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          In , the birthplace of competitive skiing finally welcomed the world to compete in the ultimate winter sports extravaganza.

          You may remember the 18th Winter Olympics, hosted successfully in Lillehammer, as one of Norway’s finest sporting hours.

          But some people might be able to cast their minds back further to , when Oslo took the chance to showcase itself against a backdrop of winter sports.

          A celebration of winter sports

          Even though the modern Olympic Summer Games began in in Athens, it wasn’t until that winter sports joined them.

          The first Winter Olympics, held in Chamonix, was originally called ‘International Winter Sports Week’.

          Once it had proved successful, it was officially designated as the first Olympic Winter Games.

          See also: History of Skiing in Norway

          Three more events followed, in the same country and year as the corresponding Summer Games, in St Moritz in Switzerland, Lake Placid in the USA and Garmisch in Germany, before the Second World War caused the ca