The Winter Olympics is gradually divided from the Summer Olympics. 1908 There was figure skating in the 4th Summer Olympic Games, and 1920 added ice hockey to the 7th Summer Olympic Games. Because of the addition of these two ice events, the duration of these two Olympic Games has been postponed for several months, so some people put forward the suggestion of holding the Winter Olympics separately. Later, after the decision of the International Skating Federation, the first Winter Games was held in Chamonix, France on 1924.
1926 in may, the international Olympic Committee officially confirmed the Chamonix winter Olympics as the first winter Olympic games, thus creating a new era for the winter ice and snow project to hold the Olympic games independently. At the same time, the International Olympic Committee has also made the following regulations: Winter and Summer Olympic Games must be held in the same year, but not in the same city.
The calculation method of the number of winter Olympic Games is different from that of the summer Olympic Games. According to the actual number of sessions. From 1 Winter Olympics in 1924 to 1992, 16 sessions have been held. The scale of the Games is getting bigger and bigger. In the first session, only 293 athletes from 16 countries and regions participated, while in the 16 Winter Olympic Games held in Albertville, France in 1992, 2400 athletes from 64 countries and regions participated.
China's legal rights were officially restored by the International Olympic Committee in June 1979+0 1. 1980 In February, China sent 28 male and female athletes to participate in the 13th Winter Olympic Games held in Lake Placid, USA for the first time.