Chamonix,+France

=Chamonix, France=

Chamonix is a city in France and the host of the 1924 Winter Olympics. In those Olympics, Norway had the most medals with a count of 17. Chamonix was chosen for the weather, mountains, and snowfall.

Olympic medal designs have varied over the years. In Chamonix, the design on one side was a man holding skates and skis, while on the other side it contained writing about the 1924 games.

The amount of medals a country earns have changed dramatically over the years. For example, in the 1924 games the United States earned only 4 medals total. In 2010 winter Olympics, the US brought home 37 total.

By Layne Wegenast