No sports will be added in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The Winter Olympics have competitions for sports that are considered 'cold weather sports' .... sports that can only be done on snow or ice. These sports include skiing, speed skating, and ski jumping. The Summer Olympics have competitions for sports that are considered 'warm weather sports'. These sports include athletics (track and field), marathon, and equestrian. There are Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics because you can play different sports in different seasons.
103 countries have participated in the winter Olympics over time.
Probably around ten, eleven, or twelve sports.
There were no Winter Olympics in 2008.
There are 88 countries in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
There are 15 winter sports events that were announced to be apart of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
There were no Winter Olympics in 2008.
Sixteen countries participated in the first Winter Olympics in 1924.
16 events in 9 sports
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The 2014 Olympics are a Winter Olympics and consist of winter sporting events. Winter sports are not very popular in tropical countries, since their warm climates are not conducive to skiing, ice skating, snowboarding, etc.