Winter Olympic Games
major international multi-sport event
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Summary
Winter Olympic Games is a recurring sporting event[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of recurring sporting event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,701 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: Olympic Games[3]
- Commons category: Winter Olympics[4]
- Opposite of: Summer Olympic Games[5]
- Has part(s): 1924 Winter Olympics[6], 1928 Winter Olympics[7], 1932 Winter Olympics[8], 1936 Winter Olympics[9], 1940 Winter Olympics[10], 1944 Winter Olympics[11], 1948 Winter Olympics[12], 1952 Winter Olympics[13], 1956 Winter Olympics[14], 1960 Winter Olympics[15], 1964 Winter Olympics[16], 1968 Winter Olympics[17], 1972 Winter Olympics[18], 1976 Winter Olympics[19]
- Inception: 1924[20]
- Sport: winter sport[21]
- Organizer: International Olympic Committee[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Winter Olympic Games[23]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/[24]
- Event interval: 4 years[25]
- Season starts: February[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
- Season ends: February[28]
Why It Matters
Winter Olympic Games has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]