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The following is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad. From the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 until 1992, winter and summer Games were held in the same year.
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is the National Olympic Committee for Canada. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada would win more gold medals than any other competing nation for the first time. Canada also served as the host nation of the 2010 Winter Olympics, with the games taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Both Germany and Norway matched the record total of 14 gold medals in Pyeongchang in 2018. This record has since been surpassed by Norway with 16 at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Canada has hosted the winter games twice: in Calgary in 1988, and in Vancouver in 2010. Canada has also hosted the Summer Olympic Games once, in 1976 in Montreal. [1]
As of 2008, there were still more medal events for men than women. With the addition of women's boxing to the programme in the 2012 Summer Olympics, however, women athletes were able to compete in all the sports open to men. [259] In the winter Olympics, women are still unable to compete in the Nordic combined. [260]
The U.S. couldn’t get any closer from there, falling behind 12–9 and 13–10. Wilkerson’s serve soon led Canada to restore a four-point lead at 15–11.
Canada has competed at 28 Summer Olympic Games, missing only the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. This count includes the 1906 Olympic Games, deemed unofficial 43 years after they were held (Canada won gold and silver). The nation made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Summer Games Summer Sport Winter Games Winter Sport Number of Summer Games Number of Winter Games Total Number of Games István Déván Hungary: 1912: Athletics: 1924: Cross-country skiing/Nordic combined: 1: 1: 2 [5] Väinö Bremer Finland: 1924: Modern pentathlon: 1924: Military patrol at the Winter Olympics: 1: 1: 2 [6] Anton Collin Finland ...
2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. Canada at the Olympics; Any of the failed Olympic host city bids: Montreal 1932 Winter Olympics bid; Montreal 1936 Winter Olympics bid; Montreal 1944 Winter Olympics bid; Montreal 1944 Summer Olympics bid; Montreal 1956 Winter Olympics bid; Montreal 1956 Summer Olympics bid; Calgary 1964 Winter Olympics ...