Which city hosted the first modern Winter Olympic Games in 1924?

Chamonix hosted the first modern Winter Olympic Games in 1924.

The competitions took place in Chamonix, France, from 25 January to 5 February 1924. At the time, they were officially organized as an “International Winter Sports Week,” held alongside the Paris Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee later recognized the event retrospectively as the first Olympic Winter Games.

Sixteen nations and roughly 300 athletes took part in events including speed skating, figure skating, ice hockey, ski jumping, Nordic combined, bobsleigh, and cross-country skiing. The games established a recurring winter competition, although the Winter Olympics were initially held in the same calendar year as the Summer Olympics.

A frequent historical wrinkle is that Chamonix was not originally marketed under the title “Winter Olympics.” The IOC’s formal recognition came after the event, helping explain why some older accounts describe it as a winter sports week rather than the inaugural Winter Games. The next Winter Olympics were held in St. Moritz in 1928.