The Games opened on Jan. 25, with a parade of competing nations. The next day, U.S. skater Charles Jewtraw claimed the first ...

figure skating entered Olympic history in 1908 at the London Summer Games. Pairs, men’s, and ladies’ events were contested at that Olympics. Sweden’s Ulrich Salchow, who invented the jump that bears ...

On January 25, 1924, the first Winter Olympics take off in style at Chamonix in the French Alps. Spectators were thrilled by ...

The year was 1912, the location was Sweden and it was quite a story ... In 1912 Stockholm successfully hosted the Summer Olympics, praised for its excellent organization and innovation, including ...