Why was there no Winter Olympics in 1994?
The IOC appealed for a truce in the ongoing Bosnian War and the Siege of Sarajevo, the city that had hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Who won the 1994 Winter Olympics figure skating?
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s singles | Alexei Urmanov Russia | Elvis Stojko Canada |
| Ladies’ singles | Oksana Baiul Ukraine | Nancy Kerrigan United States |
| Pairs | Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov Russia | Natalia Mishkutionok and Artur Dmitriev Russia |
| Ice dance | Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov Russia | Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin Russia |
Did Nancy Kerrigan win Olympic gold?
Nancy Kerrigan won two Olympic medals in figure skating, a bronze in 1992, and a silver in 1994.
Where were the Winter Olympics in the 90s?
1992 Winter Olympics
| Emblem of the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Albertville, Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Athletes | 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) |
| Events | 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) |
| Opening | 8 February |
Why were there 2 Winter Olympics in a row?
After only a two-year interlude, the Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994, when a 1986 amendment to the Olympic Charter calling for the Summer and Winter Games to be held alternately every two years went into effect. Awarded to Lillehammer, the 1994 Olympics were noteworthy for their environmental conservation.
Is there swimming in the Winter Olympics?
The only summer sports that have never been absent from the Olympic program are athletics, aquatics (the discipline of swimming has been in every Olympics), cycling, fencing, and gymnastics (the discipline of artistic gymnastics has been in every Olympics).
What events were in the 1924 Winter Olympics?
That was in 1924, at the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, where 16 countries gathered to compete in sports like figure skating, speed skating, hockey, curling and more between Jan. 25 and Feb. 5, 1924.