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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.
Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia was host to the 1984 Winter Olympics, which welcomed 49 nations. [19] Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were the first two Caribbean NOCs to compete in the Winter Games. Several more tropical nations would participate at the 1988 Winter Olympics, in Calgary, Canada, including the famed Jamaica national bobsleigh team. [20]
The Winter Olympic Games have been hosted on three continents by thirteen countries, all of whom are located in the Northern Hemisphere. They have been held four times in the United States ( 1932 , 1960 , 1980 , and 2002 ), three times in France ( 1924 , 1968 , and 1992 ) and twice each in Switzerland ( 1928 and 1948 ), Austria ( 1964 and 1976 ...
Helsinki, Minneapolis, Montreal and Munich have bid for both Summer and Winter Olympics; all but Minneapolis have succeeded at winning Summer bids, but none have held Winter Olympics. Canada and the United States have bid thirteen and twelve times respectively, with the US being awarded four and Canada two games. Other countries to host ...
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.
Five cities have been chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to host the upcoming Paralympics: Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Paralympics, Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Paralympics, Nice-French Alps for the 2030 Winter Paralympics, Brisbane for the 2032 Summer ...
The following are lists of all Olympic venues, starting with the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, organized alphabetically, by sport, and by year.. As a multi-sport event, competitions held during a given Olympics usually take place in different venues located across the host city and its metropolitan area.
Host city Dates Nations Participants Events 1932 Winter Olympics: Lake Placid, New York: February 7–15: 17: 252: 14 1960 Winter Olympics: Squaw Valley, California: February 2–20: 30: 665: 27 1980 Winter Olympics: Lake Placid, New York: February 13–24: 37: 1,072: 38 2002 Winter Olympics: Salt Lake City, Utah: February 8–24: 77: 2,399: 78 ...