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5 days ago · The 1998 Winter Olympics were held from Saturday, 7 February to Sunday, 22 February. This was 16 days and included three weekends. The number of events increased from 61 at the 1994 Winter Olympics to 68 in 1998. Two sports, curling and snowboarding were added to the program, as was women's ice hockey.
3 days ago · FunTrivia, Inc. -. At the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan in 1998, six countries each won only a single medal. One of these was Denmark, whose womens curling team won silver. Answer a few questions about the curlers, the other five countries, their medallists and more.
May 20, 2024 · The selection for the host city of the 1998 Olympics was made in 1991 in Birmingham, England. The reason Nagano was selected, it was said, was because of the "Atlanta factor" - Atlanta, Georgia had already won the privilege of hosting the 1996 Summer Olympics. The Olympic Committee did not want to have two consecutive Olympics in the United States.
5 days ago · South Korea ranked seventh overall at the 2018 Winter Games, with five gold medals and 17 overall medals. South Korea has traditionally been a country that won many medals in short track speed skating, but in this competition, it also won medals in skeleton racing, curling and skiing.
4 days ago · Curling made its debut in the Winter Olympics in 1924, but it was only officially recognized as a medal sport in 1998. Since then, it has gained popularity and has become a highly anticipated event during the Winter Games .
5 days ago · Having lost the bid for the 1992 Winter Olympics to Albertville in France, Lillehammer was awarded the 1994 Winter Games on 15 September 1988, two days before the 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies at the 94th IOC Session in Seoul, South Korea.
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4 days ago · Answer: Toronto. The Finnish capital of Helsinki hosted the 1952 Summer Games. Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy was where the 1956 Winter Games were held, and the Japanese city of Sapporo in 1972 became the first Asian city to host the Winter Games. 5.
