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if a city can not host the Olympics it goes back to the previous host city i.e. if sochi can not host the 2014 winter Olympics it goes back to Vancouver if London is unable to host the 2012 Olympics it goes back to Beijing
They bid and bid and bid towin the right to host the Olympics
They bid and bid and bid towin the right to host the Olympics
The next host city of the Olympics will be Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, The cities and countries that host the Olympics are decided well in advance.
Host countries and cities are not decided so far in the future.
The previous record for gold medals by the host country was 10. The previous best for gold medals at the winter games, host or not, was 13 by Norway and Russia.
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The 2006 Winter Olympics were held in Turin (aka Torino), Italy.
The Countries we're France, Switzerland, USA, Germany ,Norway ,Italy ,Austria ,Japan ,Yugoslavia ,Canada and for 2014 Winter Olympics the host is Russia
83 golds for the U.S. in 1984 Los Angeles. These games were boycotted by the Soviet Union and a host of other countries. The Soviet Union broke the record at the previous Olympics in 1980 Moscow with 80 golds. Those Olympics were also boycotted by the U.S. and a host of other countries. The most gold medals at a non-boycotted Olympics is 75 for the U.S. in 1904 St. Louis. So, U.S. holds the overall record and the non-boycotted record. All in all, the U.S.A. continues its domination of the world.