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How can it be the 30th anniversary of the hockey gold medal if they have the winter Olympics every 4 years?
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∙ 14y ago
Because instead of having both the Summer and Winter Olympics in the same year, every 4 years, they decided to alternate every 2 years. So the Winter Olympics were held in 1992 and then again in 1994 while the Summer Olympics were not held again until 1996.
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When did figure skating start being played in the Olympics?
Field hockey was added to the Olympic summer program in 1908. It was removed in 1924, for lack of a governing international body, but readded in time for 1928 and has been played at every Summer Games since. Women's hockey was also added in 1980. Ice hockey was added to the Olympic summer program in 1920. It was then moved to the winter program in 1924 and has been played at every Winter Games since. Women's hockey was also added in 1998, after IOC approval in 1992.
How often is the olymphics?
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The winter Olympics occur how many years?
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When is winter Olympics?
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the last Olympics were in 2008.
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Cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, nordic combined, ski jumping, and speed skating have been held at every Winter Olympics since the first Winter Games in 1924.
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How often do they have the Olympics?
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When is next Winter Olympics?
The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia.
