Apart from the Second World War period the Winter Olympics were held every four years, a few months before the summer Olympics. But in 1986 the IOC changed the schedule so that the summer and winter games would be held in different years. Thus, for the only time in history, the Lillehammer Games took place just two years after the previous Winter Olympics which were held in Albertville, France.
Since the Winter Games began, 55 out of 56 gold medals in the mens nordic skiing events have been won by competitors from Scandinavia or the former Soviet Union. For teams from warm weather countries, cross-country skiing can pose problems, At the Calgary Games in 1988, one competitor in the 50-kilometre even was so slow that race officials feared he was lost and sent out a search party. Roberto Alvarez of Mexico had never skied more than 20 kilometres before and finished 61st and last 52 minutes behind the 60th place.
Questions 8-11
Complete the table below. Write a date for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 8-11 on your answer sheet,
DATE EVENT
...... Ancient Olympics came to an end
...... First womens events
Example ...1901... First Nordic Games
...... First winter team game included in Olympics
...... First Winter Olympic Games
Questions 12-18
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