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The 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics were hosted in Lake Placid, New York. New York City has never hosted an Olympic Games.
It depends on what you call "East". Certainly Moscow, USSR(now Russia) in 1980 Summer Games qualifies. Sarajevo, Yugoslavia(now the capital of Bosnia & Herzegovina) hosted the 1984 Winter. Greece hosted the first games in 1896 and the Summer Games again in 2004. And although maps often put Finland with Western Europe, Helsinki, Finland's 1952 Summer Games are very far east.
They hosted it in 1932 and 1980.
The United States has hosted 8 Olympic Games:1904 Summer Olympics - St. Louis1932 Winter Olympics - Lake Placid1932 Summer Olympics - Los Angeles1960 Winter Olympics - Squaw Valley1980 Winter Olympics - Lake Placid1984 Summer Olympics - Los Angeles1996 Summer Olympics - Atlanta2002 Winter Olympics - Salt Lake CityAs of the 2008 Games, the Olympics have been hosted 8 times by 6 US cities:1) St. Louis - 1904 Summer Games2) Los Angeles - 1932 and 1984 Summer Games3) Lake Placid - 1932 and 1980 Winter Games4) Squaw Valley - 1960 Winter Games5) Atlanta - 1996 Summer Games6) Salt Lake City - 2002 Winter GamesAs of the 2008 Games in Beijing, the United States has hosted 8 Olympic Games: Summer - 1904 - St. Louis 1932 - Los Angeles1984 - Los Angeles1996 - AtlantaWinter - 1932 - Lake Placid1960 - Squaw Valley1980 - Lake Placid2002 - Salt Lake City
The 1980 Summer Olympics were held in Moscow, Russia. The 1980 Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid, New York.