Which event has been in the winter Olympics the longest?

Answer 1

Events that have been competed since the first Winter Olympics in 1924:

1) Men's singles figure skating.

2) Women's singles figure skating.

3) Mixed pairs figure skating.

4) Four man bobsleigh.

5) Men's Ice Hockey.

6) Men's 50 km cross country skiing.

7) Nordic combined.

8) Men's normal hill ski jumping.

9) Men's 500 meter speed skating.

10) Men's 1500 meter speed skating.

11) Men's 5000 meter speed skating.

12) Men's 10000 meter speed skating.

Both figure skating and ice hockey were competed before the start of the Winter Olympics in 1924. Ice hockey debuted at the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp and figure skating debuted at the 1908 Summer Games in London. Once the Winter Olympics were established, both switched from the Summer Games to the Winter Games.