When the modern Olympic Games (start) in 1896 in Athens, Greece, there was no such thing as the Winter Olympics. (player) completed only in the Summer Games. However, there were the Nordic Games. There was a(n) (compete) of winter sports that took place every few years starting in 1901. But the Nordic Games were only to athletes Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
The winter sports were popular, so in 1924 an International Winter Sports Week (hold) in Chamonix, France. About 250 athletes from 16 countries competed in nine sports and there were 11 female athletes, competed in figure skating.
Still, the Winter Olympics were under way, adding more sports to the games and (especial) more sports for women. Women got the chance (take) part in skiing, ice hockey(冰球） other sports. Now the Games have such (interest) events as snowboarding and skeleton(俯式冰橇）.
