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 * History of the Winter Olympics**

Norway. The Winter Olympics has been hosted in three continents, but never in the southern hemisphere. The United States has hosted the Winter Olympics four times, more than any other country. France has hosted the games three times and Canada, Austria, Japan, Italy, Switzerland, and Norway have all hosted the games two times. In 2014, the next Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia and this will be the first time that Russia has held the Olympics.**
 * The** **first Winter Olympics** **were held in** **Chamonix, France in 1924. Before 1924, figure skating and ice hockey had been events at the Summer Olympics. The games were held every four year from 1924 until 1940 when they were interrupted by WWII, the games then resumed in 1948. The Summer and Winter Olympics were celebrated in the same year until 1992. The first Winter Olympic Games to be held on this new schedule was in 1994 in


 * By: Jordan**