The Olympic Winter Games formally began in 1924 at Chamonix, although they were originally known as the Semaine internationale des sports d'hiver. Prior to that time, winter sports events had been held during the Summer Games of 1908 (figure skating) and 1920 (figure skating and ice hockey). But there existed an earlier international winter sports festival, the Nordic Games, which began in 1901. Olympique as the “Scandinavian Olympiads.” 6 '
The Nordic Games were presented in Revue Many years later, Olympic Review wrote that “The intensive focus of Scandinavian sport, they can be regarded as a precursor to the Winter Games which were to come. ” 6 But were they? Early History of the Nordic Games Suggested by Professor E. Johan Widmark, 6 the initiative to hold Nordic Games was taken in 1899, the first ones being arranged in 1901. 2,5,6,7,8,15 After this inaugural event in Stockholm, Nordic Games were held in 1905, 1909, 1913, 1917, 1922, and 1926, always during February. 2,5,6,7,8,15 The Games were arranged by the Sveriges Central Förening för Idrottens Fränjande [SCFIF] (Swedish Central Association for the Promotion of Sports). 6 , 7 , 1 5
In 1903, a Nordic Winter Sports' Week (Nordisk Vinteridrœsuge) was also contested in Kristiania (Oslo), but the organization was apparently different. 6 As that name suggests, the Nordic Games lasted for a week. The SCFIF was led by Viktor Balck, the leading figur
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