Winter Olympic Games
The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924. Today they are held every four years, alternating with the Summer Olympics.
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There have been two winter Olympic games held in Japan. In the winter Olympics in Nagano in 1998, US women won four (4) gold...
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AnswerPuerto Rico has a team because it is a political entity which has its own National Olympic Committee. Even though it is not...
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Take a train from St Moritz to Chur. At Chur change for a train to Zurich. At Zurich Hauptbahnhof take a train to the Paris...
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curling
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SUMMER :archery, athletics, badminton, baseball, boxing, canoeing (and Kyaking), cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, field...
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The 2012 Summer Games are due to be held in London, England. The 2014 Winter Games are scheduled to take place in Sochi, Russia.
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Lebanon's National Olympic Committee sent 8 athletes to the 2004 Games in Athens.
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Yes because they are special events
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Apparantly The people who organise it are trying to organise for the games to be held in London and use the facilities used by...
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yes apolo ohno dose have a girlfriend her name is noi konesavanh .
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2006 Winter Olympics Mascots: Neve and Gliz. From the olympic site: "Neve": she is a gentle, kind and elegant...
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19 billion dollars with the help of british and U.S tax funds
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The Dreamcast is not backwards compatible with earlier Sega game consoles, so it is not possible to play Sega CD games on a...
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The United States won 10 gold, 13 silver, and 11 bronze medals.
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At the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, the U.S. women won 13 gold medals.
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Apolo Ohno's girlfriend No, Apolo Ohno has stated in many interviews that, because of the 2010 Olympics, he has had no time for...
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There are 21 Winter [ranked] sporting events
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Olympic Winter Games:Chamonix, Frnace - 1924 St. Moritz, Switzerland - 1928 Lake Placid, USA - 1932 Garmisch- Partenkirchen,...
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The only requirement i can think of is that it must snow in February.
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Peggy Fleming, women's figure skating.
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In the winter Olympics in Nagano in 1998, US women won four (4) gold medals. Three (3) individual gold medals and a team gold for...
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Generally, globalisation means a process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a...
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4 gold medals
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AnswerThe following nations are likely to particpate in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, from 10 February to 24 February...
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The Winter Olympics have competitions for sports that are considered 'cold weather sports' .... sports that can only be done on...
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Summer Olympics in 2012 - London, England Winter Olympics in 2014 - Sochi, Russia
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No not at all. There are people like Michael Phelps in the Summer Olympics, but look at people like Apollo Ohno. Both equally...
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I was able to find that Frederick Andrew was a Bombardier in the Army when he competed in the Biathlon in the 1964 Winter...
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Women have been awarded 35 of the 86 gold medals earned by US Olympic teams at Winter Olympic Games. 1948 Gretchen Fraser,...
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Here is a good link that should answer most of your question :) http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0115111.html
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Fifty-seven countries participated in the 1988 Winter Games: Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bolivia Bulgaria ...
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The 2006 winter Olympics were held in Italy, where they won 2. See "Gold medals for USA, Torino 2006" to the right for more on...
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AnswerThe winter Olympics were held in France in the following years:1924 - Chamonix, France1968 - Grenoble, France1998 -...
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The 2006 Winter Games in Turin was Albania's first time participating. They sent one athlete, an alpine skier named Erjon Tola,...
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Salt Lake City, Utah.Salt Lake City, USA
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AnswerThe summer Olympics has more viewers
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In the figure skating section, Sosha Cowen, Michelle Kwan, & Kimmy Mirah are competing.
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5 there is Africa,Americas,Asia,Australia and EuropeThose are continents. The question concerned countries.
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Bangledesh (not in Olympics)No because they are a very warm place. Jamaica was in the Olympics but they are a warm place too. I...
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Only ice skating. Gymnastics is in the summer Olympics.
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According to the IOC's official website, Norway held the 1994 Winter Olympics in 1994. The country has also held the 1952 Winter...
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The countries entered the stadium in alphabetical order (Italian alphabetical order) with the exception of Greece--first country...
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Participation: 77 National Olympic Committees (Nations) 2,399 athletes (886 women, 1,513 men) 78 events 22,000...
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Chamonix, France, 86 years ago. Short History via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympics The first international...
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Bjørn Dæhlie (12 medals).
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US women won 4 gold medals at the 1998 Games in Nagano: 1) US women's ice hockey team 2) Picabo Street - Alpine skiing Super G ...
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Don't know how exact you need, but about 2000- 2500.
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Great Britain in 1924.
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Two ... both silver in team eventing with rider Jeanette Brakewell at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Games.
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Yes, Hungary had 22 athletes competing in 22 events. They did not win any medals.
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The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia.
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1920 Summer: Antwerp, Belgium 1920 Winter: None - The first Winter Olympics was not until 1924. 1924 Summer: Paris,...
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The dates of the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid were February 4 through February 15. The dates of the 1980 Winter Olympics...
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Canada won 24 medals at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games (7 gold, 10 silver, and 7 bronze).
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No, Syria has never competed in the Winter Olympics. Syria has a Mediterranean climate, which makes it very difficult to find...
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Starting in 1994, the Winter Games and Summer Games were held two years apart instead of in the same year. The Winter Games were...
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there are 16 sports ...
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They are bounds lines, if you cross them you have gone out of bounds. Edit: I'm not sure exactly which lines you are...
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The climate is hot and humid all year round, divided into a dry season (November to April) and a rainy season (May to October)....
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In my opinion the Winter Olympics are for the countries that wouldn't win very many medals in the Summer Olympics, for example, I...
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http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0115111.html
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There will be many cultures to learn from and see. also it will put Vancouver on the map as well as there will be many tourists...
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1976 Montréal, Canada Summer Games Number XXI Summer and winter combined: 134I think, personally, that the Summer Games should...
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If you mean Kiel, Germany ... no. However, Kiel was the site of the sailing competition for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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United States with 84 (38 gold, 27 silver, 19 bronze).
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The following nations participated in the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid: Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Belgium ...
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There were no Winter Olympics in 1944 due to World War II.
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The only city hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics is Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics will feature 15 events: Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, curling,...
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The Summer Olympics will be held in London, England in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016. The Winter Olympics will be held...
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Speed skating, figure skating, curling, and ice hockey.
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Luge.
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Five. 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver: 1) Torah Bright - Women's halfpipe snowboarding. 2) Lydia Lassila - Women's aeriels...
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4 women Tara Lipinski in women's figure skating and the ladies hockey team won gold in 1998.
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The USSR won the most medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics with 29: 11 gold, 9 silver and 9 bronze.
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The youngest athlete to participate at the Modern Olympics was Dimitrios Loundras of Greece who was 10 years, 216 days old when...
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The US won 9 gold, 9 silver, and 7 bronze at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Snowboarding became an Olympic event in 1998.
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the team event is when 4 jumpers from a nation compete and their results are combined
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Nagano in 1998. Sapporo in 1972.
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at least 15
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Beijing, China
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There are no Summer Olympic games. The Olympics take place every 4 years and the last one was 2008 in Beijing. The next Summer...
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The first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France in the year 1924.
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Not that I know of. There was a skiing accident at the 1964 Olympics that took the life of Australian skier Ross Milne. Milne was...
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July 6th 2011 they'll announce which nation is going to receive the honors of the 2018 Olympics. The remaining applications are...
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1) France has hosted the Winter Olympics three times, 1924 in Chamonix, 1968 in Grenoble, and 1992 in Albertville. 2) France has...
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