Their opening was an official part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics’ Programme, making it the first “Pride House” officially recognized by the International Olympics Committee.
Eric Radford became the first openly gay Olympic champion in the history of the Winter Games, by virtue of his role among Canada’s gold medalists in team figure skating. He and partner Meagan Duhamel took the top spot in the pairs free skate program with their show-stopping routine set to Adele’s Hometown Glory.
The POCOG will aim to make the games environmentally friendly at all stages before during and after the events. The overarching goal is to make the games responsible for their carbon emissions and in the process release zero emissions.
North and South Korean athletes will march together at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony under a unified flag, the South said Wednesday, in a diplomatic breakthrough following days of talks between the two countries.
The first Winter Olympics opened in Chamonix, France in January 1924, drawing athletes from 16 nations to race, skate, ski, and slide through the French Alps. American Charles Jewtraw took the inaugural gold in the 500-meter speed skate, and an 11-year-old Sonja Henie finished last — then returned to win gold twice. A quiet start to a century of winter sport.
