Bobsledding was created in Switzerland in the late 19th century when a Swiss resident attached a steering mechanism to a toboggan. The first bobsleigh club was created in 1897.
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Winter Olympic sports held outdoors are alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, cross country skiing, bobsleigh, skeleton, luge, ski jumping, nordic combined, biathlon, and snowboarding.
1924 Games in Chamonix. Italy had 23 athletes to competing in ski jumping, cross country skiing, bobsleigh, and military ski patrol. They won no medals.
Sports competed in the Winter Olympics include skiing (alpine, cross country, and freestyle), ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating (including short track), curling, bobsleigh, luge, ski jumping, snowboarding, biathlon (cross country skiing and shooting combined), skeleton, and nordic combined (combination of cross country skiing and ski jumping).
Turin, Italy.
The 2006 Winter Olympics were held in Turin (aka Torino), Italy.