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  2. 1992 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The 1992 Olympic Winter Games marked the last time both the Winter and Summer games were held in the same year. The 1992 Winter Olympics also marked the last time France hosted the Olympics until 2024, when Paris become the second city to host the Summer Olympics three times. [7]

  3. Venues of the 1992 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Albertville is part of the Rhône-Alpes region in France that had hosted the Winter Olympics twice with Chamonix in 1924 and Grenoble in 1968. [12] [13] Jean-Claude Killy, the triple gold medalist in the men's alpine skiing event at the 1968 Grenoble Games, had become a successful businessman when he suggested the idea of the 1992 Winter Olympics in December 1981 to Michel Barnier, a ...

  4. List of Olympic Games host cities - Wikipedia

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    Until the 2022 Winter Olympics, the selection process lasts approximately two years. In the first stage, any city in the world may apply to become a host city. After ten months, the Executive Board of the IOC decides which applicant cities will become official candidates based on the recommendation of a working group that reviews the applications.

  5. Bids for the 1992 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The selection process for the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of seven bids, and saw Albertville, France, selected. The bid also included the surrounding area of Savoie . Other bids were made by Sofia , Bulgaria; Falun , Sweden; Lillehammer , Norway; Cortina d'Ampezzo , Italy; Anchorage , Alaska , United States; and Berchtesgaden , West Germany.

  6. List of Olympic venues - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Théâtre des Cérémonies - Wikipedia

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    Built to only host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Winter Olympics, the circular shape stadium was immediately disassembled following the games. The stadium held 35,000 and was built as a circus sphere. Part of the stadium was shipped to Barcelona and used during the 1992 Summer Olympics. During its existence, it was the largest ...

  8. Category:Venues of the 1992 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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  9. List of 1992 Winter Olympics medal winners - Wikipedia

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    Germany was the most successful team at these Olympics, winning 10 gold medals out of 26 total; both were the most of any nation. [11] The Unified Team came in second in both tallies, with 9 golds and 23 total medals – Norway tied the Unified Team with 9 golds, but had only 20 total medals. [ 11 ]