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Updated On : 07 Sep, 2020
Full Name
Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
Type
international
international
Location
Worldwide
Worldwide
Disabled
No
No
Conducted
Once in 4 years
Once in 4 years
Gender
Both
Both
Trivia
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Today's modern Olympic Games were inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held during the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD in Olympia, Greece.
Winter Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport competition, held once every four years on ice and snow. The first Winter Olympic Games (1924 Winter Olympics) were held in Chamonix, France.
Twelve countries have hosted the Winter Olympic Games on three continents so far. They have been held in the United States for four times, three times in France and twice each in Austria, Canada, Japan, Italy, Norway and Switzerland. Besides this, Winter Olympic Games have been held once each in Germany, Yugoslavia, Russia and South Korea. The IOC has chosen Beijing, China to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2026 Winter Olympics will be hosted by Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Significance / Memorable Moments
- To date, twelve countries have competed in every Winter Olympic Games - United States, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland, Norway, Italy, Finland, France, Hungary, Canada, Austria and Great Britain. Canada, Austria, Norway, Finland, Sweden and the United States are the countries that have won medals at each edition of the Games. The only country to win a gold medal in each edition is the United States.
- The first post-war Olympics (1920 Summer Olympics) were hosted in Antwerp, Belgium, and included figure skating and ice hockey events. Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey were banned from participating in the tournament.
- In 1948, St. Moritz was chosen to host the Winter Olympic Games after World War II. Switzerland's neutrality protected the city during World War II and most of the venues were in place since the 1928 games, making St. Moritz a logical choice and hence the city became the first one to host the Winter Olympics twice.
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