Winter Olympics United States Host. The first winter olympics to be held in the u.s., according to wnbc, occurred just a few years after the chamonix. Salt lake city 2002 olympic winter games, athletic festival held in salt lake city, utah, u.s., that took place feb.

The winter olympics were held in salt lake city in 2002. In 1932, a town in upstate new york with a population of fewer than 4,000.