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First Olympics
Chamonix, France Initially organized as an International Winter Sports Week, the Games at Chamonix were not officially recognized as the first Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee until 1925. Five sports were represented: Nordic skiing, figure skating, speed skating, bobsled and hockey. Canada established its reign as hockey champion by winning the gold in the first four Winter Olympics. Anders Haugen (United States) was logged as coming in fourth in the ski jump, but a c