What countries have participated in the previous Winter Olympics?

Countries participating in previous Winter Olympics include Chamont in France, St. Moritz in Switzerland, Lake Placid in the United States, Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany, St. Moritz in Switzerland, Oslo in Norway, and Coti in Italy. Nathan Pezzo, Squaw Valley, USA, Innsbruck, Austria, Grenoble, France, Sapporo, Japan, Innsbruck, Austria, Lake Placid, USA, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Calgary, Canada, Albertville, France, Lee, Norway Lehammer, Salt Lake City, USA, Turin, Italy, Vancouver, Canada, Sochi, Russia, Pyeongchang County, South Korea, and Beijing.

The development history of the Winter Olympics

1. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the future of the Olympic Games slowly took shape.

2. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, some ice and snow sports such as skiing, sledding, skating, ice hockey and other projects gradually gained popularity and development in European and American countries.

3. In 1887, Norway established the world's first ski club.

4. In 1890, Canada established the world's first ice hockey association.

5. In 1892, the International Skating Union was established in the Netherlands.

6. In 1893, the first men's speed skating championship was held in Amsterdam.

7. In 1908, France established the worldwide International Ice Hockey Federation.

8. With the increasing popularity of ice and snow sports, Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics, suggested holding the Winter Olympics separately. However, due to the success of the Nordic combined sports in Scandinavia in 1901, held and delayed.

9. In 1908, figure skating was added to the 4th Summer Olympics.

10. In 1920, the 7th Summer Olympics was held.

11. The International Olympic Committee refused to accept the Nordic combined events and added ice hockey. The addition of figure skating and ice hockey to the Olympic Games aroused great interest from the audience, but weather conditions caused a lot of inconvenience to the organizers. Although both events were held in April, most competitions and the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games were held in August. It won't be held until mid-month. This makes an Olympic Games take up to five months, which consumes too much manpower and material resources. In view of this, people tend to separate the ice and snow events from the Olympic Games and conduct separate ice and snow Olympics.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Winter Olympics