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The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games ( French: XVIes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Albertville '92 ( Arpitan: Arbèrtvile '92 ), was a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and around Albertville, France.
The Winter Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques d'hiver) [note 1] is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France.
Date: February 8, 1992 - February 23, 1992. Location: France. Albertville 1992 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Albertville, France, that took place February 8–23, 1992. The Albertville Games were the 16th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games.
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Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1992 winter Olympics in Albertville. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
May 20, 2020 · Beginning with Albertville and Barcelona in 1992, followed shortly thereafter by the Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games and then Atlanta and Nagano, Canadian athletes achieved unprecedented...
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Jun 16, 2017 · Nagano 1998 marked the return of curling as an official Olympic medal sport for the first time since the first Winter Games at Chamonix 1924. Canada’s representatives in the first ever women’s tournament were skipped by Sandra Schmirler, who had won the world title in 1993, 1994 and 1997.
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It was the Olympic début for Dæhlie, who would dominate Nordic skiing through the 1998 Winter Olympics. In Alpine skiing, the only double gold medalist was Austria’s Petra Kronberger, who won the slalom and the Alpine combined.
