The 1984 Winter Olympics took place from Wednesday 8 to Sunday 19 February, the dates were chosen to extend over twelve days and two weekends, like the previous editions. However, the ice hockey tournament began on February 7, the day before the Opening Ceremony. The number of events increased from thirty-eight to thirty-nine, the 20 kilometers women was added to the cross-country skiing competitions. Around 430,000 attend the competitions.