, while he was dating Baver, still remains unconfirmed, although is most unlikely. Hough began dating Chuck Wicks 7/2008 and was later engaged to Chuck Wicks until 11/2009.
What country has won the most olympic medals in one game?
In the St Louis games, the U.S. won 235 medals.
Germany won the second most that year with 13 total medals.
Then in 1984 the US won 174 which is the second most ever won
Is it true that the Olympics and Paralympic summer and winter games are held in the same year?
The 2010 Winter Olympics were held February 12 through February 28 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Winter Olympics occur every four years. The next Winter Games are being held in the year 2014 in Russia. And of course, it is during winter :)
Until 1992, the summer and winter Olympics were held in the same year, but the decision was made to move the winter Olympics off to the other even-numbered years, beginning with the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. That way, if you refer to, for example, "the 2014 Olympics," there is no need to specify "winter."
How many years apart are the winter Olympics?
The first Winter Olympics was in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
Why was there no winter Olympics in 1992?
Instead of holding both Olympics in the same year, starting in 1994 the Winter and Summer Olympics are now held two years apart. The next Winter Olympics will be held in 2010 and the next Summer Olympics will be held in 2012.
When were the winter Olympics in Norway?
Norway has hosted the Winter Olympics twice: Oslo in 1952 and Lillehammer in 1994.
When was the first winter olympic games held?
Chamonix, France in 1924
The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
What states in the US hosted a summer or winter olympic games?
1) California - 3 - 1932 Summer Games and 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, 1960 Winter Games in Squaw Valley.
2) New York - 2 - 1932 Winter Games and 1980 Winter Games, both in Lake Placid.
3) Georgia - 1 - 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.
4) Missouri - 1 - 1904 Summer Games in St. Louis.
5) Utah - 1 - 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
Where is the winter Olympic Torch?
The Olympic Games flame is always on the constant run every 4 years around the country that runs it for that year; however in 2008 the start point the flame was in was Beijing!
What is the newest sport added to the Winter Olympics?
The most recently added sport to the Olympic events is skateboarding. Skateboarding made its debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The competition featured two disciplines: street and park. The street event involves performing tricks on obstacles like stairs, rails, and curbs, while the park event involves performing tricks on a bowl-shaped course with various transitions and obstacles.
Skateboarding was added to the Olympics to appeal to a younger audience and to make the Games more inclusive of urban and youth culture. It was one of several new sports added to the 2020 Games, including surfing, sport climbing, karate, and baseball/softball.
Who was the first English person to get a gold medal in the winter Olympics?
Mary Denise Rand, (born 10 February 1940) is a former English track-and-field athlete. She won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by breaking the world record, becoming the first-ever British female to win an Olympic gold medal in a track and field event.
How often is the winter Olympics?
The Winter Olympics are held every fourth year, two years after the Summer Olympics.
Which of these sports has a long program as part of the Winter Olympics?
There are 15 winter sports events that were announced to be apart of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The eight sports categorized as ice sports are:
1. Bobsled
2. Luge
3. Skeleton (the sport)
4. Ice Hockey
5. Figure Skating
6. Speed Skating
7. Short Track Speed Skating
8. Curling
The three sports categorized as alpine skiing and snowboarding events are:
Alpine Skiing
Freestyle Skiing
Snowboarding
The four sports categorized as Nordic events are:
Biathlon
Cross Country Skiing:
Ski Jumping
Nordic Combined
For more information see: thewinterolympics2010.webs.com/factsandinfo.htm
How many days until the 2010 winter Olympics?
48 days 8 hours and 24 minutes
well this from 8/6/12 and time right now is 12:37
When is the 2010 winter Olympics?
The 2010 Winter Olympics was on February 12th through the 28th.
See: http://thewinterolympics2010.webs.com/factsandinformation.htm for more information.
How many countries participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City?
Participation: 77 National Olympic Committees (Nations) 2,399 athletes (886 women, 1,513 men) 78 events 22,000 volunteers 8,730 media (2,661 written press, 6,069 broadcasters)
What was the very first winter Olympic event?
The first event of the first Winter Olympics (1924) was the 500 meter speed skating race, won by US skater Charles Jewtraw.
