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Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1924 winter Olympics in Chamonix. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (French: I ers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 (Arpitan: Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
Chamonix 1924 was retrospectively acknowledged as the first Olympic Winter Games at the 24th IOC Session in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1926. The Games helped make winter sports more accessible; the two permanent venues used for the Games are still in use today.
The Winter Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques d'hiver) [a], also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France.
16 sty 2024 · Next week marks 100 years since the first Olympic Winter Games took place in Chamonix, France. Ahead of the 100th anniversary, we look into the legacies created by Chamonix 1924 for the host communities and winter sport globally.
23 sty 2024 · On January 25, 1924, bright sunlight flooded the village of Chamonix and the Mont Blanc massif. One international delegation after the next took to the stand for the opening ceremony of the first Winter Olympics. The American flagbearer, who had just arrived from the United States with his compatriots, was still seasick.
31 paź 2017 · Sports. olympics 2018. Here’s What Happened at the First-Ever Winter Olympics. 9 minute read. National teams from Canada and the USA in action during an ice hockey match at the first Winter...
