The Winter Olympic games will be here before we know it! The first modern Winter Olympic games began in 1924 and are held every four years, alternating with the summer games on a two year cycle. There were 5 sports represented at the first winter Olympics, broken up into 16 different events. The original five Winter Olympic sports (broken into nine disciplines) were Bobsleigh Curling Ice Hockey Nordic Skiing (including military patrol, cross-country skiing, nordic combined, and ski jumping)…
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