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1924, Chamonix
1924 Olympics
Chamonix
The first Winter Olympic Games were actually called “The International Winter Sports Week” and went on for 11 days in the French Alps, 60 miles northeast of Grenoble.
As expected, the Scandinavians dominated the 16–nation field. Norway and Finland won 27 of the 43 medals available, including all four Nordic events and four of the five speed skating races. Speed skater Clas Thunberg of Finland and Norwegian Nordic skier and jumper Thorleif Haug each won three gold medals -
1928,Amsterdam
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics. The preceding 1924 Games were retroactively renamed the inaugural Winter Olympics, though they had been in fact part of the 1924 Summer Olympics. All preceding Winter Events of the Olympic Games were -
1932,Lake Placid, New York
The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15. It was the 1st Winter Olympics held in the United States. -
1936, Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin. 1936 is the last year in which the Summer and Winter Games were both held in the same country (the cancelled 1940 games would have been held in Japan, with that country likewise hosting the Winter and Summer games).
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1948,Switzerland
The 1948 Olympics were the first WWII and were held in St Moritz, Switzerland. The games began on January 30 1948 and ended February 8. They were opened by President Enrico Celio and 28 nations with a total of 669 athletes competed in 22 events in 4 sports. -
1952,Oslo
The 1952 Winter Olympic Games were held in Oslo, Norway from February 14 to the 25. The games had 22 events in 6 sports in which 694 athletes from 30 nations participated. The games were officially opened by Princess Ragnhild. One of the highlights in these games was the tie win in slalom skiing between Othmar Schneider and Antoin Miliordos, who crossed the finish line backwards after falling 18 times on his run. -
1956,Cortina d'Ampezzo
The 1956 Winter Olympics were held Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy from January 26 to February 5. 821 athletes from 32 nations competed in 24 events in 4 sports. The games were opened by President Giovanni Gronchi. These games had the greatest number of nations competing until that point and unlike any of the other games, all the events except one were within walking distance of each other. Also the figure skating event was held outdoors for the last time while the Soviet Union made its Olympic debut. -
1960,Squaw Valley, California
The 1960 Winter Olympics were held in Squaw Valley, California, United States from February 18 to the 28. Opened by Vice President Richard Nixon, 665 athletes from 30 nations competed in 27 events in 4 sports. These games were the first to have the modern-day Olympic torch design, designed by Disney artist John Hench. All torch designs thereafter wouldb be based on that one. -
1964,Innsbruck Austria
Winter Olympic Games were celebrated in Innsbruck Austria from January 29 to February 9. Officially opened by President Adolf Scharf, these games had the largest number of participants yet with 1091 athletes from 36 nations competing in 34 events in 6 sports. The games took a heavy blow by the deaths of Austrian alpine skier Ross Milne and British luge slider Kazimierz KaySkrzpeski and the deaths of the entire US figure skating team and family members 3 years earlier. -
1968, Grenoble France
The 1968 Winter Olympics were held in Grenoble France between February 6 to the 18. The games had another record number of participants with 1158 athletes from 37 nations competing in 35 events in 6 sports. The 1968 Olympics were opened by President Charles de Gaulle and are credited to making the Olympics popular in the United States. The games also marked the first time that the IOC ordered drug and gender tests of the athletes. -
1972, Sapporo
The 1972 Winter Olympics were celebrated in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan from February 3 to the 13. Opened by HIM Emperor Showa, 1006 athletes from 35 nations competed in 35 events in 6 sports. These Olympics marked the first time the Winter Olympics were ever held outside North America and Europe. Sapparo was the largest host city of the Winter Olympics at that time. -
1976, Innsbruck, Austria.
The 1976 Winter Games were held for the second time in the games' history in Innsbruck, Austria. 1123 athletes from 37 nations competed in 37 events in 6 sports from February 4 to the 15. President Rudolf Kirchschlager opened the games, which followed the Munich Masscre, causing the security to be particularly tight. Also, the bobsled and luge events competed on the same track for the first time in the Winter Olympics' history. -
1980, Lake Placid, New York, United States
Held in Lake Placid, New York, United States, the 1980 Winter Olympics were opened by Vice President Walter Mondale on February 13 and ended on the 23. The games marked the first time artificial snow was used in the Winter Olympics and is probably best known for the men's dramatic ice hockey victory against the Soviet Union, now known commonly as "Miracle on Ice". -
1984, Sarajevo,Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The 1984 Winter Olympics were celebrated in Sarajevo,Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina). From February 7 to the 19, a new record of 1272 athletes from 49 nations competed in 49 events in 6 sports. Opened by Mika Spiljak, the closing ceremony was held indoors for the last time until the 2010 Olympics. Also, Lamine Gueye of Senegal became the first black African skier to compete in the Winter Games. -
1988, Calgary
Opened by Governor General Jeanne Sauve on February 13 1988, the 1988 Winter Olympics were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and ended on February 28. A new record of 1423 athletes from 57 nations competed in 46 events in 6 sports. These games marked the last year that the Winter Paralympics and the Olympics were held in seperate cities. East Germany and the Soviet Union dominated the games, yet both ceased to exist by the next Winter Olympics. -
1992, Albertville
The 1992 Winter Games were celebrated in Albertville, France from February 8 to the 23. Opened by President Francois Mitterrand, a whopping 1801 athletes from 64 nations competed in 57 events within 7 sports. These games were the last to be held in the same year as the summer Olympics; therefore causing the games to be held again just two years after to get the new cycle started. Freestyle skiing of moguls, short-track speedskating and women's biathlon made their debuts as medal disciplines. -
1994, Lillehammer
The 1994 Winter Olympics were held in Lillehammer, Norway. and were the first Winter Olympics to be held in seperate years to the Summer Olympics. Beginning on February 12, 1992, the games were officially opened by King Harald V of Norway and ended on February 27. The games of Lillehammer ranked the most-watched Olympics in the US and were the first Olympic Games to have an Olympic truce in effect. The games had 1737 athletes from 67 nations competing in 61 events in 6 sports. -
1998, Nagano
The 1998 Winter Games were celebrated in Nagano, Japan between February 7 to the 22. The games were officially opened by HIM Emperor Akihito and had another new record (this record only kept being broken in the following years) of 2176 athletes from 72 nations competing in 72 events in 7 sports. It was in these games that Azerbaijan, Kenya, the Republic of Macedonia, Uruguay and Venezuela made their Winter Olympic debuts. -
2002, Salt Lake City
Opened by President George W. Bush, the 2002 Winter Olympiccs were celebrated in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The games lasted from February 8 to February 24 and had 2399 athletes from 78 nations competing in 78 events in 7 sports. Salt Lake City became the most populated area to host a Winter Olympics. These games marked the first appearances of extreme sports such as snowboarding, moguls, aerials, etc. -
2006, Turin
The 2006 Winter Olympics were held Turin ('Torino'), Italy from February 10 to the 26.Opened by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, 2508 athletes from 80 nations competed in 84 events in 7 sports. The motto of the games was"Passion Lives Here" and its official logo had the name 'Torino', Turin's Italian name. -
2010, Vancouver
The 2010 Winter Olympic Games were celebrated in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from February 12th to the 28th. Officially opened by Governor General Michaelle Jean, the Winter games had its most ever participants of 2662 athletes from 82 nations competing in 86 events in 7 sports. The 2010 Winter Olympics got off to a grim start with the tragic death of luge slider Nodar Kumaritashvili during a practice run on the world's fastest track.
