The summer and winter games used to be held the same year, every four years. The IOC decided to let the winter and summer games be stand alone events and alternate them every two years (still leaving 4 years between each summer games and each winter games). The choice was either to have 2 years between winter games or 6 years between games. In some sports, 6 years can be the entire length of an athletes career, so that would eliminate some athletes from ever having the opportunity to compete in the games.
It also wouldn't hurt the bottom line to hold more games instead of less games.
Yes, the 1992 Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France.
The 1988 Winter Olympics were held in Calgary, Canada and the 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, South Korea. The 1992 Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France and the 1992 Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain. There were no Olympics in 1995. The 1994 Winter Olympics were held in Lillehammer, Norway and the 1996 Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, USA.
The 1992 summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain. The 1992 winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France.
1992 Summer Olympics, which were held in Barcelona, Spain 1992 Winter Olympics, which were held in Albertville, France
That was the 1992 Winter Olympics held in Albertville.
The 1992 Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France and the 1992 Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain.
Albertville, France.Albertville, France
The Winter and Summer Olympics were held on the same year until 1992 when the Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona and the Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France. The IOC voted to change the tradition and the next Winter Olympics were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.
Winter Olympics held in France: Chamonix, 1924 Grenoble, 1968 Albertville, 1992
The Winter and Summer Olympics were held on the same year until 1992 when the Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona and the Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France. The IOC voted to change the tradition and the next Winter Olympics were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.
Yes, in 1992 and 1994. Up to 1992, the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics were held in the same year. The International Olympic Committee decided to split the Winter and Summer Games by two years in the hopes of getting more attention for the Games since they would be held two years apart instead of in the same year. To do this, they scheduled the Winter Olympics for 1994, two years after the 1992 Winter Olympics and kept the Summer Olympics scheduled for 1996, four years after the 1992 Summer Olympics. 1992 and 1994 is the only time the Winter Olympics were held two years apart.
Barcelona, Spain held the summer games and Albertville, France held the winter games