The Winter Olympic Games, like Summer Olympics, are held every four years. The only difference being that they feature winter sports held on snow or ice.
The first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France in 1924. Winter Olympics are not as popular as Summer Olympics as lesser number of countries participate in them. The 2010 Winter Olympics are officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics. They were held on February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler, Richmond, West Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands.
Games in Winter Olympics:
Alpine skiing, Biathlon, Bobsled, Cross-country skiing, Curling, Figure skating, Freestyle skiing, Ice hockey, Luge, Nordic combined, Short track speed skating, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Snowboarding, Speed skating.
Participation in 2010:
Athletes: Approx 2600
Countries: 82
Events: 86
Games: 56 disciplines
Medal Tally for Winter Olympics 2010:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 9 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | South Korea (KOR) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Switzerland (SUI) | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | China (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 | Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Winter Olympic Games' Venues:
| Games | Year | Host |
| I | 1924 | France Chamonix, France |
| II | 1928 | Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| III | 1932 | United States Lake Placid, United States |
| IV | 1936 | Nazi Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| -- | 1940 | Sapporo, Japan (Cancelled due to World War II) |
| -- | 1944 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (Cancelled due to World War II) |
| V | 1948 | Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| VI | 1952 | Norway Oslo, Norway |
| VII | 1956 | Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
| VIII | 1960 | United States Squaw Valley, United States |
| IX | 1964 | Austria Innsbruck, Austria |
| X | 1968 | France Grenoble, France |
| XI | 1972 | Japan Sapporo, Japan |
| XII | 1976 | Austria Innsbruck, Austria |
| XIII | 1980 | United States Lake Placid, United States |
| XIV | 1984 | Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia |
| XV | 1988 | Canada Calgary, Canada |
| XVI | 1992 | France Albertville, France |
| XVII | 1994 | Norway Lillehammer, Norway |
| XVIII | 1998 | Japan Nagano, Japan |
| XIX | 2002 | United States Salt Lake City, United States |
| XX | 2006 | Italy Turin, Italy |
| XXI | 2010 | Canada Vancouver, Canada, |
| XXII | 2014 | Russia Sochi, Russia (Scheduled) |
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