The first event of the first Winter Olympics (1924) was the 500 meter speed skating race, won by US skater Charles Jewtraw.
The newest winter olympic sport is called snowboard cross(snowboard X). It was first considered an olympic event in Torino, 2006.
The first event of the first Winter Olympics (1924) was the 500 meter speed skating race, won by US skater Charles Jewtraw.
The First Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France in 1924. Originally called "International Winter Sports Week," the IOC retroactively renamed the First Winter Olympic Games when it was determined that the event was a success.
Yes, ice hockey debuted at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp because, at the time, there were no Winter Olympics. Ice hockey has been a Winter Olympic event since the first Winter Olympics in 1924.
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.
Bobsled, known in the Olympics as 'bobsleigh', has been an Olympic event since the first Winter Games in 1924.
The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
1 ... a gold medal by the men's hockey team.
The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.