The 24th Winter Olympic Games, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, will be held on February 4. Do you know where the first Winter Olympics were held? What is the race scene like? And which famous Winter Olympic players were born? A collection of precious images takes you back to that winter 98 years ago.
The picture shows the group photo of the winners of figure skating at the 1st Winter Olympics. Image source: Visual China
In 1921, the International Olympic Committee decided to hold the International Winter Sports Week in Chamonix, France, in 1924. To host the event, France invested $3.5 million to build a sports arena and improve existing jumping platforms. Two years after the event ended, the IOC officially recognized the tournament as the first Winter Olympics. The picture shows the venue of the first Winter Olympic Games. Image source: Visual China
The first gold medal event decided at the Chamonix Winter Olympics in France was men's 500-meter speed skating, and Charles Jutero, an athlete from the United States, won the event with a time of 44 seconds, the first gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics. Image source: Visual China