Olympians in winter sports have been displaying their athletic excellence for years.

Few know that Czechs helped secure official recognition for the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix — a story now featured at the Krkonoše Museum in Jilemnice.

Friday's ceremony marks the start of the 25th Winter Games

On January 25, 1924, The first Winter Olympics took place in the French Alps at Chamonix. While it was initially organized to correspond with the 1924

Watching the Winter Olympics is an adrenaline rush as athletes fly down snow-covered ski slopes, luge tracks and over the ice at breakneck speeds and with grace. When the first Olympic Winter Games were held in Chamonix,

It's been 102 years since a U.S. ski jumper made the podium at the Winter Olympics. Team USA's one and only ski jumping medal came in 1924.

We dive into the high-stakes history of the "illegal" gear and design breakthroughs that shaped a century of winter sports.