Smithsonian Magazine

This Rare Silver Medal From the First Modern Olympic Games in 1896 Just Sold at Auction

At the time, athletes received silver medals for winning first place. The Olympics didn't introduce gold medals until 1904
NBC Los Angeles

All the past Winter Olympics sites throughout history

The saying “Let the Games begin!” first applied to the Winter Olympics in 1924. That was when the first official Olympic Games took place, representing the culmination of more than three decades of competition in international winter sports. Stream Los ...
Chicago Tribune

Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland wins men’s downhill for 1st gold medal of Milan Cortina Olympics

BORMIO, Italy — Swiss racer Franjo von Allmen brought home the first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games by winning the downhill Saturday. It’s his first Olympic crown in his first Olympic race. Not long ago, it wasn’t clear if there would be ...