What is 1960 Winter Olympics?
{{Infobox Olympic games|1960|Winter|Olympics| | host_city = [[Squaw Valley, Placer County, California|Squaw Valley]], United States | nations = 30 | athletes = 665 (521 men, 144 women) | events = 27 in 4 [[Olympic sports|sports]] (8 disciplines) | opening = 18 February | closing = 28 February | opened_by = [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Richard Nixon]] | cauldron = [[Ken Henry (speed skater)|Ken Henry]] | stadium = [[Blyth Arena]] | winter_prev = [[1956 Winter Olympics|Cortina 1956]] | winter_next = [[1964 Winter Olympics|Innsbruck 1964]] | summer_prev = [[1956 Summer Olympics|Melbourne 1956]] | summer_next = [[1960 Summer Olympics|Rome 1960]] }} The '''1960 [[Winter Olympics]]''', officially known as the '''VIII Olympic Winter Games''', were held in [[1960]] in [[Squaw Valley, California (Ski Area Valley)|Squaw Valley]], [[California]], [[United States]] (in the [[Lake Tahoe]] basin). Squaw Valley won the bid in [[1955]]. [[Alexander Cushing]], the creator of the [[resort]], campaigned vigorously to win the Games. After being awarded the Games, there was a rush to construct [[road]]s, [[hotel]]s, [[restaurant]]s, and [[bridge]]s, as well as the ice arena, the [[speed skating]] track, [[ski lift]]s, and the [[ski jumping]] [[hill]]. {{Commonscat}} {{Olympic Games}} {{Sport-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1960 Winter Olympics| ]] [[Category:1960 in sports]] [[Category:1960 in California]]