The fisrt Winter Olimpic games where held in 1942 in Chamonix, France. Sincxe then each 4 years we have The winter olympic games. The first gold medal at the first Winter Olimpic games went to speed skater Charles jewtraw of United Stestes. he earned medals in all five speed skating events. The Canadian ioce hokey team won all five of their matches, outsocring the oponents 110 to 3. IN that first Olympic Games 16 natioons participated bringing 258 athletes (11 woman and 247 men ) to compete in all the events After 50 years of loymjpic games we are on the 210 Winter olympic games in Vancuver 2010. During Vancuver 2010 Olympic Winter Games we now count aproximlly 2500 athletes. this 2500 athletes will be competing in 15 sporrts and an overall of 86 separte medal events.
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