The Games opened on Jan. 25, with a parade of competing nations. The next day, U.S. skater Charles Jewtraw claimed the first ...

This tiny country has more or less dominated the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in Chamonix, France in 1924. How do they do It? "It's a good question," said Birk Ruud, a member of ...

Edgar Grospiron, the moguls Olympic champion in Albertville in 1992, is bidding to become president of the organising ...

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Explore items in the Smithsonian's collections related to 1924. In January, the first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France. The Summer Olympics followed later in the year in ...

The 2022 Winter Olympics were held February 4-20, 2022, in Beijing, China. January 25, 1924-February 5, 1924 – The first Winter Olympics are held in Chamonix, France. The Chamonix games were ...

Great Britain hasn’t done too badly at the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Since the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France, British Olympians and Paralympians have picked up ...