Winter Olympics 1924: On January 30, 1924, the three medal winners in figure skating present together on the ice in Chamonix. Women were only allowed at the Olympic Winter Games figure skating; a total of 13 athletes participated. From left to right pose little disorganized: The winner Herma Planck Szabo (Austria) in addition to the third place Ethel Muckelt from the UK; rightmost runner-up Beatrix Loughran (USA).
Schaatster tijdens Olympische Winterspelen, Chamonix / Skater during Winter Olympics, Chamonix (by Nationaal Archief)
Chamonix 1924: Olympische Spielchen – SPIEGEL ONLINE
Verschwundene Teilnehmer, falsch vergebene Medaillen: Improvisiert und unverdorben war die erste Winterolympiade 1924. Nur 287 Zuschauer sahen die Erffnung, Elfjhrige und alte Herren kmpften um Gold. Und ein Sieger erfuhr erst nach 50 Jahren von seinem Triumph.
Team Canada (the Toronto Granites) in action vs. Team USA for the 1924 Olympic gold medal.
from the very first Winter Olympics in Chamoix, France, 1924
photo credit Der Spiegel
