The Winter Olympics have been held in the US four times: Lake Placid, New York (1932 & 1980); Squaw Valley, California (1960); Salt Lake City, Utah (2002).
Australia has never hosted the Winter Olympics. It's difficult to host the Winter Olympics in the Southern Hemisphere because it is summer when the games are traditionally played (February)
Japan has hosted one Summer Games and two Winter Games.Tokyo hosted the Summer Games of 1964.Sapporo hosted the Winter Games of 1972.And Nagano hosted the Winter Games of 1998.Notably, Japan had been chosen to host a few more games. Both Tokyo and Sapporo were supposed to host games in 1940, but that was before they went on a wartime footing--the games were originally moved then called off altogether because too much of the world was involved in World War II.
2 ... the 2006 Games in Torino and 2010 Games in Vancouver. He won gold in halfpipe both times.
The United States has hosted the Winter Olympics four times: Lake Placid, New York in 1932 & 1980; Squaw Valley, California in 1960; and Salt Lake City, Utah in 2002.
The Winter Olympics have never been held in England. The 1908 and 1948 Summer Games were held in England and the upcoming 2012 Summer Games will be held in England.
8 times
Australia has never hosted the Winter Olympics. It's difficult to host the Winter Olympics in the Southern Hemisphere because it is summer when the games are traditionally played (February)
Three times.
3 times
0 times. They have yet to host a summer or winter Olympic game.
Japan has hosted one Summer Games and two Winter Games.Tokyo hosted the Summer Games of 1964.Sapporo hosted the Winter Games of 1972.And Nagano hosted the Winter Games of 1998.Notably, Japan had been chosen to host a few more games. Both Tokyo and Sapporo were supposed to host games in 1940, but that was before they went on a wartime footing--the games were originally moved then called off altogether because too much of the world was involved in World War II.
Yes. Calgary, Alberta hosted the 1988 Olympic Winter Games. Canada also hosted the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal, Quebec. Canada will once again host the Winter Games in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The first Winter Olympic Games held in Russia were in Sochi in 2014.
I think only once I'm not quite sure but tht time was in Montreal
Through the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Jamaica has participated in 21 Olympics ... 15 Summer Games and 6 Winter Games.
2 times (1988 Calgary, 2010 Vancouver)
Africa has never hosted the Commonwealth Games. They will host their first Games in 2022 when Durban will be given the honor to host the event.