Centennial of the 1st Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix 1924
Chamonix hosts the Paris 2024 Flag Tour
On Friday, February 3, 2023, the town of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc kicks off its official centennial celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 1st Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix 1924 and welcomes the Paris 2024 Flag Tour.
In anticipation of the VIII Olympiad and as a prelude to the 1924 Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) desired the organization of the "International Week of Winter Sports." It took place in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc from January 25 to February 5, 1924. Due to its successful execution and the enthusiastic response from both sports enthusiasts and the general public, the event evolved into the 1st Winter Olympic Games.
Today, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc aims to celebrate the centennial of the 1st Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix 1924 with the ambition of sharing its exceptional Olympic heritage with as many people as possible while embodying a town open to the world and its developments.
Retrouvez notre nouvel article "1924 : Les premiers Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver" dans le cadre du centenaire des JO dans notre blog vallée de Chamonix !
Centennial Program
- Friday, October 23: Day of Chamonix Olympians – IOC Headquarters & Olympic Museum, Lausanne
- Saturday, December 16: Exhibition Openings:
- "Chamonix 1924, the Invention of the Winter Olympic Games" - House of Memory and Heritage
- "100 Years of Winter Olympic Games and Chamonix Olympians" - Triangle de l'Amitié Square
- Presentation of the book "Chamonix 1924, the First Winter Olympic Games" - Le Majestic
- End of December: Opening of the exhibition "From Champions to the Olympic Games" - Argentière Village House
- Friday, December 22: Figure Skating Gala - 100 years of the 1st Winter Olympics - Chamonix 2024 Ice Rink
- Friday, January 12: Day of > European Ski Mountaineering Championships - Mixed relay - Les Planards
- Thursday, January 25: 100th Anniversary of the exact day of the opening ceremony of the Chamonix 1924 Winter Olympic Games. Birthday cake with the population - Triangle de l'Amitié Square
- Tuesday, January 30: Ice Hockey Match Pionniers/Amiens - 100 years of the 1st Winter Olympics - Chamonix Ice Rink
- From Friday, February 2 to Sunday, February 4, 2024 > Day:
- Kandahar Alpine Ski World Cup - Downhill & Slalom – Kandahar Track, Les Houches
- February 2, gala evening - Le Majestic
- Friday, February 16, 2024: Free conference organized by the Friends of Old Chamonix at 6 pm at Le Majestic: "Chamonix 1924; 1st Winter Olympic Games, what an adventure!"
- Saturday, February 17: Ski Jumping Competition - 100 years of the 1st Winter Olympics - Tremplin du Grépon
- Wednesday, March 6:
- Cross-Country Skiing Event - 100 years of the 1st Winter Olympics
- Afternoon > Historic Ascent Vormaine/Charamillon 1800m - Descent Vormaine/Chamonix Cross-Country Skiing & Running Race
- Evening > Night Round Chamonix, 50 years Haute Savoie Nordic
- Saturday, March 16: Official and Popular Celebration of 100 years of the 1st Winter Olympic Games Chamonix 1924 - Afternoon and Evening
- Tuesday, April 2 – Saturday, April 6: Olympic and Paralympic Week > Interventions in schools
- Spring / Date to be determined: Curling Tournament - 100 years of the 1st Winter Olympics - Chamonix Ice Rink
- Sunday, June 23: Day > "Olympic Day" - Chamonix Mont-Blanc, Olympic Flame Relay Stage for Paris 2024
Evènements autour des JO :
Autour des JO
Les festivités débutent le vendredi 3 février 2023
par une déambulation populaire avec la Tournée des Drapeaux Paris 2024 en présence notamment de nombreux olympiennes et olympiens. Cet événement sera suivi par le tirage au sort des dossards le vendredi 3 février et les épreuves de la Coupe du Monde de ski alpin du « Kandahar » le samedi 4 février.
Ces moments forts en émotions sont l’occasion de lancer les célébrations qui mèneront aux cérémonies des 100 ans des Jeux de Chamonix 1924 et aux Jeux Olympiques d’été de Paris 2024.
