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Winter Olympic Games

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noun

  1. Also called: Winter Olympics(functioning as singular or plural) an international contest of winter sports, esp skiing, held every four years

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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More than 3,000 samples were collected from almost 2,000 athletes during February's Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, and no anti-doping rule violations have been reported.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2026

Guthrie also withdrew from NBC's Winter Olympic Games coverage as the search for her mother intensified.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

In 2026, when attention spans are measured in seconds, the Winter Olympic Games are feeling the consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

Follow along for live updates from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2026

Skiing great Lindsey Vonn crashed badly during the women's downhill race at Crans-Montana on Friday, just one week before the start of the Winter Olympic Games in Italy.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

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