January 25, 1924
On January 25, 1924, the first Winter Olympics take off in style at Chamonix in the French Alps.
How many events took place during the first Winter Olympics?
16 events
How many events were at the first Winter Olympics? Initially dubbed Winter Sports Week, the 12-day program that became the first Winter Olympics featured six sports, 16 events and 16 countries competing.
When was the last time Summer Olympics were held in the US?
The last time the United States hosted an Olympics was in 2002, when Salt Lake City was the site of the Winter Games. The last Summer Olympics in the United States were the 1996 Atlanta Games.
What year and city were Winter Olympics held?
Salt Lake City, Utah February 8-24, 2002 Turin, Italy February 10-26, 2006 Vancouver, Canada February 12-28, 2010 ; Sochi, Russia February 7-23, 2014 ; Pyeongchang, South Korea February 9-25, 2018
When were the Last Summer Olympics held?
The most recent Summer Olympics was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016 while the Summer Olympics was last held in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018. This page was last updated on September 8, 2017.
What years were the Winter Olympics not held?
The games scheduled to be held in 1916, 1940 and 1944 — all years when loads of countries were entrenched in World Wars I and II — were canceled due to the massive carnage that was being carried out.
The last time the United States hosted an Olympics was in 2002, when Salt Lake City was the site of the Winter Games. The last Summer Olympics in the United States were the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Salt Lake City, Utah February 8-24, 2002 Turin, Italy February 10-26, 2006 Vancouver, Canada February 12-28, 2010 ; Sochi, Russia February 7-23, 2014 ; Pyeongchang, South Korea February 9-25, 2018
The most recent Summer Olympics was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016 while the Summer Olympics was last held in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018. This page was last updated on September 8, 2017.
The games scheduled to be held in 1916, 1940 and 1944 — all years when loads of countries were entrenched in World Wars I and II — were canceled due to the massive carnage that was being carried out.
What events were in the first Winter Olympics?
The original five Winter Olympic sports (broken into nine disciplines) were bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, Nordic skiing (consisting of the disciplines military patrol, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and ski jumping), and skating (consisting of the disciplines figure skating and speed skating).
