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Olympic flame durin the openin ceremonies of the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City

The Winter Olympic Gemmes are a winter multi-sport event held every fower years. Thay featur winter sports held on snow or ice, such as Alpine skiin, cross-kintra skiin, figur skatin, bobsleddin an ice hockey. Cross-kintra skiin, figur skatin, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumpin, an speed skatin hae been competit at every Winter Olympics syne 1924. Ither athletic events hae been added as the Gemmes hae progressed. Some o these events, such as luge, short track speed skatin, an freestyle skiin hae earned a permanent spot on the Olympic programme. Ithers, lik speed skiin, bandy, an skijörin hae been demonstration sports but never incorporatit offeecially as an Olympic sport.