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Host City: Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956
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The Winter Olympic Games were held in Corina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in 1956, between Jan 26-Feb 5.
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32 Nations with 820 participants competed in 24 events.
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At these Games the Soviet Union (USSR) participated in its first ever Winter Olympics, and were able to take home the most medals, including the gold medal in ice hockey.
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Toni Sailer of Austria became the first skier to sweep all three Alpine events.
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The U.S. sweep five of the six medals in individual figure skating, the lone exception being Austria's Ingrid Wendl's who won a bronze.
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