The 24th Winter Olympic Games will kick off in Beijing on February 4, 2022.

The sports department of Chinanews.com launched a series of columns "Hundred Questions about Winter Olympics", aimed at popularizing Winter Olympic knowledge, answering hot questions, sharing interesting stories about ice and snow, and helping everyone have a better watching experience during the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The 47th Winter Olympics 100 Questions | Which city has hosted the most Winter Olympics?

　　From Chamonix, France to Pyeongchang, South Korea, the Winter Olympics had already passed 23 stops.

Do you know which city has hosted the Winter Olympics the most in history?

　　The answer is St. Moritz in Switzerland, Innsbruck in Austria and Lake Placid in the United States.

The three places have hosted two Winter Olympics and tied for the top spot.

Data map: The 2017 Alpine Skiing World Championship was held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Swiss Air Force’s "Patrolman" aerobatic team staged the opening ceremony of the snow mountain flying to help.

　　In February 1928, the second Winter Olympics was held in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

St. Moritz in eastern Switzerland is surrounded by magnificent Alpine peaks.

The transportation here is convenient, accessible by plane and train, and it is a prestigious tourist attraction and winter sports center.

　　The Winter Olympics were held from February 11 to 19, 1928.

A total of 464 athletes from 25 delegations participated, including 26 women and 438 men.

　　Exactly 20 years later, the 5th Winter Olympics came to St. Moritz again. It once again attracted the attention of the world due to ice and snow. It also became the first city to host two Winter Olympics.

　　Innsbruck, Austria, hosted the Winter Olympics twice in 1964 and 1976.

　　As a country that loves snow and ice, winter sports such as alpine skiing are very popular in Austria.

In the process of bidding for the 9th Winter Olympics in 1964, they defeated Calgary in Canada and Lati in Finland and won the right to host.

　　The right to host the 1976 Winter Olympics was originally awarded to Denver by the International Olympic Committee, but for various reasons, Denver finally chose to give up.

The torch of the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Image source: Official website of the International Olympic Committee

　　Innsbruck, Austria, immediately submitted an application to the International Olympic Committee.

In the end, the International Olympic Committee decided to hand over the right to host the Winter Olympics to Innsbruck.

After a lapse of 12 years, Innsbruck hosted the Winter Olympics again.

　　Lake Placid in the United States hosted the Winter Olympics twice in 1932 and 1980.

Lake Placid is located in the mountains of the northeastern United States. The climate is cold and dry in winter, making it an ideal place for snow and ice sports.

　　The Lake Placid Winter Olympics in 1932 was the first time the Winter Olympics went to the American continent.

After the successful bid to host the 1980 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid also "tied" St. Moritz and Innsbruck.

It is worth mentioning that the first time the Chinese delegation participated in the Winter Olympics was in Lake Placid in 1980.

(Liu Xingchen)