The Winter Olympics are held every four years.

Quick Scoop

The Winter Olympic Games are a major international event for snow and ice sports that take place on a four‑year cycle, just like the Summer Games. Since 1994, the Winter and Summer Olympics have been staggered so that there is usually an Olympic Games (winter or summer) every two years, but each specific Winter Olympics still only comes around once every four years.

Key facts

  • Winter Olympics are scheduled every four years.
  • Summer and Winter Games are typically spaced two years apart from each other in the calendar.
  • The next Winter Olympics after 2022 (Beijing) are the 2026 Games in Milan–Cortina, again following the four‑year pattern.

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