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Winter Olympics is an international multi-sport event that takes place every four years. It features a variety of winter sports, such as skiing, skating, curling, and ice hockey. The first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924, and since then, the event has grown to include more than 90 events and over 2,500 athletes from around the world.
Here are some lesser-known Winter Olympics facts:
1. The first Winter Olympics was held in 1924, but the idea for the event was actually proposed in 1901 by a Swedish man named Viktor Gustaf Balck.
2. The 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, California, was the first Winter Olympics to be televised in the United States.
3. The most decorated Winter Olympian is Marit Bjørgen from Norway, who has won 15 medals in cross-country skiing.
4. The Winter Olympics has a mascot for each event, and in 2018, the Pyeongchang Olympics had a white tiger named Soohorang as its mascot.
5. The youngest winter Olympian was 11-year-old figure skater Cecilia Colledge, who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
6. The only country to have competed in every Winter Olympics is Norway.
7. The 1992 Winter Olympics held in Albertville, France, featured women's biathlon and alpine skiing for the first time.
8. In the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, a team of dogsled racers represented Jamaica, but they did not win any medals.
9. The longest streak of consecutive Winter Olympics appearances belongs to the United States, which has participated in every event since its inception in 1924.
10 The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be the first time that China has hosted the event.
The Winter Olympics is an exciting global event that brings together athletes from around the world to compete in a wide range of winter sports. From the first event in Chamonix to the upcoming 2022 Olympics in Beijing, the event has seen many changes and achievements. While these lesser-known facts may not be widely known, they help to highlight the rich history and unique aspects of the Winter Olympics.
