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What year were the Olympics changed to alternating the summer and winter games?
1980
Is it the summer or winter Olympics this year 2011?
The summer and winter Olympics is in 2012, next year.
How many years once Olympics games held?
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.
When was the first time that the winter and summer Olympics were not held in the same year?
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.
What are different seasons?
There are four seasons. In the order of the calendar year, they are winter, spring, summer, as well as autumn.
What is opposite of summer?
The opposite season or time of year is winter.Winter.
How many seasons are their in a year?
...Spring, summer, fall, winter.Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.
Why were the winter Olympics held in 92 and again in 94?
That is when they switched having the summer and winter games in the same year and they chose to have one or the other every two years. So, the winter games were played two years apart to get on the new rotation.
How often is the olympic games?
The Olympics are held every four years. However the Summer and Winter Olympics are not held in the same year. There is a two year gap between the Summer and Winter Olympics. There are Summer Olympic games in 2012 and 2016 and 2020 and every four years after that. There are Winter Olympics games in 2014, 2018, 2022 and every four years after that.
Where will 2009 winter Olympics be held?
The year 2009 will not have Summer Olympics or Winter Olympics. The Olympics only occur once every 2 years, and alternates Summer, Winter, Summer, Winter...
When did the olympic schedule change from all games every 4 years to winter and summer every 2 years?
The winter Olympics began in 1924 and through 1992 when the Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France they occurred every 4 years in the same year as the summer Olympics. At that time it was determined that the Winter and Summer Olympics would occur every 4 years alternating every two years. Therefore, in order to get onto a 2 year cycle, the Winter Olympics were held two years after the 1992 games in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. After 1994 they resumed the 4 year cycle, occurring in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010. The Summer games maintained the 4 year cycle, and occurred 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and will occur again in 2012.
What happend to the summer and winter olympic games after the year 1992?
1992 was the final year that both the Winter Games and Summer Games were held in the same year. Now, the Winter Games and Summer Games are held two years apart from each other.
