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Pictures from the First Winter Olympics—When Athletes Competed in Suits

Pictures from the First Winter Olympics—When Athletes Competed in Suits

Slate has posted these cool images from the “International Winter Sports Week” of 1924—widely regarded as the very first Winter Olympic games. A few observations from the collection: The athletes dressed better for intense competition than people today dress for work; the curling teams used actual brooms; and bobsledding looked insanely sketchy

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