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23 hours ago · Turin's bid to host the 2006 Winter Olympics was also clouded by controversy; a prominent IOC member, Marc Hodler, closely connected to the rival bid of Sion, alleged bribery of IOC officials by members of the Turin Organising Committee. These accusations led to a wide-ranging investigation, and also served to sour many IOC members against Sion ...
1 day ago · The Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games are each held every four years. After 1992, when both a Summer and Winter Games were held, they have been held on a staggered two-year schedule so that the Olympic Games occur every two years in either summer or winter.
23 hours ago · Long left Berlin as Olympic silver-medallist, national champion and European long-jump record holder. He would go on to extend that mark to 7.90m the following year - a record that stood until 1956.
4 days ago · The torch relay makes its Winter Games debut. Oslo 1952 was notable for the staging a torch relay which paid tribute to Norway’s winter sports heritage. Symbolising unity and peace, the torch relay has prefaced every Olympic Winter Games since. 1 min read |Published on 12 July 2024. Oslo 1952 Legacy.
1 day ago · The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece, and the most recent Games were held in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
3 days ago · LIV Golf. 7NEWS brings you the latest Winter Olympics news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking Winter Olympics headlines & results.
1 day ago · The 2018 Winter Olympics featured 102 events over 15 disciplines in 7 sports, making it the first Winter Olympics to surpass 100 medal events. Six new events in existing sports were introduced to the Winter Olympic program in Pyeongchang: men's and ladies' big air snowboarding, mixed doubles curling , men's and ladies' mass start speed skating ...
