On January 25, 1924, the most important international event for ice sports began, the Winter Olympics. But you know where were these first Olympic Games held?
The French city Chamonix hosted the competition, on Mont Blanc, which is the highest mountain in the Alps. There were 258 athletes, 247 men and 11 women, from 16 countries.
One of the best known sports that were played in the Olympics it was ice hockey. O first medal winner at the Winter Games it was the American Charles Jewtraw, but the big winners were Norway and Finland, with 17 and 11 medals, respectively.
The games took place during the International Winter Sports Week, and due to their great success, the International Olympic Committee created, in 1925, the Olympic Gameswinter. In 1926, the 1924 edition was recognized as the first.
Pause during World War II
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Making it impossible to dispute numerous competitions around the world, the Second World War it also made the Olympics unfeasible. Both the traditional competition and the Winter were canceled in the 1940s and 1944. After 1994, the Winter and Summer Games started to intersperse between the years, so as not to coincide.
Brazil at the Winter Olympics
Due to the climatic conditions in our country, Brazil has little history in the Winter Olympics. Brazilian participation began in Albertville, France, in 1992, when we were represented by seven athletes.
See too:
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