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1992 was the last year that the Winter and Summer games were in the same year. In order to get in to the pattern of alternating Winter and Summer games, the Winter games had to come early.
There wasn't, the winter games were also held in 1992, and then the IOC switched from having the summer and winter games the same year to alternating every two years. The new schedule of winter games began in 1994.
The first summer Olympics were held in 1896. The first winter Olympics began in 1924 concurrently with the summer Olympics. 1992, the IOC held separate Olympics alternating in 2 year spans, i.e. winter Olympics last held in 2006, summer Olympics last held in 2008.
Both Summer and Winter Olympics occur every four years, alternating each even year. Thus, next Winter is 2010, next Summer is 2012, and so on.
The Junior Olympics are held every two years alternating between Winter games and Summer games
The summer and winter Olympics is in 2012, next year.
1992 was the final year the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics were held in the same year.
The Winter and Summer Games were held on the same year until 1992. At that time the Winter Games split from the Summer Games, and were begun to be held on alternating even years. The first Winter Olympic Games to be held on this new schedule was in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. That is why there was only a two year gap between 1992 and 1994.
June 21st and December 21st, the shortest and longest nights of the year.
...Spring, summer, fall, winter.Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.
Summer. The first day of summer is the longest day of the year. The first day of winter is the shortest day of the year.