Sapporo had previously bid two times and its persistence paid off when XI Winter Games was awarded for the first time to an Asian country.

• 札幌曾经两次申请举办冬奥会未中标，但是它坚持不懈，终于如愿以偿，得到了第11届冬奥会主办权，这也是亚洲的第一次。