July 25th - A nostalgic look back at the 1924 Winter Olympics (only don't call them that)
I’m celebrating the Olympics – no, not Paris 2024 but Chamonix 1924, the first Winter Games.
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast · The Independent
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I’m celebrating the Olympics – no, not Paris 2024 but Chamonix 1924, the first Winter Games. Skiing has had an intriguing history, as I’ve been discovering in the company of Nic Oatridge of the Ski Club of Great Britain. Our location: the club’s archive at De Montfort University in Leicester.
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