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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
How many games are in the 2014 Winter Olympics?
Over 80 nations and 5,500 athletes compete with 87 events. In the winter Vancouver, Canada 2010 olympic games.
Where are the crystal walls in cubyrinth in Mario and sonic at the winter Olympics?
the first one is in front of castle ruinsI think?
Where were the winter Olympics held in 1940?
The 1940 Winter Olympics were not held due to World War II. They were originally scheduled to be held in Sapporo, Japan.
How many times has japan hosted the summer or winter Olympics games?
Japan has hosted one Summer Games and two Winter Games.
Tokyo hosted the Summer Games of 1964.
Sapporo hosted the Winter Games of 1972.
And Nagano hosted the Winter Games of 1998.
Notably, Japan had been chosen to host a few more games. Both Tokyo and Sapporo were supposed to host games in 1940, but that was before they went on a wartime footing--the games were originally moved then called off altogether because too much of the world was involved in World War II.
Where was the winter Olympics held in 1998?
There were no Winter Olympics in 2009. The Olympics are only held on even numbered years. The last Winter Olympics took place in Turin, Italy in 2006. The 2010 Winter Olympics are currently being held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia.
Where in Canada were the winter Olympics held?
The Winter Olympics as well as the Summer Olympics have not been held in Toronto Canada as of 2010.
Toronto will likely not bid on hosting the Olympics at least until 2014, due to Vancouver Canada hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics.
If Toronto does win a Winter or Summer bid as host city, that bid will be for 2018 or 2020 respectively.
Who won the 1996 winter Olympics gold in ice hockey?
Sweden won their semifinal match against Finland
Canada won their semifinal match against the USA
The match for the gold medal was not today. Canada and Sweden will compete for the gold and silver medal, and the USA and Finland will compete for the bronze medal. The USA/Finland match will be tomorrow (2/22), and the gold medal match will be on Sunday, the 23rd.
Is there anyone who won Olympic medals in the Summer Games and the Winter Games in the same year?
Eddie Eagan of the United States.
Eagan won gold in men's light heavyweight class boxing at the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp and gold in men's four man bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Games in Lake Placid.
Which country were the first olympic games held?
The first Olympic games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. It was a summer Olympics. The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France; however, winter Olympic events were held as early as London 1908, but not as a separate Olympics.
Who was the first American to win women's downhill skiing gold?
Beckie Scott of Canada who won gold in women's 5/5 km pursuit at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City.
At the event Beckie finished third and was awarded the bronze medal. But positive drug tests subsequently disqualified the gold and silver medalists and Beckie wound up being awarded the gold.
In 2011 were will the winter Olympics be held?
There isn't a winter Olympics held every year, just every four years. In four years, 2014, the winter Olympics will be held in Russia. The summer Olympics are in two years, 2012, in London.
What cities have held the olympic games?
Chamonix, France - 1924
St. Moritz, Switzerland - 1928
Lake Placid, USA - 1932
Garmisch- Partenkirchen, Germany - 1936
St. Moritz, Switzerland - 1948
Oslo, Norway - 1952
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - 1956
Squaw Valley, USA - 1960
Innsbruck, Austria - 1964
Grenoble, France - 1968
Sapporo, Japan - 1972
Innsbruck, Austria - 1976
Lake Placid, USA - 1980
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, - 1984
Calgary, Canada - 1988
Albertville, France - 1992
Lillehammer, Norway - 1994
Nagano, Japan - 1998
Salt Lake City, USA - 2002
Turin, Italy - 2006
Vancouver, Canada - 2010
In 2014, the Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia
Why were the winter Olympics held in 92 and again in 94?
That is when they switched having the summer and winter games in the same year and they chose to have one or the other every two years. So, the winter games were played two years apart to get on the new rotation.
How many medals has Jennifer Beth Thompson won at the Olympics?
12 ... 8 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze in swimming at the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Games.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, she has won the most gold medals of any woman swimmer in Olympic history and is tied with Dara Torres for the most total medals won for any woman swimmer in Olympic history.
Which nation won the Most 2010 winter Olympic gold medals in alpine skiing?
German with 3 gold medals.
Has a spanish speaking country won an winter olympic medal?
Yes, 1.
Through the 2010 Games in Vancouver, Spain has won 2 Winter Olympic medals (1 gold, 1 bronze),
Did Nepal ever won the gold medals in Olympic?
HighlightsNepal were first represented by four boxers and two marathon runners at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games. They have yet to win an Olympic medal, although Tejbir BURA did win a gold medal in alpi
Which country got the most silver medals in the Vancouver Olympics?
USA won the most medals at the Olympics in Vancouver 2010 with 37 total medals (9 Gold, 15 Silver, 13 Bronze).
In which event did Britain last win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics?
Curling.
The men's team won at the 1924 Games in Chamonix and the women's team won at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. And, actually, it was 78 years. After 1924, curling was not an Olympic event again until 1998.
The locations for all of the winter Olympics?
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
Who were the first Olympic games held in honor of?
The olympic games were held in honour of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. He and the other gods lived on Mount Olympus
What country has won the most gold medals in the 2002 winter Olympics?
As of 2010
Canada with 14 - Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
Additional Facts:
Norway won 13 gold medals at the 2002 games in Salt Lake City, U.S.A.
The Former Soviet Union won 13 gold medals at the 1976 games in Innsbruck, Austria.
When the former USSR won 13 Medals in 1976 their were only 37 events and when Norway won 13 in 2002 there were 78 events not 86 like in Vancouver.
More context for the additional facts:
When the USSR won 13 in 1976, only 37 nations participated. In 2010, when Canada won a record 14 golds, 82 nations participated. Kudos to the Canadians for winning the most gold medals while competing against the most nations ever at a Winter Olympics!
