Winter Olympic Games event at the 1948 Games in Switzerland. It included cross-country skiing, shooting, downhill skiing, fencing and horse riding. The table below uses official data provided by the IOC. Bibliography Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games () is a major international sporting event held once every four years for sports practised on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympics, 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
Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna 1900 Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna 1900 Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna 1900 was an exhibition at the National Gallery, London, running from 9 October 2013 through to 12 January 2014. The exhibition was curated by Gemma Blackshaw and sponsored by Credit Suisse. The exhibition catalogue was entitled "Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna 190". It is edited by Gemma Blackshaw and has an introduction by Edmund de Waal. Contributors are: Edmund de Waal is the author of "The Hare with Amber Eyes", which tells the story of his family, the wealthy Jewish Ephrussi family, who