Charlie Jewtraw of the United States in the men's 500 meter speed skating event.
Charles Jewtraw won the first ever Olympic winter gold medal in the 500 meter speed-skating.
No South American country has ever won a winter Olympic medal.
Amy Williams
James Connelly.
Vonetta Flowers.
Ghana has never won a winter Olympic medal.
1924 Winter Games in Chamonix. Switzerland won 2 gold and 1 bronze at the 1924 Winter Games. The first ever Winter Olympic medal won by Switzerland was a gold by their Military Ski Patrol team of Alfons Julen, Anton Julen, Denis Vaucher, and Alfred Aufdenblatten.
Ski jumping has been an Olympic event since the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924. The winner of the first Olympic Gold Medal for ski jumping was Jacob Thams of Norway.
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Figure skater Debi Thomas who won a bronze medal in ladies singles.
There were no Olympic Games in 2007. The summer games were in 2008 and the winter games were in 2010.
1 ... a gold medal by the men's hockey team.