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Why did the Olympics hold games in 1980 if they are held every 4 years.?
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∙ 14y ago
Up until 1992 both the summer and winter Olympics were held every 4 years, during the same year. At this point the cost of broadcasting rights was becoming so expensive that the televison networks could not afford biding on both the summer and winter in the same calender year. It was cheaper to move the winter Olympics, therefore in 1994, there was another winter Olympics, only 2 years after the previous one. Since then the winter Olympics have been held every 4 years, staggered 2 years apart from the summer Olympics.
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How many Olympics has US been in?
USA has been in every Summer Olympics, except the 1980 Games, and every Winter Olympics. That makes USA competing in 25 Summer Olympics and 20 Winter Olympics
When did the US begin to particpate in the Olympics games?
The United States participated in the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896, and since then they have participated in every Olympics except for the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow.
Have South Korea entered the Olympics every year?
South Korea has participated in every Olympics since 1948 (the year the country was founded), with the exception of the winter games in 1952 and the summer games in 1980.
Why were there no winter Olympics in 1970?
At that time, both the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics were being held in the same year. Both Olympics were held in 1976 and then in 1980. It wasn't until 1994 that the Winter Olympics was separated from the Summer Olympics by 2 years.
Where were the Olympic games held in 1983?
The 1980 Summer Olympics were held in Moscow, Russia. The 1980 Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid, New York.
Did Great Britain ever boycott the Olympics?
No, Great Britain has participated in every Summer Olympics and every Winter Olympics.
How many years has China been in the winter Olympics?
China first participated in the Winter Olympics at the 1980 Games in Lake Placid. The 2010 Games in Vancouver are the 9th they have participated in.
Where were the 1986 Olympic games held?
There were no 1978 Olympics. Both the summer and winter Olympics of that time were held in the same year, and every fourth year. There were Olympic games in 1976 and 1980, but none in 1978.
From 1956 to 2008 when was the Olympics games held?
every four years: 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
Where were the 1978 Olympic games?
There were no 1978 Olympics. Both the summer and winter Olympics of that time were held in the same year, and every fourth year. There were Olympic games in 1976 and 1980, but none in 1978.
Where were the 1978 Olympics held?
There were no 1978 Olympics. Both the summer and winter Olympics of that time were held in the same year, and every fourth year. There were Olympic games in 1976 and 1980, but none in 1978.
1978 winter Olympics where?
There were no 1978 Olympics. Both the summer and winter Olympics of that time were held in the same year, and every fourth year. There were Olympic games in 1976 and 1980, but none in 1978.
