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∙ 13y agoThe sport of speed skating was first an official sport during the Olympics in 1924.
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∙ 13y agoShort 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.
No sports will be added in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
skiing, curling, bobsledding, ice skating, snowboarding, hockey, luge
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1) Synchronized Diving - added at the 2000 Summer Olympics. 2) Triathlon - added at the 2000 Summer Olympics. 3) Trampoline - added at the 2000 Summer Olympics. 4) Snowboarding - added at the 1998 Winter Olympics. 5) Skeleton - added at the 2002 Winter Olympics although this event was in the 1948 and 1928 Games and was known as toboggan.
in 1924 the winter Olympics were added
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.
Skeleton was added permanently to the Olympic program at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.