The Winter Olympics - Host Venues

Top10 Which cities and resorts have hosted the Winter Olympics ? Which has hosted it the most ? Which countries have had it more than others ?

For these lists, and more, read on...

Winter Olympics Host Venues

A list of all the host cities, resorts and nations since the inaugural games back in 1924.

Year	Games	Host Venue	Country
2006	XX	Turin	Turin
2002	XIX	Salt Lake City	USA
1998	XVIII	Nagano	Japan
1994	XVII	Lillehammer	Norway
1992	XVI	Albertville	France
1988	XV	Calgary	Canada
1984	XIV	Sarajevo	Yugoslavia
1980	XIII	Lake Placid	USA
1976	XII	Innsbruck	Austria
1972	XI	Sapporo	Japan
1968	X	Grenoble	France
1964	IX	Innsbruck	Austria
1960	VIII	Squaw Valley	USA
1956	VII	Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy
1952	VI	Oslo	Norway
1948	V	St. Moritz	Switzerland
1944	Cancelled (World War II)	Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy
1940	Cancelled (World War II)	Sapporo	Japan
1936	IV	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany
1932	III	Lake Placid	USA
1928	II	St. Moritz	Switzerland
1924	I	Chamonix	France

Winter Olympics Host Venues - By Continent

Only one winner here, and unlikely to change to be honest, with Europe hosting the event more times than all the other continents put together. And will any other continent apart from Europe, North America or Asia ever host it ? Seems unlikely - the likes of New Zealand and Chile might have some decent ski areas but they're facilities and infrastructure come nowhere near the level of their European and American counterparts. And it would sure seem strange having a Winter Olympics during a European summer.

Position	Continent	Number of Hosts	Years Hosted
1	Europe	13	1924 1928 1936 1948 1952 1956 1964 1968 1976 1992 1996 2006
2	North America	5	1932 1960 1980 1988 2002
3	Asia	2	1972 2000

Winter Olympics Host Venues - By Country

America leads the way here, having hosted the Winter Olympics four times, one more than France. The surprising figures here are that the traditional Alpine countries of Austria, Switzerland and Italy have only hosted it twice each, with the Swiss last hosting it way back in 1948.

Position	Country	Number of Hosts	Years Hosted
1	USA	4	1932 1960 1980 2002
2	France	3	1924 1968 1992
=3	Austria	2	1964 1976
=3	Italy	2	1956 2006
=3	Japan	2	1972 2000
=3	Norway	2	1952 1996
=3	Switzerland	2	1928 1948
=8	Canada	1	1988
=8	Germany	1	1936
=8	Yugoslavia	1	1984

Winter Olympics Host Venues - By Resort

Only three venues have held the Winter Olympics more than once - Innsbruck (Austria), Lake Placid (USA) and St Moritz (Switzerland). Of these, only Lake Placid has clearly been selected twice. Innsbruck stepped in for the 1976 games after Denver pulled out following financial issues. St Moritz held the games for the second time in 1948. Sapporo in Japan had originally been selected to host the games in 1940, but the games were cancelled because of the war. Subsequently, Japan and Germany were not allowed to compete, let alone host the games, because of their roles in the war.

Position	Resort	Country	Number of Hosts	Years Hosted
=1	Innsbruck	Austria	2	1964 1976
=1	Lake Placid	USA	2	1932 1980
=1	St Moritz	Switzerland	2	1928 1948
=4	Albertville	France	1	1992
=4	Calgary	Canada	1	1988
=4	Chamonix	France	1	1924
=4	Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy	1	1956
=4	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	1	1936
=4	Grenoble	France	1	1968
=4	Lillehammer	Norway	1	1996
=4	Nagano	Japan	1	2000
=4	Oslo	Norway	1	1952
=4	Salt Lake City	USA	1	2002
=4	Sapporo	Japan	1	1972
=4	Sarajevo	Yugoslavia	1	1984
=4	Squaw Valley	USA	1	1960
=4	Turin	Italy	1	2006

Winter Olympics Host Venues - Where Next ?

So where will the Winter Olympics go next ? Well, most of us are probably aware that the next games kick off in 2010 in the Canadian city of Vancouver. But how many people know that 4 years later it will be held in the Russian city of Sochi ? And how many people have actually heard of Sochi ! The 2018 games will be awarded in Durban, South Africa, on the 6th of July 2011. Only three cities have actually applied for the games... Annecy in France, Munich in Germany and PyeongChang in South Korea, which has bid twice before and will be hoping it's a case of third time lucky.

Year	Resort	Country	Notes
2010	Vancouver	Canada	Confirmed
2014	Sochi	Russia	Confirmed
2018	Annecy	France	To Be Confirmed in 2011
2018	Munich	Germany	To Be Confirmed in 2011
2018	PyeongChang	South Korea	To Be Confirmed in 2011

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