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Listed here are all the Winter Olympic Games host cities and their distance from the equator (including hosts up to the 2034 Winter Olympics). The data was originally provided by Hank Wisniewski of Austin, Texas, U.S.A. See a similar list for the Summer Olympics. See the full list of host cities.

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WINTER OLYMPICS HOST CITIES CLOSEST to the EQUATOR:

1. Nagano, Japan (1998; 36.63° N)
2. PyeongChang, South Korea (2018; 37.37° N)
3. Squaw Valley, United States (1960; 39.20° N)
4. Salt Lake City, United States (2002 & 2034; 40.75° N)
5. Sapporo, Japan (1972; 43.07° N)

WINTER OLYMPICS HOST CITIES FARTHEST from the EQUATOR:

1. Lillehammer, Norway (1994; 61.13° N)
2. Oslo, Norway (1952; 59.95° N)
3. Calgary, Canada (1988; 51.05° N)
4. Vancouver, Canada (2010; 49.25° N)
5. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (1936; 47.50° N)

Related Pages

• List of Winter Olympics Bid Cities
• A similar list of locations for the Summer Olympics host cities
• Winter Olympics main page.