Updated: December 03, 2009
As the premier event in the Olympic Winter Games, skiing has a rich history beginning in France. In 1924 when the Olympics were held in Paris, a town called Chamonix held a winter sports festival that they petitioned to have included in the Olympic Gamers. In 1928, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held the first official Winter Games in 1928, inspired by the "Winter Olympic Carnival" of 1924. Later, the IOC retroactively renamed the carnival as the 1924 Winter Games.At the 1928 games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, competitors from 25 nations vied for medals in the Bobsleigh, Figure skating, Ice hockey, Nordic skiing (Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined and Ski jumping), Speed skating and Tobogganing (which is now called Skeleton) events. Norway was ranked number one in the events with 15 medals.
Since then, the Winter Games are held every four years at various locations across the globe. The United States and France have hosted the events more than any other nation (The U.S. hosted it four times and France, two.). The next set of events will be held in Vancouver, Canada in 2010.
Guide: Olympic Ski Events
Jumping, Cross-Country, Alpine, Freestyle and Nordic are all here. Check it out!
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