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At the most recent Winter Olympics, seven sports were conducted, or 15 if each sport such as skiing and skating is counted. Of these, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping, and speed skating have been featured on the programme at all Winter Olympics. In addition, figure skating and ice hockey ... have been contested as part of the Summer Games before the introduction of separate Winter Olympics.
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The Winter Olympics began in 1924, and like the Summer Olympics, happen every four years. The modern games are based on Olympic Games that took place in ancient Greece almost 2,800 years ago.
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Benny Norling, Vice President of Business Development at SES Sirius AB, says that the company signed an agreement today for HDTV broadcasts with Belgian TV company Euro1080, which is producing the HDTV broadcasts from the Turin Winter Olympics. The broadcasts will run on Euro1080's channel HD2. Discussions are ... underway about broadcasting this summer's World Cup in football.
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The executive board has ... made recommendations concerning the programme for the Summer Olympic Games. It is proposing that a list of 25 sports be voted as a block, except for 2016, when the number will be 26.
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