Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. They feature winter sports held on ice or snow, such as ice skating and skiing.

Related Topics:
Olympic Games - Summer Olympic Games - Winter sports - Ice - Snow - Ice skating - Skiing

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The Winter Olympics are held every four years. Most recently, the 2002 Games were held in Salt Lake City, United States. The Italian city of Turin (Torino) will host the next Winter Olympics in 2006, and after that the games will be held in Vancouver, Canada in 2010.

Related Topics:
2002 Games - Salt Lake City - United States - Italian - Turin - Vancouver - Canada

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