History of the Games


Origin and History...
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Politics and the Olympics
Olympic Controversies
The Olympics in Photos





The Olympics in Photos


Photo: Library of Congress/New York World-Telegram and Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection
Lake Placid, N.Y., hosted the Olympic Winter Games in 1932. Sonja Henie repeated as figure skating champion. American Eddie Eagan became the first man ever to win events in the Summer and Winter Games; he was a member of the first-place U.S. four-man bobsled team (above) and had been the light-heavyweight boxing champion at the 1920 Games.