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The W inter Olympics-History

The W inter Olympics-History. By finlay huffadine. Winter sports. Until 1920 some winter sports were held in the main O lympics. After World War 1 it was decided that they should separate winter sports off into a winter festival.

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The W inter Olympics-History

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  1. The Winter Olympics-History By finlayhuffadine

  2. Winter sports • Until 1920 some winter sports were held in the main Olympics. • After World War 1 it was decided that they should separate winter sports off into a winter festival. • This was the birth of the winter Olympics games and was held in the same year as the summer Olympics up until 1992 when it was decided to separate four-year cycles into alternating even-numbered years.

  3. The first winter games • The first winter games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. • At the time there were only 16 countries competing. • There were 16 events across 5 sports : skiing (including ski jumping), Bobsleigh, skating, curling, ice hockey.

  4. The first winter games • Britain won gold in the men’s curling. • Britain also won silver in 4-man Bob. • Britain won 2 bronzes in ice hockey and ladies figure skating • This was Britain’s best performance of the winter games • After this point the Winter Games was known as the Winter Olympics

  5. The Winter Olympics • There have been 27 Winter Olympics held every four years since 1924 apart from in 1940 and 1944 – the games were cancelled due to World War II. • The winter Olympics have been held in 11 different countries – the USA, Switzerland and France have been lucky enough to hold it more than once. • The Winter Olympics has never and is unlikely to ever be held by Britain as we don’t get sufficient snow and our temperatures are too mild

  6. Where the Winter Olympics have been held

  7. The Winter Olympics today • There are now over 80 countries who take part in the Winter Olympics. • The Paralympics was introduced in 1976 to allow disabled sports men and women to take part. • In Sochi this year there will be 5 Paralympic sports: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Ice Sledge Hockey and Wheelchair curling..

  8. How Do Britain perform today • Britain never do very well at the Winter Olympics • We tend to do best in the skeleton, snow-boarding and curling. • At the time of writing this presentation Britain had got a gold in the women’s skeleton and a bronze in the women’s snowboarding slope-style. • Since 1924, Britain have only won 10 gold medals at the winter olympics and 22 medals overall!

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