The Winter Games have been held in the USA four times (the most of any country): 1932, 1960, 1980 and 2002. The US have also hosted the Summer Games four times (1904, 1932, 1984 and 1996).;xNLx;;xNLx;France has hosted the Winter Games three times (1924, 1968 and 1992), and the summer games twice (1900 and 1924).
The Winter Olympic Games were held in St Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928, between Feb 11-19. (and again in 1948). In these Winter Games, 25 Nations with 464 participants competed in 14 events. The Winter Games in St Moritz were plagued with warm weather, slowing some events and even cancelling the 10,000-meter speed-skating race. Gillis Grafström of Sweden won the last of his three consecutive gold medals in figure skating in 1928; while Norwegian Sonja Henie will eventually equal that feat, winning the first of her three consecutive gold medals in figure skating at these Games at the age of 15 here.
The Winter Olympic Games were held in Lake Placid, USA, in 1932, between Feb 4-15. 17 Nations with 252 participants competed in 14 events. At these Games, Canada continues to be undefeated in ice hockey, taking home the gold for the fourth time. Lake Placid also hosted the Winter Olympics in 1980.
The Winter Olympic Games were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in 1936, between Feb 6-16 28 Nations with 668 participants competed in 17 events. Alpine skiing events were held for the first time at the Winter Olympics, but ski instructors were barred as they were classified as being professionals. This led to an Austrian and Swiss boycott, and to the decision not to have skiing events in the 1940 Games. Canada finally lost their first ice hockey match at these Games, with Great Britain winning the gold medal (though note that almost all of the British players lived in Canada).
The Winter Olympic Games were held in St Moritz, Switzerland, in 1948, between Jan 30-Feb 8. At these Games 28 Nations with 669 participants competed in 22 events. This was the second time that the Winter Olympics were held in St Moritz, the first time was in 1928. This was the first Games held after the second World War, and St Moritz was chosen, in part, as it was a city untouched by the war.
The Winter Olympic Games were held in Oslo, Norway, in 1952, between Feb 14-25. 30 Nations with 694 participants competed in 22 events. At these games Germany and Japan were allowed to rejoin the Olympic community for the first time since World War II. Though a divided country, the Germans sent a joint East-West team up until 1964. The Olympic torch was lit in the fireplace of skiing pioneer Sondre Norheim, and relayed by 94 skiers to the Games in Oslo. 28-year-old Norwegian truck driver Hjalmar Andersen won three speed-skating gold medals, setting Olympic records in two of the events. The Canadian ice hockey team wins their seventh gold medal in eight Olympics; it will be fifty years before they win another.
The Winter Olympic Games were held in Corina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in 1956, between Jan 26-Feb 5. 32 Nations with 820 participants competed in 24 events. These were the first Winter Games to be televised. At these Games the Soviet Union (USSR) participated in its first ever Winter Olympics, and were able to take home the most medals, including the gold medal in ice hockey. Toni Sailer of Austria became the first skier to sweep all three Alpine events. The U.S. made a near clean sweep five of the six medals in individual figure skating, the lone exception being Austria's Ingrid Wendl's who won a bronze.
The 1960 Winter Olympic Games were held in Squaw Valley, California, USA, between Feb 18-28. 30 Nations with 665 participants competed in 27 events. At the 1960 games at Squaw Valley, California USA, in an effort to impress spectators, Walt Disney was head of the committee that organized the opening day ceremonies. The Opening Ceremony was filled with high school choirs and bands, releasing of thousands of balloons, fireworks, ice statues, releasing of 2,000 white doves, and national flags dropped by parachute. These were the first Winter Games to have a dedicated athlete's village, and the first Winter Games to use a computer (courtesy of IBM) to tabulate results. These games were the only to not include bobsledding, as the organizing committee refused to build an expensive bobsled run for the mere nine nations that would use it. Sweden's Klas Lestander won the first-ever biathlon, an event that combines cross-country skiing and shooting. The U.S. ice hockey team won the gold for the first time, upsetting both the Canadian and Soviet teams. The Soviets ended up with more than twice as many medals as their closest rivals, the Americans.
The Winter Olympic Games were held in Innsbruck, Austria, in 1964, between Jan 29-Feb 9. The Winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck again in 1976. 36 Nations with 1091 participants competed in 34 events. The U.S.S.R. again led with 25 medals; the United States' won only six medals and finished in eighth place on the medal tally.
The Winter Olympic Games were held in Grenoble, France, in 1968, between Feb 6-18. 37 Nations with 1158 participants competed in 35 events. Women competed in only 12 events, compared to 21 men's events - there are also two mixed doubles events, in figure skating and luge. Norway won the most medals (14) for the first time, coming in one ahead of the Soviet Union.
The Winter Olympic Games were held in Sapporo, Japan, in 1972, between Feb 3-13. There was 35 Nations with 1006 participants competing in 35 events. The Soviet Union maintained its top position on the Winter Games medal tally.
The Winter Olympic Games were held in Innsbruck, Austria, in 1976, between February 4-15. The IOC initially granted the 1976 Winter Games to Denver in May 1970, but in 1972 Colorado voters rejected a $5 million bond issue to finance the undertaking. Consequently Denver immediately withdrew as host and the IOC selected Innsbruck, the site of the 1964 Games, to take over. 37 Nations with 1123 participants competed in 37 events. On themedal tally, The U.S.S.R. and East Germany ranked first and second, while the United States moved up to tie in a distant third-place.
The Winter Olympic Games were held in Lake Placid, USA, in 1980, between Feb 13-24. 37 Nations with 1072 participants competed in 38 events. Lake Placid also hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932. These Games were the first to use artificial snow. American Eric Heiden won all five speed skating events, the first time that's ever been done. The other Gold medal for the US was in ice hockey, in what has been called the 'miracle on ice'. The first country to boycott the Winter Games was Taiwan when they refused to change their name from the Republic of China as the IOC tried to appease China in 1980. The first person to win five individual gold medals in one Games (Summer and Winter) was Eric Heiden, when he won all five men's speed skating titles in 1980 (three of Mark Spitz's swimming gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics were in relays). the USA ice hockey team pulled off an upset victory over the heavy favorites USSR in the match now called the 'Miracle on Ice'.
he Winter Olympic Games were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, in 1984, between Feb 8-19. The were 49 Nations competing, which is 12 more than the previous record for the Winter Games. There was a total of 1272 participants in 39 events. This was the first Winter Olympics to be held in a socialist country. Britain's Jayne Torville and Christopher Dean won gold in the ice dancing competition, getting perfect scores from all judges for artistic impression.
The Winter Olympic Games were held in Calgary, Canada, in 1988, between Feb 13-28. 57 Nations with 1423 participants competed in 46 events. The Games are spread over 16 days for the first time. Christa Luding-Rothenburger of East Germany is the only athlete to have won the medals in both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games, in the same year. She won the women's 1000 meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics in Calgary 1988, and seven months later won a silver medal in track cycling in the Seoul Summer Olympic Games. Short track speed skating was a demonstration sport at these games before becoming a full sport at subsequent Games. The first black athlete to win a Winter Olympic medal was Debi Thomas of the United States, finishing third in figure skating at the 1988 Games in Calgary. British ski jumper Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards came in last in the 70-meter and 90-meter jumps, and was welcomed home by hundreds of fans in London. Jamaica entered its first bobsled team at these Olympics, finishing last
The Winter Olympic Games were held in Alberville, France, in 1992, between Feb 8-23. There was a total of 64 Nations represented, with 1801 participants competing in 57 events. Actually only 18 of the 57 events were held in Albertville - the sports were shared out among seven other Savoy resorts to satisfy local politicians and businessmen.
The 17th Winter Olympic Games were held in Lillehammer, Norway, in 1994, between Feb 12-27. This was two years after the previous Winter Games in Albertville, and thus ended the four-year Olympic cycle of staging both Winter and Summer Games in the same year, and began a new schedule of the Winter and Summer Games to alternate every two years. In Lillehammer, 67 Nations with 1739 participants competed in 61 events.
The 1998 Winter Olympic Games were held in Nagano, in the North of Japan, between Feb 7- Feb 22. This was the second Japanese Winter Olympics after Sapporo in 1972. There were 72 Nations represented, with a record 2176 participants competing in 68 events. New events for these games were snowboarding and women's ice hockey. Curling returned to the Winter Games after first being an event in 1924. The Games got off to an disappointing start with heavy snowfalls, fog, avalanches and even a mild earthquake playing havoc with the timetables, especially for the alpine skiing events. In the medal table, the Germans came out on top with a total of 29 medals, including 12 gold ahead of Norway with 25 and 10 and Russia with 18 and nine
The Winter Olympic Games returned to the United States for the first time in 22 years after calls for the Games to be cancelled following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The Games were held in Salt lake City, USA, in 2002, between Feb 8-24. 77 Nations with 2399 participants competed in 78 events. There are 41 men's events, 34 women's events, and 3 mixed events. For these Games the program grew to 78 events with the return of skeleton and the introduction of women's bobsleigh.
Where is Turin? Turin (known in Italy as Torino) is Italy's 4th largest city. It is situated at the base of the Alps, in the upper reaches of the Po Valley. About Turin Turin developed as a city due to it's automobile production - it is the home of the FIAT and Lancia companies. Why Turin? Turin beat other possible locations in the bid for these Olympics such as Sion in Swizerland and Klagenfurt in Austria.
The 21st (XXI) Winter Olympic Games were held in Vancouver, Canada, between Feb 12-28, 2010. This was the second time that Canada had hosted the winter Olympics, having been the host for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Canada has also hosted the summer Olympics, in Montreal 1976. The vibrant city of Vancouver, located on Canada’s pristine west coast, welcomed millions of spectators in a stunning natural environment. The Games also featured the spirit and participation of the aboriginal people of the region.
The "International Winter Sports Week" took place in Chamonix, France. Two years later, this is retroactively given the status of the first Olympic Winter Games. The first Winter Games was 11-day event held between Jan 25-Feb 5, 1924. 16 Nations with 292 participants competed in 18 events, including nordic skiing, speed skating, figure skating, ice hockey and bobsledding. Not surprisingly, the sports were dominated by the Scandinavians.
Sochi, Russia, was elected to be the Winter Olympic Games host city for 2014, on July 4, 2007 during the 119th IOC Session in Guatemala. It was their first bid for the Winter Olympics. The other two finalists in the hosting bid process were Salzburg, Austria, and Pyeongchang, South Korea. This will be Russia's first time hosting the Winter Olympic Games, though they have previously hosted the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow (when it was part of the Soviet Union). The event will be held between February 7–23, 2014. The Games will be organized within two clusters, a coastal cluster in Sochi and a mountain cluster in Krasnaya Polyana which is 50 kilometres (30 miles) away . See more about Sochi Venues.
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