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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

click on the links to further information about each Games.

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