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The sport of speed skating was first an official sport during the Olympics in 1924.

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When was short track speed skating added to the Olympics?

Short track speed skating was added to the Winter Olympics as a demonstration sport in 1988, and was contested for the first time as a competitive event in 1992, having featured in every Winter Olympics since then.


What sport will debut at the 2018 winter Olympics?

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Name a winter sport that you think never should have been added to the Olympics?

skiing, curling, bobsledding, ice skating, snowboarding, hockey, luge


When were the winter games added to the Olympics?

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When was basketball added to the winter Olympics?

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When was snowboarding added to the winter Olympics?

1998


What year did the winter Olympics get added to the games?

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What winter sports were added to the Olympics in 1998?

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Name 3 new sports added to the Olympics since 1990?

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What Olympic change occurred in 1924?

in 1924 the winter Olympics were added


When was the winter games added to the olympic games?

The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating. The Games were held every four years from 1924 until 1936, after which they were interrupted by World War II.


When did skeleton start in the Olympics?

Skeleton was added permanently to the Olympic program at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.