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The first winter sport to be contested at the modern Olympic Games was figure skating at the 1908 Games in London.A total of 21 skaters from six countries (Argentina, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, Russia, and the United States) competed in four events on 28–29 October. [1]
Spain has also participated in every Winter Olympic Games since 1936. Its team is organised by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE, Comité Olímpico Español ) created in 1924. Spain withdrew from the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany because of the Civil War , and also boycotted the 1956 Games in Melbourne because of the Soviet Union 's ...
The Winter Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques d'hiver) [a], also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France.
Spain competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2] The Spanish team consisted of ten men and four women competing in six sports. [3] On January 25, 2022, snowboarder Queralt Castellet and skeleton athlete Ander Mirambell were named as the Spanish flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [4]
In 1988, members of PASO voted to hold the first Pan American Winter Games at Las Leñas, Argentina in September 1989. It was further agreed that Winter Games would be held every four years. Lack of snow however, forced the postponement of the games until 16–22 September 1990 [2] when only eight countries sent 97 athletes to Las Leñas. Of ...
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On 15 February, Regino Hernández became Spain's first Winter Olympic medalist in 26 years (since the 1992 Winter Olympics) when he won the bronze medal in men's snowboard cross. [2] He also became the first ever Olympic medalist in snowboarding for Spain, with all previous Spanish Winter Olympic medals coming from alpine skiing disciplines.
Mexico competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2] Mexico's team consisted of four athletes (three men and one woman) competing in three sports. [3] Alpine skier Sarah Schleper and figure skater Donovan Carrillo were selected as the Mexican flagbearers during the opening ceremony.