Concerns and controversies at the 2022 Winter Olympics the proposed venues will be adjacent to the Songshan National Nature Reserve and part of the same mountain system, and the environmental impact on the nature reserve of construction, and artificially covering parts of the mountain with snow, is uncertain. Domestic Chinese criticism and debate on the potential environmental impacts caused by the game are censored by the Chinese government on the press and internet. Concerns and controversies at the 2022 Winter Olympics There have been concerns and controversies about the 2022 Winter Olympics which will be hosted in Beijing, China. Several cities withdrew their applications during the bidding process,
Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics the 1980 Winter Olympics. The city made four unsuccessful bids for the Winter Olympics in 1960, 1968, 1972, and 1976 before being awarded the 1980 Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1974. Between the 1932 Winter Games and the 1980 Winter Games, Lake Placid played host to Winter Sports Championships, the first time many of them were held outside of Europe. After the 1932 Games, the speedskating oval hosted the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men. The bob run hosted the FIBT World Championships in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, and 1978. In 1950, the FIS Nordic