The summer Olympics are more popular than the Winter ones only because more countries participate, especially the ones that do not have winter like the ones in Africa
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Yes, during WW2 they did not take place.
The Winter Olympics have taken place in Asia twice; in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan and in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. The next Winter Olympics in 2018 will be in Asia, also: in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Europe.
As of today February 10, 2014 no country has won the gold medal in the men's 1000 meter speed skating as the event has not yet taken place. This event will begin on February 11, 2014 at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
Countries will bid on the Olympics approx. 6 years before then a vote is taken as to who won, for instance the next summer Olympics for 2012 will be held in London,England then the next Winter Olympics will be held in Russia in 2014.
The Olympics has taken place for one hundred years and new countries have joined and new sports have been accepted.
in the 2008 Olympics Beijingthere were 350 games taken place !
North Africa, Eastern and Western Europe and the Pacific. Mostly Europe.