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List of countries ranked by the number of times they hosted or will host the Olympic Games Total Country Region First Year Last Year Summer Olympics Winter Olympics 10 United States: North America 1904: 2034: 5 (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996, 2028) 5 (1932, 1960, 1980, 2002, 2034) 7 France: Europe 1900: 2030: 3 (1900, 1924, 2024) 4 (1924, 1968, 1992 ...
This is a list of nations, as represented by National Olympic Committees (NOCs), that have participated in the Winter Olympic Games between 1924 and 2022. The Winter Olympic Games have been held every four years (once during each Olympiad ) since 1924, except for the cancelled Games of 1940 and 1944, and in 1994 when the Winter Games were moved ...
In 2003, the IOC awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver, thus allowing Canada to host its second Winter Olympics. With a population of more than 2.5 million people Vancouver is the largest metropolitan area to ever host a Winter Olympic Games. [101] Over 2,500 athletes from 82 countries participated in 86 events. [102]
The Philippines is the first tropical nation to compete at the Winter Olympic Games when it sent two alpine skiers at the 1972 winter games in Sapporo. [7] It then went on to participate on some of the subsequent winter games, participating in the sports of alpine skiing and luge .
Philippines at the 1972 Winter Olympics; Philippines at the 1988 Winter Olympics; Philippines at the 1992 Winter Olympics; Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics; Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics; Philippines at the 2022 Winter Olympics
By meeting the basic qualification standards, The Philippines qualified one male alpine skier. [15] The Philippine Ski and Snowboard Federation has nominated Asa Miller to fill the lone berth. [16] [17] This would mark Miller's second appearance in the Winter Olympics having last competed in the 2018 edition. [18]
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The Philippines is a member of the South East Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), and has participated in the Asian Games since their inception in 1951. The Philippine Olympic Committee , established in 1911, and recognized in 1929 by the International Olympic Committee , is the National Olympic Committee for Philippines.