How many Winter Olympics have there been?
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There have been (in sequence)\nChamonix 1924 (I)\nSt. Moritz 1928 (II)\nLake Placid 1932 (III)\nGarmisch 1936 (IV)\nNo Winter Olympics in 1940 or 1944\nSt. Mortiz 1948 (V)\nOslo 1952 (VI)\nCortina 1956 (VII)\nSquaw Valley 1960 (VIII)\nInnsbruck 1964 (IX)\nGrenoble 1968 (X)\nSapporo 1972 (XI)\nInnsbruck 1976 (XII)\nLake Placid 1980 (XIII)\nSarajevo 1984 (XIV)\nCalgary 1988 (XV)\nAlbertville 1992 (XVI)\nLillehammer 1994 (XVII)\nNagano 1998 (XVIII)\nSalt Lake City 2002 (XIX)\nand then on Friday Turin 2006 (XX)
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they used to take place the same year.  Up until about 12 years ago.  it was too much Olympics to take (IMHO).
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Currently, there are seven candidate cities for the 2014 Winter Olympics and the XXI Winter Olympics. The candidate cities are;\n\n1. PeyongChang, South Korea\n2. Sofia, Bulgaria\n3. Sochi, Russia\n4. Salzburg, Austria\n5. Almaty, Kazakhstan\n6. Borjomi, Georiga\n7. Jaca, Spain\n\nThis is my prediction for the 2014 Winter Olympics and the Games of the XXI Winter Olympics which include the five candidate cities and how I believe the IOC delegation will vote in Guatemala, City, Guatemala;\n\n1. PeyongChang, South Korea\n2. Sofia, Bulgaria\n3. Sochi, Russia\n4. Salzburg, Austria\n5. Jaca, Spain\n\nFirst Round – Sochi is eliminated\nSecond Round – Jaca, Spain\nThird Round – Sofia, Bulgaria\nFinal Round – Salzburg is eliminated and PeyongChang is awarded the 2014 Winter Olympics and the Games of the XXI Winter Olympic Games.\n\nhttp://www.answers.com/topic/2014-winter-olympics?method=22
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I love snowboarding, but I disagree with you on this. \nSnowboarding has only been in the winter olympics since 98!
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Head over to the IOC Olympic Games website... and you would have the following list... You can even jump around the years and find out some interesting facts and figures. As well as results from all of the games. \n\nSUMMER: Athens 1896; Paris 1900; St. Louis 1904; London 1908; Stockholm 1912; Antwerp 1920; Paris 1924; Amsterdam 1928; Los Angeles 1932; Berlin 1936; London 1948; Helsinki 1952; Melbourne 1956; Rome 1960; Tokyo 1964; Mexico City 1968; Munich 1972; Montreal 1976; Moscow 1980; Los Angeles 1984; Seoul 1988; Barcelona 1992; Atlanta 1996; Sydney 2000; Athens 2004; Beijing 2008; London 2012\n\nWINTER: Chamonix 1924; St. Moritz 1928; Lake Placid 1932; Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936; St. Moritz 1948; Oslo 1952; Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956; Squaw Valley 1960; Innsbruck 1964; Grenoble 1968; Sapporo 1972; Innsbruck 1976; Lake Placid 1980; Sarajevo 1984; Calgary 1988; Albertville 1992; Lillehammer 1994; Nagano 1998; Salt Lake City 2002; Torinio 2006; Vancouver 2010
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Curling made its Olympic debut at the original Olympic Games in 1924. It came back in the 1932 Lake Placid Games as a demonstration sport, but then went on a 56-year Olympic hiatus, until it returned as a demonstration sport at the 1988  and 1992 Games. Curling was brought back again as an official medal sport at the 1998 Nagano Games and has been an official sport in the Winter Olympics ever since.
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Well, the next XX Winter Olympics  are going to be held at Torino, Italy  From the 10th to 26th February 2006\n\nThe next summer Olympic games ( XXIX) are going to be held at BEIJING, China From the 8th August to 24th August 2008\n\nAfter that, following is the sequence :\n\nVANCOUVER 2010\nXXI Olympic Winter Games\nFrom the 12th to 28th February 2010 \n\nLONDON 2012\nGames of the XXX Olympiad\nFrom the 27th July to 12th August 2012
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First, there have been quite a few times when a country has hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics together. These Olympics included;\n\n1924 (France) – Summer was in Paris and the Winter was in Chamonix\n\n1932 (USA) –Summer was in Los Angeles, California and the winter was held in Lake Placid, New York\n\n1936 (Germany) –Summer was in Berlin and the winter was in Garmisch-Partenkirchen\n\nSecond, there has also been the Roman Numeral Number of an Olympics been held for both summer and winter Olympic games. These games included;\n\nIII – St. Louis, Missouri hosted the Games of the III Olympiad in 1904 and Lake Placid hosted the Games of the III Winter Olympics in 1932\n\nXXI – Montreal, Quebec Canada hosted the Games of the XXI Olympiad in 1976 and Vancouver will host the XXI Winter Olympics in 2010\n\nFinally, If Sochi, Russia does host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Sochi will be the host of the XXII Winter Olympic Games while Moscow, Russia hosted Games of the XXII Olympiad in 1980.
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Torino and Turin are one and the same. The XXth Winter Olympics are organised by the Italians and in Italian, Turin in Torino. Still not convinced? Okay, look here (and then be amazed)
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Four athletes have won 9 gold medals:\n\nPaavo Nurmi (Finland), athletics, 1920-1928.\nLarisa Latynina (USSR), artistic gymnastics, 1956-1964.\nMark Spitz (USA), swimming, 1968 and 1972.\nCarl Lewis (USA), athletics, 1984-1996.\n\n\nMost total medals -- 18 by Larisa Latynina (USSR), artistic gymnastics. 9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze
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1992 marked the last time that the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year... Albertville, France for Winter and Barcelona, Spain for Summer.  \n\nTwo years later in 1994, the Winter Olympics appeared in Lillehammer, Norway... and then every four years after that (1998- Nagano, Japan; 2002- Salt Lake City, USA; 2006-Torino, Italy; 2010- Vancouver, Canada). \n\nIn 1996, the Summer Olympics appeared in Atlanta, USA... and then every four years after that (2000- Sydney, Australia; 2004- Athens, Greece; 2008- Beijing, China).\n\nSo, if you just watch the Winter or just watch the Summer... then you get a veiwing every four years.  However, you do have the opportunity to watch an Olympic Game every two years.
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If you mean to say the Winter Olympics it is 4 times, first in Lake Placid, New York in 1932, then in Squaw Valley, California, 1960, next it was again in Lake Placid, New York in 1980 and finally in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2002. If you mean to say the Summer Olympics it is 4 times also, first in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904 which was Olympic number 3, then in L.A, California in 1932 which was the tenth Olympic, next it was in L.A, California too in 1984 which was the 23rd Olympic and finally it was in Atlanta, Georgia in 1996 which was 26th Olympic.
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The Olympics games were not originally an international competition, they were held with in Greece.  They used to be male only competitions, and the men had to compete naked to prove they were male after a woman competed and beat some men somewhere back in history before they had to do it nude.\nThere are many more sports in the modern olympics than there were in the classic games, tho there are some that remain, mainly athletic events such as javelin, discus, jumps and running events.\nDuring the classical period the olympic movement did not have the same ideals as the modern one, and there were no winter olympics.\nThe 5 interlocking rings is a new symbol, though there was a torch in the classical period.\nThe games from classical greece were held to honour the gods, now they are used to spread a message about good sportsmanship and international co-operation.\nRules have become rationalised in the modern olympics, no doubt in the classic games the final decision was made by an important official, probably with a few favourites....
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In the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, the United States of America won a total of 34 medals including 10 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals, and 11 Bronze Medals.
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It was there from the beginning.  in fact, hockey was first played at the summer olympics in 1908, before there even was a winter olympics.
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Ice skating, Ice dancing, Speed Skating, Skiing, and Snowboarding
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Each national sports governing body has their own selection process. In the U.S. ice skating is based on performance in the national championships, one event. In skiing, the skiers season standings.\n\nThe international federations also have rules on how many athletes are allowed to compete. For example, in figure skating, some are only allowed one skater, others two or three , depending on how well that countries skaters did in the last world champions ships. The U.S. got to have 3 women because of Micelle Kwan's 4th place finish at the last worlds.