The Winter Olympic Games – Interesting Facts

Here are some interesting facts about the Winter Olympics that may surprise you provided by News 360:

1. The Winter Olympic games were first held in Chamonix, France in the 1924.

2. There were only eleven women competing in the first Winter Olympics. This poor representation of sports women has changed dramatically, and women are now top competitors in Winter Olympic Sports.

3. There were only sixteen countries participating in the first Winter Olympics and a total of two hundred and eighty five athletes were involved in the games.

4. The Winter Olympics is a modern name given to the games. It was first called, The International Winter Sports Week and it lasted for eleven days.

5. The Winter Games have awarded many medals to several different nations, but Norway has the distinction of having the most medals with a total of 263. Cross country skier Bjørn Daehlie of Norway…