the first winter olympic games began at chamonix, france.
the first winter olympic games began at chamonix, france.
where did the first winter olympic games begin?
chamonix, france
the winter olympic games () is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. the first winter olympic games, the 1924 winter olympics, were held in chamonix, france. the modern olympic games were inspired by the ancient olympic games, which were held in olympia, greece, from the 8th century bc to the 4th century ad. baron pierre de coubertin founded the international olympic committee (ioc) in 1894, leading to the first modern summer olympic games in athens, greece in 1896. the ioc is the governing body of the olympic movement, with the olympic charter defining its structure and authority.
winter olympic games
athletes from 20 nocs won at least one medal, and athletes from 14 secured at least one gold medal. making their first olympic appearance since german reunification in 1990, germany led in both gold and overall medals, with 10 and 26 respectively. the unified team, consisting of athletes from six former soviet republics, was second in both categories, with 9 gold and 23 overall medals. four nations won their first winter olympic medal in albertville. south korea won the country's first winter olympic medal—a gold—when kim ki-hoon came first in the newly introduced olympic sport of short track speed skating. silver medal-winning slalom skier annelise coberger—in addition to winning new zealand's first winter olympic medal—became the first athlete from the southern hemisphere to win a medal at the winter olympics. speed skater ye qiaobo of the people's republic of china and alpine skier marc girardelli of luxembourg also won their country's first ever winter olympic medals in albertville. croatia and slovenia participated at their first olympic games as independent nations, though neither won a medal.
1992 winter olympics medal table