Why are the Olympics every four years?

WASHINGTON — In just 100 days, athletes from all over the world will gather in Italy to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics .

The event comes nearly two years after the Summer Games in Paris and four years after the last edition of the Winter Games in Beijing.

Next year, the Winter Games will be hosted by two Italian cities, Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

The Winter Games will feature 16 different sports, including ski jumping, snowboarding, bobsleighing and figure skating.

Why are the Olympics every two years?

For most of the 20th century, the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year, then repeated every four years.

However, in 1994, things changed when the Winter and Summer games split and were then held every two years instead. The 1994 Winter Olympics were held in Li