Why are there Winter & Summer Olympics that are 2 years apart? I thought the Olympics were 4 years apart!?
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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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The 26th February was the closing date of the 2006 Olympics.\n\nWhat has Algebra and the Olympics got to do with each other?? :-)
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You know something is wrong with this picture.  There is the Olympics and the senior Olympics but no inbetween Olympics.  I think you could actually be onto something here.  I suggest that you get a committee together and begin the process of starting up an "Olympics for Late Blommers". We are  missing our chance here, after all what about all of us late bloomers?
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Apparently triathlons only take place during the Olympics.  thanks Mike...  Yahoo! has yet to add many sports to the list.  Skate/Snow boarding, Tri's, running.  None of these seem to have made.  But curling and snookering seem to have a large fan base.  Come on Yahoo! guys, think!!!!
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The Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada from February 12, 2010 to February 28, 2010. \n\nWebsite for the 2010 Winter Olympics:\nhttp://www.vancouver2010.com/en
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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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I don't think there were games that particular year. If you mean the 1st one in 1896 that was in Athens.  Hope this helps! \n\n\n\n\nOlympic Summer Games:\n\n \nAthens 1896\nParis 1900\nSt. Louis 1904\nLondon 1908\nStockholm 1912\nAntwerp 1920\nParis 1924\nAmsterdam 1928\n   Los Angeles 1932\nBerlin 1936\nLondon 1948\nHelsinki 1952\nMelbourne 1956\nRome 1960\nTokyo 1964\nMexico City 1968\n   Munich 1972\nMontreal 1976\nMoscow 1980\nLos Angeles 1984\nSeoul 1988\nBarcelona 1992\nAtlanta 1996\nSydney 2000\nAthens 2004 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOlympic Winter Games:\n\n \nChamonix 1924\nSt. Moritz 1928\nLake Placid 1932\nGarmisch-\nPartenkirchen 1936\nSt. Moritz 1948\nOslo 1952\n   Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956\nSquaw Valley 1960\nInnsbruck 1964\nGrenoble 1968\nSapporo 1972\nInnsbruck 1976\nLake Placid 1980\n   Sarajevo 1984\nCalgary 1988\nAlbertville 1992\nLillehammer 1994\nNagano 1998\nSalt Lake City 2002 Torino 2006
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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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Everyone did real good.  But this Olympics were not as much hyped as it was for the games at Salt Lake City in 2002.  The Next games in 2010 will be much closer since it will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada.  Best of luck to those who wil compete in those games as well as those training for the Bejing games in the summer of 2008!
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There are no summer olympics in 2006, in 2008 they are in Beijing, China. The winter olympics are in 2006.
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The Modern Olympic Games started in 1896 in Athens.  The Centennial Olympic Games would have taken place in 1996 (Atlanta).  If I remember the story correctly, Athens originally won the bid for the '96 games but couldn't get their act together so they lost them to Atlanta.  Then they went back and got the '04 games
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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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It varies from Games to Games. Turin will last for 17 days whereas Athens 2004 lasted for 21 days
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No.  The last time they were in the same year was 1992.  The winter olympics was held again in 1994, then it resumed it's usual every 4 year pattern.
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Not this year as it isn't a Winter Olympic sport.However, it is listed as an official sport on the Olympics website so it will be part of the Olympics in 2008.
169025
no, the winter olympics contain sports that have to do wih the winter, basketball is a summer event.
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Here are all the winter olympics year\n\n1924 : 16\n1928 : 25\n1932 : 17\n1936 : 28\n1948 : 28\n1952 : 30\n1956 : 32\n1960 : 30\n1964 : 36\n1968 : 37\n1972 : 35\n1976 : 37\n1980 : 37\n1984 : 49\n1988 : 57\n1992 : 64\n1994 : 64\n1998 : 72\n2002 : 77\n2006 : 80