Did you know that 4 athletes have managed to win medals in both Winter and Summer Olympic Games!? Here are some interesting facts about Winter Olympics that you probably didn't know! Subscribe to be amongst the first to see our future facts: http://bitly.com/factxtract Spoilers (Content of the video)! 5. Sochi is the warmest city to host Winter Olympics! Sochi is a subtropical resort town with palm trees and beaches! Its average temperature in February is 8.3 °C (42.8 °F). This makes it the warmest city to have ever hosted Winter Olympic Games! 4. Only 4 Athletes Have Won Medals in Both Winter and Summer Olympic Games Eddie Eagan (USA) in Boxing & Bobsleigh Jacob Tullin Thams (Norway) in Sailing & Ski jumping Christa Luding (East Germany) in Cycling & Speed Skating Clara Hughes (Canada) in Cycling & Speed Skating Clara Hughes (from Canada) is the only person ever to have won multiple medals in both Winter and Summer Olympics. 3. No Gold for the Host City in 1988! During 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada became the first host country that didn't win a single gold medal on home soil. They salvaged their reputation in 2010, when they won the highest number of Gold medals (14) in Vancouver. 2. Meteorite in Some of the Winter Olympics medals! Some of the 2014 Russian Winter Olympics medals have bits of the meteorite that crashed in Russia early in 2013. This applies only to gold medals won on February 15th (the anniversary of the crash). 1. Condom Crisis in Vancouver Winter Olympics! What happens when you put thousands of young and healthy athletes in a confined space? Lots of sex! In the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, 100,000 condoms were provided for the Olympic Village.... and they ran out! The authorities then had to send an emergency shipment of condoms to the village! Source of Music: "Black Vulture" from YouTube Music Library Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Olympic_rings_without_rims.svg Sochi: http://bit.ly/1dTA4t3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RIAN_archive_579736_Promenade_and_beach_in_Sochi.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tower_on_the_Akhun_mountain.JPG http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RIAN_archive_499451_On_a_beach_in_Sochi.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RIAN_archive_159143_Sochi.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/mafue/6585697463/ http://www.adventured.com/colorado-athletics/colorado-athletics-top-10-athletes/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Tullin_Thams.jpeg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christa_Rothenburger.JPG http://www.flickr.com/photos/35034363287@N01/4387177892/in/photolist-7FFr99-8YcVSh-8YcWwA http://www.thewhig.com/2013/11/05/olympic-hero-welcomed-onto-wall-of-champions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vrh_Vislera_-_Simbol_Olimpijade_2010.JPG http://openclipart.org/detail/26425/hide-girl-by-anonymous http://openclipart.org/detail/28503/condom-by-skotan http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warning_Sex_in_progress_Do_not_disturb.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vancouver_2010_Opening_Ceremony_Caldron.jpg http://openclipart.org/detail/76999/ski-by-shokunin http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fleury,_Crosby_and_Stanley_Cup.jpg Source: http://gizmodo.com/some-olympics-gold-medalists-will-get-russias-meteorit-918000563 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics http://www.topendsports.com/events/winter/trivia.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympians_who_won_medals_in_the_Summer_and_Winter_Games#In_the_Summer_and_Winter_Games

• published: 17 Jan 2016
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