Knowra 1992 Winter Olympics 1992 Winter Olympics The 16th Winter Olympic Games, held in Albertville, France, from 8 to 23 February 1992. They were the last Winter Olympics held in the same year as the Summer Olympics.
Albertville : A town in southeastern France in the Savoie department, near the French Alps. The town served as the organizing center and namesake of the 1992 Games.
1992 Summer Olympics : The Summer Olympic Games held in Barcelona, Spain, from 25 July to 9 August 1992. Together, the Albertville and Barcelona Games were the final Summer and Winter Olympics held in one calendar year.
Alberto Tomba : An Italian alpine ski racer who won Olympic gold medals in 1988 and 1992. He defended his slalom title and added giant slalom gold at Albertville.
1998 Winter Olympics : The Winter Olympic Games held in Nagano, Japan, from 7 to 22 February 1998. Nagano offers a later example of a Winter Games organized across several venues.
1992 Winter Olympics opening ceremony : The ceremony that formally opened the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. It launched the Games with a ceremony staged in the host town.
1994 Winter Olympics : The Winter Olympic Games held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 12 to 27 February 1994. The next Winter Games followed only two years later, beginning the staggered Olympic cycle.
Petra Kronberger : An Austrian alpine ski racer who won two gold medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Her victories in the combined and slalom made her one of the Games' leading athletes.
1988 Winter Olympics : The Winter Olympic Games held in Calgary, Canada, from 13 to 28 February 1988. Calgary was the preceding Winter host and included several sports as demonstrations.
La Plagne : A French Alpine ski resort and winter-sports area in the Tarentaise Valley. It hosted bobsleigh and luge events during the Games.
Unified Team at the Olympics : The combined Olympic team representing most former Soviet republics in 1992. Its participation reflected the Soviet Union's dissolution shortly before the Games.
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