1924 WINTER GAMES I CHAMONIX, FRANCE

17 nations sent 258 (247♂ 11♀) athletes to compete 16 events in 6 sports and 9 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Norway with 17 medals (4g-7s-6b)

1928 WINTER GAMES II ST MORITZ, SWITZERLAND

25 nations sent 464 (438♂ 26♀) athletes to compete 14 events in 6 sports and 8 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Norway with 15 medals (6g-4s-5b)

1932 WINTER GAMES III LAKE PLACID, USA

17 nations sent 252 (231♂ 21♀) athletes to compete 14 events in 4 sports and 7 disciplines

Top ranking nation was USA with 12 medals (6g-4s-2b)

1936 WINTER GAMES IV GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY

28 nations sent 646 (566♂ 80♀)  athletes to compete 17 events in 6 sports and 8 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Norway with 15 medals (7g-5s-3b)

1948 WINTER GAMES V ST MORITZ, SWITZERLAND

28 nations sent 669 (592♂ 77♀)  athletes to compete 16 events in 6 sports and 8 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Norway with 10 medals (4g-3s-3b)

1952 WINTER GAMES VI OSLO, NORWAY

30 nations sent 694 (584♂ 109♀)  athletes to compete 22 events in 4 sports and 8 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Norway with 16 medals (7g-3s-6b)

1956 WINTER GAMES VII CORTINA d’ AMPEZZO , ITALY

32 nations sent 821 (687♂ 134♀) athletes to compete 24 events in 4 sports and 8 disciplines

Top ranking nation was URS with 16 medals (7g-3s-6b)

1960 WINTER GAMES VIII SQUAW VALLEY, USA

30 nations sent 665 (521♂ 144♀)  athletes to compete 27 events in 4 sports and 8 disciplines

Top ranking nation was URS with 21 medals (7g-5s-9b)

1964 WINTER GAMES IX INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA

36 nations sent 1091 (892♂ 199♀) athletes to compete 34 events in 6 sports and 10 disciplines

Top ranking nation was URS with 25 medals (11g-8s-6b)

1968 WINTER GAMES X GRENOBLE, FRANCE

37 nations sent 1158 (687♂ 211♀) athletes to compete 35 events in 6sports and 10 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Norway with 14 medals ( 6g-6s-2b)

1972 WINTER GAMES XI SAPPORO, JAPAN

35 nations sent 1006 (801♂ 205♀) athletes to compete 35 events in 6 sports and 10 disciplines

Top ranking nation was URS with 16 medals (8g-5s-3b)

1976 WINTER GAMES XII INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA

37 nations sent 1123 (892♂ 231♀)  athletes to compete 37 events in 6 sports and 10 disciplines

Top ranking nation was URS with 27 medals (13g-6s-8b)

1980 WINTER GAMES XIII LAKE PLACID, USA

37 nations sent 1027 (840♂ 232♀) athletes to compete 38 events in 6 sports and 10 disciplines

Top ranking nation was URS with 22 medals (10g-6s-6b)

1984 WINTER GAMES XIV SARAJEVO, JUGOSLAVIA

49 nations sent 1272 (998♂ 274♀) athletes to compete 39 events in 6 sports and 10 disciplines

Top ranking nation was USSR with 29 medals

Memorable moment—Torvil and Dean’s Bolero Ice Dance

1988 WINTER GAMES XV CALGARY, CANADA

57 nations sent 1423 (1112♂ 301♀) athletes to compete 46 events in 6 sports and 9 disciplines

Top ranking nation was URS with 29 medals (11g-9s-9b)

1992 WINTER GAMES XVI ALBERTVILLE, FRANCE

64 nations sent 1801 ( ♂ ♀) athletes to compete 24 events in 6 sports and 12 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Germany with 26 medals (10g-10s-6b)

1994 WINTER GAMES XVII LILLENAMMER, NORWAY

67 nations sent 1737 ( ♂ ♀) athletes to compete 24 events in 6 sports and 12 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Norway with 26 medals (10g-11s-5b)

To separate the Summer and Winter Olympics by 2 years keeping each 4 years apart

Astralia’s first Winter Olympics medal—a bronze in the men’s 5000m short track relay speed skating

1998 WINTER GAMES XVIII NAGANO, JAPAN

72 nations sent 2108 ( ♂ ♀) athletes to compete 24 events in 7sports and 14 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Germany with 29 medals (12g-9s-8b)

Zali Steggal won a bronze in slalom

2002 WINTER GAMES XIX SALT LAKE CITY, USA

77 nations sent 2399 (1513♂ 886♀) athletes to compete 78 events in 7sports and 15 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Norway with 25 medals (13g-5s-7b)

2 gold medals to Australia - Steven Bradbury 1000m short track speed skating

Alisa Camplin aerials

2006 WINTER GAMES XX TORINO (TURIN), ITALY

80 nations sent 2508 (1548♂ 960♀) athletes to compete 84 events in 7 sports and 15 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Germany with 29 medals (11g-12s-6b)

Gold medal to Dale Begg-Smith men’s freestyle moguls

Silver to Alisa Camplin aerials

2010 WINTER GAMES XXI VANCOUVER CANADA

82 nations sent 2632 ( ♂ ♀) athletes to compete 86 events in 7 sports and 15 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Canada with 26 medals ( 14g-7s-5b)

Gold to Torah Bright women’s half –pipe snowboarding and Lydia Lassila aerial freestyle

Silver to Dale Begg-Smith moguls

2014 WINTER GAMES XXII SOCHI, RUSSIA

88 nations sent 2873 ( ♂ ♀) athletes to compete 98 events in 7 sports and 15 disciplines

Top ranking nation was Norway with 26 medals ( 11g-5s-10b)

2018 WINTER GAMES XXIII PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA

92 nations sent ( ♂ ♀) athletes to compete 102 events in 7 sports and 15 disciplines

Top ranking nation was with medals ( g- s- b)

Four more disciplines will be demonstrated/trialled at these games - big air snowboarding;

Mixed doubles curling; mass start speed skating; mixed team alpine skiing.

2022 WINTER GAMES BEIJING, CHINA

nations sent ( ♂ ♀) athletes to compete events in sports and disciplines

Top ranking nation was with medals ( g- s- b)

WINTER OLYMPIC SPORTS AND DISCIPLINES

BOBSLEIGH 1924-1956 1964→

SKELETON 1928 1948 2002→

LUGE 1964→

CURLING 1924 1998→

ICE HOCKEY 1924→

NORDIC SKIING Military Patrol 1924 1928D 1936D 1948D replaced by Biathlon 1960→

Cross Country 1924→

Nordic Combined 1924→ 10k individual normal hill

10k individual large hill

Team large hill

Ski Jumping 1924→

ALPINE SKIING 1936 Combined Downhill and Slalom

1948→ Separate Downhill and Slalom

1952→ Giant Slalom

1988→ Super Giant Slalom

FREESTYLE SKIING 1992→ Moguls

1992→ Aerials

1992→ Ski cross

1992→ Superpipe

1992→ Slopestyle

SNOWBOARDING 1998→ Parallel

1998→ Half Pipe

1998→ Snowboard Cross

1988→ Slopestyle

SKATING FIGURE 1924→ ((Also competed in 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics)

SPEED SKATING 1924→

1992→ Short track speed skating

By AM