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The 9 weirdest cities that have hosted the Olympics (and why!)  Feb 6, 2014 ... As Sochi is one of the warmest cities to host a Winter Olympics, ... But that's not the only reason Helsinki was a strange choice for the 1952 Olympics. It's actually the smallest and least economically powerful city the IOC has...
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1960 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia  The 1960 Winter Olympics was a winter multi-sport event held between February 1828, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. Squaw Valley was chosen to host the Games at the 1956 meeting of the ... Squaw Valley hosted athletes from thirty nations who competed in four sports and twenty-seven events.
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6 U.S. Cities that have Hosted Olympic Games  Aug 18, 2016 ... Lake Placid, New York, has hosted two Olympics: the third Winter Olympics in ... One of Los Angeles' claim to fame was both of its Olympics ended up turning ... In 1960, Squaw Valley, California, held the eighth Winter Olympics. ... The Squaw Valley Ski Resort is the only venue from the games still standing...
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5 Winter Olympics Host Cities You May Never Have Heard Of  Feb 18, 2014 ... A gondola is seen on its way to the 1960 Winter Olympics High Camp in Squaw Valley, California. ... but the California outpost still boasts at least one record: It's the tiniest town in the world to have hosted the Olympic Games. ... of the largest in the U.S. with 33 chairlifts and the only funitel lift in the country.
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Why Winter Olympics Bypass the Southern Hemisphere - Live Science  Feb 5, 2014 ... Since the first Winter Olympics were held in 1924, not a single game ... Olympics that have been held since 1924, none have been hosted in the Southern Hemisphere. Nearly the same is true of the Summer Olympics  only two games ... In addition to its high latitudes, land in the Northern Hemisphere is...
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2018 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia  It will be the first Winter Olympic Games and second Olympic Games in South Korea; the 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul. Pyeongchang will also be the third East Asian city to host the Winter Games after Sapporo, Japan (1972), and Nagano, Japan (1998).
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Discover the Host Cities the Winter Olympics | Auto Europe Car Hire  The United States has hosted the Winter Olympic Games more times than any other ... The host cities are also varied geographically, as two-time host Lake Placid is ... the capital of the federal state of Tyrol, was host to the Winter Olympics in...
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Olympic host city - St. Moritz  St. Moritz is today considered the cradle of modern winter sports. ... St. Moritz is one of very few exclusive locations, such as Lake Placid and Innsbruck, to have hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice. ... helped to shape St. Moritz's global reputation as a stunning Olympic site in an Alpine valley high above Europe.
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Countries Hosting The Greatest Number Of Olympic Games ...  Jul 14, 2016 ... Winter Games have been held twice at Lake Placid, and once each in ... were Summer Games, and all were hosted in the city of London. ... (the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1976 Winter Olympics were both held at Innsbruck).
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List of Olympic Games host cities - Wikipedia  This is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer games have usually  but not always  celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad. There have been 29 Summer Olympic Games held in 23 different cities, and ... Three cities have been chosen by the IOC to host upcoming Olympic Games:...
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Winter Olympic Games - Wikipedia  The Winter Olympic Games is a major international sporting event that occurs once every four ... Until 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same ... Norway leads in terms of number of gold medals and overall number of ..... Beijing will be the first city to host both the summer and winter olympics.
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Winter Olympic Games - Wikipedia  The Winter Olympic Games is a major international sporting event that occurs once every four years.Unlike the Summer Olympics, the Winter Olympics feature sports practised on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympics, the 1924 Winter Olympics, was held in Chamonix, ... The Games were held every four years from 1924 until 1936, after which they...
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Winter Olympic Games - Wikipedia  The Winter Olympic Games is a major international sporting event that occurs once every four ... Until 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same years, ..... It became the first city to host a Winter Olympics twice. .... Two Olympic flames were lit because it was the second time the Austrian town had...
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Olympic Games Host Countries - Topend Sports  A list of all the countries that have included a host city for the Olympic Games. ... Olympic Games Countries and Host Cities. When choosing locations for the ... Country, Summer Games, Winter Games. USA, 1904 ... Greece, 1896, (1906), 2004 ... Only countries colonised by Britain participates in Olympic games. Research...
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Winter Olympic Games - Wikipedia  The Winter Olympic Games is a major international sporting event that occurs once every four ... Until 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same years, ... 1980, 2002); in France three times (1924, 1968, 1992); and in Austria (1964, 1976), .... It became the first city to host a Winter Olympics twice.
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1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia  The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984. When Tehran, the only other interested city on the international level, ... The USSR announced its intention not to participate on May 8, 1984, citing...
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Winter Olympic Games  Canada will have hosted twice after the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. ... Three cities have hosted twice; Lake Placid, United States, St. Moritz, ... far only Olympian to have won gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. .... the second time the Austrian town hosted the Games, two Olympic flames were lit.
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Winter Olympic Games - Wikipedia  The Winter Olympic Games is a major international sporting event that occurs once every four years.Unlike the Summer Olympics, the Winter Olympics feature sports practised on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympics, the 1924 Winter Olympics, was held in Chamonix, France. ... Until 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same...
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Olympic Games | Olympics Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia  The first of the IOC's Olympic Games were the 1896 Summer Olympics, held in ... and St. Louis (1904) were overshadowed by the World's Fair exhibitions in which they ... The first host city will be Singapore in 2010; the first Winter Olympics is in ..... in 1984, when U.S. President Ronald Reagan opened the Summer Olympics...
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Santa Cruz Sentinel from Santa Cruz, California  Page 28  February 13, 2002 ... United States), 3-9 p.m. NBC (Alpine Skiing: men's combined; Ski jumping: ... Some skaters and skiers in the frigid Winter Games are following suit. ... The 11 Lone Hopers also include the aptly named Patrick Singleton of Bermuda, a luger who wore lierimida shorts to the frigid opening ceremonies, and...
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List of Olympic Games host cities - Wikipedia  This is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer games have usually  but not always  celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad. There have been 29 Summer Olympic Games held in 23 different cities, and ..... the 1906 Games were considered to be official at the time, and the records...