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In 2022, Beijing became the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics. By 2034, eleven cities will have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics), Paris (1900, 1924 and 2024 Summer Olympics), London (1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics), St. Moritz (1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics), Lake ...
Japanese athletes have won 542 medals at the Summer Olympic Games (except art competitions), with the most gold medals won in judo, gymnastics, wrestling, and swimming, as of the end of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan has also won 76 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. Its most successful Olympics is the 2020 Games hosted in Tokyo.
List of Winter Olympics venues: 1–9 to B; List of Winter Olympics venues: C–G; List of Winter Olympics venues: H–K; List of Winter Olympics venues: L; List of Winter Olympics venues: M; List of Winter Olympics venues: N–R; List of Winter Olympics venues: S; List of Winter Olympics venues: T–Z
Due to the cost of hosting the Games, most host cities never realise a profit on their investment. [136] For example, the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, cost $3.6 billion to host. By comparison, the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, cost $12.5 billion. [137]
Sports-reference.com profile of the Olympics. Accessed 25 February 2011. It lists all of the events with locations for each event. Beijing2008.cn profile. Accessed 25 February 2011. (in Chinese) Olympic.org profile of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Accessed 25 February 2011. London2012.com venue profile. Accessed 25 February 2011.
The Winter Olympics in Sochi have begun. Check back throughout the games for the latest schedules and medal counts for each competing country and athlete. Published: Saturday, Feb. 8, 4 a.m. | Updated: Sunday, Feb. 23, 9:27 a.m.
Japanese Winter Olympics may refer to: 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, HokkaidÅ Prefecture; 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below.. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Gam