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The first Winter Olympics was held in 1924. Previously they were held in the same year as the more popular (and larger) Summer Olympics, but after 1992 the International Olympic Committee decided to separate them, beginning with 1994 they are held every four years, in even-numbered years not divisible by four. | The first Winter Olympics was held in 1924. Previously they were held in the same year as the more popular (and larger) Summer Olympics, but after 1992 the International Olympic Committee decided to separate them, beginning with 1994 they are held every four years, in even-numbered years not divisible by four. | ||
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| + | The 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing, China, will mark the first time a city has hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics (they hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics). | ||
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| + | No city in the Southern Hemisphere has hosted the Winter Olympics. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 21:48, February 11, 2018
The Winter Olympics are the winter games version of the Olympics.
The first Winter Olympics was held in 1924. Previously they were held in the same year as the more popular (and larger) Summer Olympics, but after 1992 the International Olympic Committee decided to separate them, beginning with 1994 they are held every four years, in even-numbered years not divisible by four.
The 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing, China, will mark the first time a city has hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics (they hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics).
No city in the Southern Hemisphere has hosted the Winter Olympics.