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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.
The following is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad.
15 sty 2024 · As we look back to Chamonix 1924, and the Olympic Winter Games editions in the 100 years since, we can trace the story of how the Olympic Games have changed the world of winter sport and created transformative legacies for their host communities.
2 lut 2022 · Amid the Beijing Olympics, you might be curious about past Winter Olympics sites. Get the history of past locations, from the first Winter Games to 2022.
17 sty 2024 · The Olympic Winter Games have created lasting benefits for winter sport, and transformative legacies for their hosts since the first Games in 1924. The Games have propelled their hosts – often little-known mountain destinations – onto the world map, bringing tourism and economic benefits.
2 lut 2022 · Amid the Beijing Olympics, you might be curious about past Winter Olympics sites. Get the history of past locations, from the first Winter Games to 2022.
11 sty 2024 · The Olympic Games were held for the second and third times in France – in Chamonix from January to February for the first ever Winter Olympic Games, then in Paris again in the summer.
