Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics

❖ First Winter Olympics were held in 1924 at Chamonix, France.
❖ Winter Olympics were initially used to be held in the same year as that of Summer Olympics, but this practice was later discontinued after Albertville Games, France 1992. Thereafter, the Games are being held after a gap of two years from Summer Olympics and four years from previous Winter Olympics.
❖ Norway has won the most medals in the Winter Olympic games.
❖ Cross-country skier Bjom Daehlie of Norway is the Winter Olympian with most number of medals (8 Gold medals and 4 Silver medals).

❖ American athlete Eddie Eagan is the only person in Olympic history to win Gold at both Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
❖ India competed for the first time in Winter Olympics in 1964. Till date, India has never won a medal in Winter Olympic Games.