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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 2018_Winter_Olympics2018 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · The 2018 Winter Olympics (Korean: 2018년 동계 올림픽, romanized: Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (French: Les XXIII es Jeux olympiques d'hiver; Korean: 제23회 동계 올림픽, romanized: Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpik) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (Korean: 평창2018, romanized: Pyeongchang Icheon sip-pal), were an international ...

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   • Stadium: Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium

   • Events: 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)

2. www.eonline.com › news › 1400017Kristi Yamaguchi Reveals What Really Goes Down in the ...

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   Apr 23, 2024 · Kristi Yamaguchi reflected to E! News about her time in the Olympic Village during the 1992 Winter Games, where she became the first Asian American ever to win gold in figure skating. By...

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   When did the Olympic Winter Games start?

   • Origins of the Olympic Winter Games, The first organized international competition involving winter sports was introduced just five years after the birth of the modern Olympics in 1896. This competition, the Nordic Games, included only athletes from the Scandinavian countries and was held quadrenially in Sweden, beginning in 1901.

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   Why did Germany cancel the Winter Olympics?

   • Germany supported plans to stage a competition of winter events in early 1916 as part of the Games of the VIth Olympiad scheduled for Berlin later that year. The outbreak of World War I in 1914 caused the cancellation of the Berlin Olympics and made the question of Winter Games moot.

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   How did World War 1 affect the Winter Olympics?

   • The outbreak of World War I in 1914 caused the cancellation of the Berlin Olympics and made the question of Winter Games moot. At the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, athletes competed for medals in figure skating and ice hockey, despite continuing protests from the Scandinavian countries. Nordic nations dominated the figure-skating events.

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   Will the 2026 Winter Olympics be held in the US?

   • Part of the Winter Olympics may even be held in the U.S. In December 2023, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced it submitted a proposal to host the sliding events − bobsled, skeleton and luge − in Lake Placid, New York for the 2026 Games. The planned venue in Cortina needs construction, which has been delayed for several months.

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4. www.espn.com › olympics › story100 days until Paris Olympics 2024: Dates, athletes and more

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   Apr 17, 2024 · 8. Medals the United States has won in the Summer and Winter Games: 2,985. This is the most of any country. 9. Consecutive Summer Games that Team USA has won the most medals of any country:...

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   1 day ago · The next Winter Games will begin on Feb. 6, 2026. The 116 events will span across 16 days, concluding on Feb. 22. The Paralympic Games will take place a month later, starting March 6 and ending ...

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7. www.britannica.com › sports › Origins-of-the-OlympicOrigins of the Olympic Winter Games | History, Events ...

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   May 1, 2024 · Recent News. Origins of the Olympic Winter Games, The first organized international competition involving winter sports was introduced just five years after the birth of the modern Olympics in 1896. This competition, the Nordic Games, included only athletes from the Scandinavian countries and was held quadrenially in Sweden, beginning in 1901.

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8. www.britannica.com › biography › Chloe-KimChloe Kim | Biography, Career, & Olympics | Britannica

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   Apr 19, 2024 · Awards And Honors: Winter Olympic Games. snowboarding (2022) snowboarding (2018) Chloe Kim (born April 23, 2000, Long Beach, California, U.S.) American snowboarder who won an Olympic gold medal in the halfpipe event in 2018. At age 17, she was the youngest woman in Olympic history to earn a gold medal in the event.

9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Figure_skating_at_theFigure skating at the Olympic Games - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · Figure skating was first contested in the Olympic Games at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Since 1924, the sport has been a part of the Winter Olympic Games . Men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating have been held most often. Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976 and a team event debuted at the 2014 Olympics.