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Yes, they were cancelled 5 times because of the World Wars.

1916 Summer (there were no Winter Olympics back then)

1940 Summer

1940 Winter

1944 Summer

1944 Winter

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What country first proposed the winter olympic games as separate from the traditional olympic games

How did the athletes prepare for the ancient olympic games

What other events were included in the ancient olympic games after the first ancient olympic games

Who ended the ancient olympic games

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What years were the olympic games cancelled?

The Olympics have been canceled a handful of times. The Summer Olympics were canceled in 1916, 1940, and 1944. The Winter Olympics were also canceled in 1940 and 1944.


How many olympics have been canceled?

5 (3 summer and 2 winter).


When was the Olympics canceled?

1942


Was the 1936 Olympics canceled because of war?

WW2 didn't start until 1939. The 36 Olympics were not canceled


How many modern Winter and Summer Olympics have been held as of 2009?

27 Summer Olympics, 3 were canceled. 20 winter Olympic games, 2 were canceled. The major difference in numbers is because the summer Olympics started in 1896, while the winter Olympics started in 1924.


Which years were the olypics canceled?

1916 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany - CANCELED DUE TO WORLD WAR I1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan - CANCELED DUE TO WORLD WAR II1940 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan - CANCELED DUE TO WORLD WAR II1944 Summer Olympics in London, England - CANCELED DUR TO WORLD WAR II1944 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - CANCELED DUE TO WORLD WAR II


Why was make it or break canceled?

because the Olympics was ther goal and it would have been flat from yhere on


What if no one hosted the winter Olympics?

Then the winter Olympics would be canceled.


If the Olympics were never canceled how many ancient olympic games would have been held?

1,000,223


Has Olympics ever been in Detroit?

no


Has Kelsey Serwa ever been to the Olympics?

no, her first olympics will be in 2014


Has Tom Brady ever been in the Olympics?

no. there is no football category in the Olympics

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