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Winter Olympics Host City List
The winter Olympic Games were first held in 1924, beginning a tradition of holding them a few months earlier and in a different city than the summer Olympic Games. Beginning in 1994, the winter Olympic Games were held in completely different years (two years apart) than the summer Games.
List of Winter Olympic Games host cities
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Year |
Host city |
Country |
Dates Held |
1924 |
Chamonix |
France |
January 25 - February 5 |
1928 |
St. Moritz |
Switzerland |
February 11 - February 19 |
1932 |
Lake Placid |
United States |
February 4 - February 15 |
1936 |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
Germany |
February 6 -February 16 |
1948 |
St. Moritz |
Switzerland |
January 30 - February 8 |
1952 |
Oslo |
Norway |
February 14 - February 25 |
1956 |
Cortina d'Ampezzo |
Italy |
January 26 - February 5 |
1960 |
Squaw Valley |
United States |
February 18-February 28 |
1964 |
Innsbruck |
Austria |
January 29-February 9 |
1968 |
Grenoble |
France |
February 6-February 18 |
1972 |
Sapporo |
Japan |
February 3-February 13 |
1976 |
Innsbruck |
Austria |
February 4-February 15 |
1980 |
Lake Placid |
United States |
February 13-February 24 |
1984 |
Sarajevo |
Yugoslavia |
February 8-February 19 |
1988 |
Calgary |
Canada |
February 13-February 28 |
1992 |
Albertville |
France |
February 8-February 23 |
1994 |
Lillehammer |
Norway |
February 12-February 27 |
1998 |
Nagano |
Japan |
February 7-February 22 |
2002 |
Salt Lake City |
United States |
February 8-February 24 |
2006 |
Torino |
Italy |
February 10-February 26 |
2010 |
Vancouver |
Canada |
February 12-February 28 |
2014 |
Sochi |
Russia |
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