Winter Games History

The first modern Olympic Games were held in the summer of 1896. The organizers added skating to the Summer Games in 1908 (ice rinks could be kept cold even in the hottest weather) – but eventually decided that winter sports were perhaps best left to the winter. The first Olympic Winter Games were held in 1924, in Chamonix, France.

Learn more about:

• Olympic and Paralympic Movements
• History of the Olympic Games
• History of the Paralympic Games
• History of the Torch Relay
• Olympic Truce