Here's a look back at the history of the Winter Olympics, including when the first games were held and where they've been hosted.

On January 25, 1924, The first Winter Olympics took place in the French Alps at Chamonix. While it was initially organized to correspond with the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, this event was a great ...

Olympians in winter sports have been displaying their athletic excellence for years.

More than a century ago, in January 1924, some 258 athletes from 16 nations gathered in the French alpine resort of Chamonix to take part in the very first Winter Olympics. Black-and-white photographs ...