Olympic facts

1. Where are the 2014 Winter Games being hosted? The 2014 Winter Games are being hosted in Sochi, Russia. 
2. Where were the 2012 SUMMER games hosted? The 2012 Summer games were hosted in London, England.
3. The first Winter Olympic Games were held in Charmonix, France. What year? In 1924.
4. The FIRST Winter Games to be televised were the 1956 Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
5. Only four athletes have ever won medals at both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games. Were any of them American? If yes, who? Yes, Eddie Eagan was an American athlete. He won light heavyweight boxing gold, and four-man Bobsled gold. 
6. Who is the only person to win medals at the Winter and Summer Games in the same year. Christa Luding is the only person to win medals at the Winter and Summer games in the same year.
7. What country has held the most number of Winter Olymipic games? How many times has the country hosted? The US has held the most number of Winter Olympic games, we have held them 4 times.
8. Which US city has hosted TWO winter games? Lake Placid, USA.
9. What country is hosting the 2018 winter games? PyeongChang, South Korea. 
10. 6 countries are in the running to host the 2022 winter games.  Which ONE was a prior host? What year? Oslo was a prior host in the year 1952.