An Eventful Winter Olympics in South Korea

Source: Statista

According to data from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), there have been 102 events in which the athletes competed for medals – more than at any previous Winter Olympics. The first one, in Chamonix in the French Alps, had 16 events. During the Second World War two games were cancelled, while the last games before the war were held in Garmisch-Patenkirchen under Nazi rule.

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