History of the Winter Olympics
Canada was has been involved in the very first Olympic Winter Games in 1921 when the International Olympic Committee voted to hold “International Sports Week 1924” in Chamonix, France. The event was later named the First Olympic Winter Games.
The first event in Chamonix was the men’s 500m speed skating. The first gold medal went to Charles Jewtraw of the United States. A. Clas Thunberg of Finland earned medals in all five speed skating events. Norway’s Thorleif Haug dominated Nordic skiing. The Canadian ice hockey team won all five matches, outscoring their opponents 110 to 3.
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