This Day in History - January 25

On January 25, 1924 -

On January 25, 1924 - Winter sports take off in style(in 1924) as the first Winter Olympiad is staged in Chamonix, France.

The ski jump, previously almost unknown, thrills spectators along with 15 other events involving 8 sports. Sixteen nations are represented by 280 men and 13 women. The Winter Olympics offer a particular boost to skiing, a sport that would make enormous strides within the next decade.

Scandinavians dominate the skiing, as Thorleif Hauge wins 3 gold medals for Norway. Until now, winter sports were mostly reserved for the leisure time of the extremely well-to-do. But the excitement at Chamonix, much of it conveyed through movie film, has given a grand new outlook to fun and games on snow and ice.

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