(Winter Olympics asks "Ji") The earliest Winter Olympics competition is so simple?

　　China News Service, Shijiazhuang, December 9th, to ask a question, how many events are there in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics?

I believe many people will answer immediately: 7 major items, 15 sub-items, and 109 minor items.

　　But, do you know how many events there will be in the earliest Winter Olympics?

Let us find out.

　　The first Winter Olympics was held in France in 1924. It was called the "Eighth Olympiad Sports Week" at the time. There were cross-country skiing, ski jumping, figure skating, speed skating, ice hockey, snowmobile, Nordic biathlon, etc. 16 A small event.

In addition, there are two performances, military ski shooting and ice skating.

　　That's right, this is all the competitions of the first Winter Olympics.

After that, it wasn't until the 5th Winter Olympics in 1948 that the competition broke the 20 mark for the first time and reached 22 minor events.

By the 16th Winter Olympics in 1992, the competition had broken through the 50 mark and reached 57 events.

　　Although compared with the 109 small events of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the number of the earliest Winter Olympics is very small, but they are all basic items. In the history of the Winter Olympics for nearly a hundred years, they have always played the most classic and traditional role. .

　　According to the black-and-white photos taken at that time, the venues, facilities and equipment of the athletes of the first Winter Olympics are also very different from the present.

　　For example, the conditions of the venues for the first Winter Olympics were relatively simple, and the curling competition was played outdoors on natural ice.

The equipment worn by the participating athletes is also slightly "amateur". For the athletes participating in speed skating competitions, some wear woolen hats with brim, and some wear thick suit jackets.

　　However, regardless of the past or the present, people's enthusiasm for ice and snow sports has not changed.

With the development of the Olympic movement, the Olympic spirit has become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

(Collated by Pei Guorong)