In January 1991 , Kevin James LaBrie , of glam metal band Winter Rose , was flown Self_motion from Canada to New York for an audition .

Operation Dark Winter was the code name for a senior-level bio-terrorist attack Attack simulation conducted Action from June 22–23 , 2001 .

Dark Winter was focused Aiming on evaluating Check the inadequacies of a national emergency response Communication during the use Using of a biological weapon against the American populace .

Dark Winter 's simulated scenario involved an initial localized smallpox attack on Oklahoma City , Oklahoma with additional smallpox attack cases in Georgia and Pennsylvania .

This was also a test Testing event Competition for the facilities to be used Using in the 2014 Winter Olympics .

Operation Winter '94 ( , Операција Зима '94 ) was a joint military offensive Attack of the Croatian Army ( HV ) and the Croatian Defence Council ( HVO ) fought Hostile_encounter in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina between 29 November and 24 December 1994 .

Operation Winter '94 was the first in a series of successful advances Cause_to_make_progress made by the HV and the HVO in or near the Livanjsko field , an elongated flat-bottomed valley surrounded Surrounding by hills .

Operation Winter '94 pushed Motion back the front line of the VRS by about , capturing Conquering much of the Livanjsko field .

The women 's skeleton event Social_event at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place Hold at the Whistler Sliding Centre on 18–19 February .

Williams , who had never before won a World Cup or World Championship event , became Becoming the first British athlete to win Getting a solo Winter Olympic gold medal in 30 years .

Williams ' teammate Shelley Rudman , who had won the silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics , and Canadian Mellisa Hollingsworth , both of whom had been expected to be in medal contention , were disappointed .

The plane was landing Self_motion in harsh , Winter weather conditions , with dense near-ground fog , 6/8 overcast , fractostratus clouds at 250 meters , 7-km visibility and temperature of 5 degrees below 0 .

Winter Jam Tour Spectacular , also referred Name_conferral to as simply Winter Jam ( and formerly known as January Jam from 1995–2000 ) , is an annual American music tour Traveling featuring contemporary Christian music artists of all genres , stunt and/or comedy performances , as well as a tour speaker .

Winter Jam Tour Spectacular , also referred Name_conferral to as simply Winter Jam ( and formerly known as January Jam from 1995–2000 ) , is an annual American music tour Traveling featuring contemporary Christian music artists of all genres , stunt and/or comedy performances , as well as a tour speaker .

Conceived Creating and created Creating in 1995 , as `` January Jam '' , by contemporary Christian music group NewSong and produced Creating and promoted Cause_to_make_progress by the promotions company , Premier Productions , Winter Jam has run Hold annually since 1995 .

From its inception in 1995 through the most recent 2019 tour Traveling , the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular has toured Traveling all over the United States of America .

As of April 2011 , they reported Reporting more than half a million in total attendance for the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular 2011 , first quarter , attendance , and 90,000 `` decisions Deciding for Christ '' for .

The campaign was designed Creating as part of an offensive launched by General Sir Harold Alexander 's Allied 15th Army Group , with the intention of breaching the German Army 's Winter Line defensive system and advancing Cause_to_make_progress to Pescara—and eventually Rome .

Some have referred Name_conferral to the succeeding and still ongoing conflicts Violence as the Arab Winter .

In the following weeks , the suffered Bodily_harm from the onset of the Russian Winter .

The 8-day Blackpool Dance Festival is the world 's first and most famous annual ballroom dance competition Competition of international significance , held Hold in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens , Blackpool , England since 1920 .

The 2018 Winter Paralympics ( ) , the 12th Paralympic Winter Games Competition , and also more generally known as the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Competition , were an international multi-sport event Social_event for athletes with disabilities governed Control by the International Paralympic Committee ( IPC ) , that was held Hold in Pyeongchang County , Gangwon Province , South Korea , from 9 to 18 March 2018 .

The 2018 Winter Paralympics ( ) , the 12th Paralympic Winter Games Competition , and also more generally known as the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Competition , were an international multi-sport event Social_event for athletes with disabilities governed Control by the International Paralympic Committee ( IPC ) , that was held Hold in Pyeongchang County , Gangwon Province , South Korea , from 9 to 18 March 2018 .

The 2018 Winter Paralympics ( ) , the 12th Paralympic Winter Games Competition , and also more generally known as the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Competition , were an international multi-sport event Social_event for athletes with disabilities governed Control by the International Paralympic Committee ( IPC ) , that was held Hold in Pyeongchang County , Gangwon Province , South Korea , from 9 to 18 March 2018 .

Host nation South Korea placed Placing 16th with 3 total medals and won its first gold and first bronze at in Winter Paralympics .

The object of `` Diadem '' was to break Bodily_harm the German defenses on the Gustav Line ( the western half of the Winter Line ) and open Openness up the Liri Valley , the main route to Rome .

The 2011–2013 Chilean protests – known as the Chilean Winter ( in particular reference to the massive protests of August 2011 ) or the Chilean Education Conflict ( as labelled in Chilean media ) – were a series of student-led protests Protest across Chile , demanding Request a new framework for education in the country , including more direct state participation Participation in secondary education and an end Process_end to the existence Presence of profit in higher education .

After losing Earnings_and_losses on home-ice to Finland 1-3 earlier that year during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Quarterfinals Competition , in a rematch Competition , captured Conquering the gold medal by defeating Conquering Finland 5–2 in the final Competition Sweden captured Conquering the bronze medal with a 3–0 victory Earnings_and_losses over the Czech Republic .

Taste of Chaos has been called Name_conferral the `` Winter Warped Tour '' since dates run Self_motion from October ( internationally ) through April ( in North America ) of the next year .

On 18 March , Viviane Forest became Becoming the first Canadian athlete to win Getting a gold in both the Winter and Summer Paralympics Competition , by winning Getting the Women 's Downhill for Visually Impaired Influence .

Lauren Woolstencroft sets Placing the gold medal record Recording with 5 gold medals , for most gold medals won by any Winter Paralympian at a single Games Competition .

The ice hockey competitions Competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics were played Competition at two venues , located 300 meters from the other , within the Olympic Park in Sochi , Russia .

Canada men 's and Canada women 's national teams went through the tournament undefeated repeating its gold medalist achievements at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics .

Winter Jam 2009 Tour Spectacular was a concert Social_event tour in the Winter Jam concert series , headlined by Grammy Award-winning artist tobyMac and hosted by NewSong .

Winter Jam 2009 Tour Spectacular was a concert Social_event tour in the Winter Jam concert series , headlined by Grammy Award-winning artist tobyMac and hosted by NewSong .

An all-time single show attendance record Recording for the Winter Jam concert series was set Placing in Greensboro , North Carolina on February 21 , 2009 with over 20,000 in attendance .

The opening Process_start ceremony Social_event of the 2014 Winter Olympics Competition took place Hold at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi , Russia , on 7 February 2014 .

This was the first Winter Olympics and first Olympic Games opening Process_start ceremony Social_event under the IOC presidency Change_of_leadership of Thomas Bach .

This was also the second consecutive Winter Olympic opening Process_start ceremony Social_event to be held Hold in an indoor stadium .

Hard Rock Hell I : The Winter Ball .

The first edition of the Hard Rock Hell festival Social_event was subtitled Name_conferral `` The Winter Ball '' .

The curling competition Competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held Hold at the Ice Cube Curling Center , nicknamed Name_conferral `` the Ice Cube '' .

The tournament featured many countries ' elite stars , as it served Assistance as the last and most important stage in selecting Choosing nine automatic qualifiers for the men 's hockey competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , a process that uses Using the IIHF World Ranking standings after the tournament .

The following day , the Winter Palace ( the seat of the Provisional government located in Petrograd , then capital of Russia ) was captured Conquering .

In November , the Soviets attacked Attack Finland in the Winter War , resulting in much debate in France and Britain about an offensive to help Finland , but the forces finally assembled Come_together for this campaign were delayed Change_event_time until it ended Process_end in March .

The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union ( USSR ) and Finland .

In the Gulf of Mexico , high waves contributed Causation to two deaths Death , one of which was indirect ; there was also a death Death due to flooding Catastrophe in Winter Haven .

The men 's ice hockey tournament Competition at the 1924 Winter Olympics Competition in Chamonix , France , was the 2nd Olympic Championship Competition , also serving Assistance as the 2nd World Championships Competition .

This format would remain Temporary_stay in use Using until the 1992 Winter Olympics Competition , when the final round-robin was replaced Change with a medal-round single-elimination tournament Competition .

The men 's ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics took place Process_start at the Olympiaschanze in St. Moritz , Switzerland , on 18 February .