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As the athletes paraded through the streets of the French Alpine town of Chamonix in January 1924, few would have imagined this would be the start of the world’s biggest winter sports event. There were just 258 competitors at the ‘International Winter ...

Andrew Martin presented a lesson on speed skating today in Lake Placid, New York, highlighting the historic James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval and key figures in the sport.

Curling was part of the 1924 Winter Olympics, but Canada didn’t enter a team. Britain won curling gold over the two other European contestants, Sweden and France. The curling medals weren’t awarded until 2006: Some sources said curling was supposed to be a demonstration event, not a real Olympic competition with medals.

The three-day event is a chance for the top 10 skating countries to bring home a medal — and for viewers to get acquainted with the sport's different disciplines and biggest names.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.