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By 2034, eleven cities will have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics), Paris (1900, 1924 and 2024 Summer Olympics), London (1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics), St. Moritz (1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics), Lake Placid (1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics), Los Angeles (1932, 1984 and 2028 Summer Olympics ...
The Mount Eniwa Downhill Course was used for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. For the Winter Olympics, there are 37 venues that have been or will be used for alpine skiing. Most of the events took place in multiple locations at the Winter Olympics, though a single venue for all events has been used in recent Games in an effort to lessen ...
In 2003, the IOC awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver, thus allowing Canada to host its second Winter Olympics. With a population of more than 2.5 million people Vancouver is the largest metropolitan area to ever host a Winter Olympic Games. [ 101 ]
0–9. Venues of the 1924 Winter Olympics; Venues of the 1928 Winter Olympics; Venues of the 1932 Winter Olympics; Venues of the 1936 Winter Olympics
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An ice hockey game during the 1928 Winter Olympics at St. Moritz. The Winter Olympics was created to feature snow and ice sports that were logistically impossible to hold during the Summer Games. Figure skating (in 1908 and 1920) and ice hockey (in 1920) were featured as Olympic events at the Summer Olympics. [45]
The 1940 Olympics were originally awarded to Sapporo, but it and the 1944 Winter Olympics were ultimately canceled due to the Second World War. The 1976 Olympics were awarded to Denver, but in a 1972 referendum, voters rejected the games, and for the only time a city awarded the Games rejected them. [1]