16 NOCs (Nations)

258 athletes (11 women, 247 men)

16 events

Chamonix 25 January 1924. Delegations in the Olympic Stadium.

Official opening of the Games by: Under Secretary for Physical Education, Gaston Vidal

Lighting the Olympic Flame by: For the Winter Games, the flame was lit for the first time in 1952 in Oslo.

Olympic Oath by: Camille Mandrillon (skiing)

Official Oath by: The first officials' oath was sworn at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

The future figure skating diva Sonja Henie (NOR) was just 11 when she began a career which included ten world championship and three Olympic titles. She turned professional in the United States, skating in exhibitions and appearing in several films. [Full story]

The first Winter Games were known as "International Winter Sports Week." In 1926, during the 25th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Lisbon, the Chamonix Games were recognized as the first Olympic Winter Games. [Full story]