Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympic Games or the Olympic Winter Games, are a winter

Winter

Winter is one of the four season [i]s of temperate [i] zones. ...

multi-sport event held every four years. They feature winter sports held on ice

Ice

Ice is an Oxide class mineral [i] that is referred to by any one of the 14 known solid phases [i] ...

or snow

Snow

Snow is precipitation [i] in the form of crystal [i]line water [i] ice [i], consisting of ...

, such as ice skating

Ice skating

Ice skating is travel [i]ing on ice [i] with skates [i], narrow blade-like devices moulded in ...

and skiing

Skiing

Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow [i] using ski [i]s , with metal edges, strapped to the feet ...

. Each National Olympic Committee , as with the Summer Games

Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international [i] multi-sport event [i] ...

, enters athletes to compete against other NOC's athletes for gold

Gold

Gold is a highly sought-after precious metal [i] that for many centuries has been used as money [i], a store of value [i] ...

, silver

Silver

Silver is a chemical element [i] with the symbol Ag . ...

, and bronze

Bronze

Bronze refers to a broad range of copper alloys [i], usually with tin [i] as the main additive, but some ...

medals.

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1924 The 1924 Winter Olympics open in Chamonix, France (in the French Alps), inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.

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The Winter Olympic Games or the Olympic Winter Games, are a winter