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What are the competitions in the Winter Olympics and what about the Olympics? What is the difference between the Winter Olympics and the Olympics

Winter Olympics competition items: generally include skiing, ski sledding, ice skating, ice hockey, speed skating, figure skating and some other ice and snow sports, varying from session to session.

Olympic Games competition events: generally include track and field, swimming, table tennis, race walking, synchronized swimming, water polo, diving, baseball, wrestling, weightlifting, volleyball, badminton, archery and other sports, varying from session to session.

Difference:

1, the season is different

The Winter Olympics is the world's largest winter comprehensive games, held every four years, and since 1994 with the Summer Olympics held between.

The Olympic Games can be held in the summer, can also be held in winter, once every four years.

2, different categories

Olympics category more, and the Winter Olympics belongs to a kind of Olympic Games. The Olympic Games are divided into Summer Olympics, Summer Paralympics, Winter Olympics, Winter Paralympics, Summer Youth Games, Winter Youth Olympics, World Summer Special Olympics, World Winter Special Olympics, Summer Deaflympics, Winter Deaflympics.

3, the host country is different

Each Olympic Games and Winter Olympics host country is different, need to be selected by the International Olympic Committee to decide.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Winter Olympics

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