Ice hockey at the Olympic Games Ice hockey at the Olympic Games Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games program in 1924, in France. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes. However, the advent of the state-sponsored "full-time amateur athlete" of the Eastern Bloc countries further eroded the ideology of the pure amateur, as it put the self-financed amateurs of the Western countries at a disadvantage. The Soviet Union
Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles three consecutive Olympic Games. Referee: Judges: Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles The ladies' individual skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics. It was the third appearance of the event, which had previously been held at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920. The competition was held on Tuesday, January 29 and on Thursday, January 31, 1924. It was the only women's event at the 1924 Winter Olympics. Eight figure skaters from six nations competed. Although eleven-year-old Sonja Henie finished last in this competition, she went on to