The first edition of the Winter Olympics was hosted in Chamonix, France in January and February 1924. The Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics were hosted in the same year until 1994.

American speed skater Charles Jewtraw (1900-1996) competing in the men's 500 metres speed skating event of the 1924 Winter Olympics, at the Stade Olympique de Chamonix in Chamonix, France, 26th ...

The first Winter Olympics, which opened on Jan. 25, 1924, in Chamonix, France, weren’t called “the Olympics” at the time.. In short, the name was “International Winter Sports Week.” In full, in French ...

Figure skaters at the 1924 winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, 30th January 1924. Left to right: Herma Planck-Szabo of Hungary, Ethel Muckelt of Britain and Beatrix Loughran of the U.S.A. Planck ...

The 1924 Olympics featured 11-year-old Norwegian skater Sonja Henie, and although she did not win any medals at those Games, she went on to win gold in 1928, 1932 and 1936. Currently, an athlete ...

Much has changed since the first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The “International Winter Sports Week” featured about 250 athletes participating in 16 events across ...

Here, we look back on the 100 years since Chamonix 1924, and the ways hosting a Winter Olympics has changed since those historic Games. Winter Olympic host selection process Preparing for a Winter ...

The first edition of the Winter Olympics was hosted in Chamonix, France in January and February 1924. The Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics were hosted in the same year until 1994.

Some traditions and results have remarkably stayed the same in the 10 decades since the 1924 Paris Olympics. The Olympic Games have changed a lot since 1924, naturally, ...