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Winter Games Overview
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| Year | Location | Disabilities included | Number of Countries | Number of Athletes | Shared Venue with Olympics | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | Spinal Injury Amputee Visually Impairment Cerebral Palsy Les Autres |
45* | 600* | Yes | |
| 2006 | Torino, Italy | Spinal Injury Amputee Visually Impairment Cerebral Palsy Les Autres |
39 | 477 | Yes | Wheelchair Curling to be added as sport |
| 2002 | Salt Lake City, USA | Spinal Injury Amputee Visually Impairment Cerebral Palsy Les Autres |
36 | 416 | Yes |
Number of tickets on sale had to be augmented due to high demand |
| 1998 | Nagano, Japan | Spinal Injury Amputee Visually Impairment Cerebral Palsy Les Autres |
32 | 571 | Yes |
Demonstrated rising media and public interest in Paralympic winter sport |
| 1994 | Lillehammer, Norway | Spinal Injury Amputee Visually Impairment Cerebral Palsy Les Autres |
31 | 492 | Yes | Ice Sledge Hockey added as a sport |
| 1992 | Tignes-Albertville, France | Spinal Injury Amputee Visually Impairment Cerebral Palsy Les Autres |
24 | 475 | Yes | Biathlon added as a discipline. Demonstration events: Alpine and Cross-Country Skiing for athletes with an intellectual disability |
| 1988 | Innsbruck, Austria | Spinal Injury Amputee Visually Impairment Cerebral Palsy Les Autres |
22 | 397 | No | Sit-Ski events introduced in the sports of Alpine and Nordic Skiing |
| 1984 | Innsbruck, Austria | Spinal Injury Amputee Visually Impairment Cerebral Palsy Les Autres |
21 | 457 | No | Demonstration event at Olympics in Sarajevo: Giant Slalom |
| 1980 | Geilo, Norway | Spinal Injury Amputee Visually Impairment Cerebral Palsy Les Autres |
18 | 350 | No | Demonstration event: Downhill Sledge Racing |
| 1976 | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | Visually Impairment Amputee |
17 | 250+ | No | Demonstration event: Sledge Racing |
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