An International Winter Sports Week is a multi-sport event of winter sports with a program spanning consecutive days longer than a weekend which includes participants from multiple nations.
France
editThe International Winter Sports Week (French: Semaine Internationale des Sports d'Hiver with Concours International de Ski) organized by the Club Alpin Français (CAF) Winter Sports Commission was a winter multi-sport event held annually from 1907 to 1929 in France.[1][2] Events included ice hockey, ice skating, skiing, bobsleigh and luge, and had a weekly attendance in the thousands.
Sites
edit- 1907. Briançon-Montgenèvre, Feb 9–13[3]
- 1908. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Jan 3–5[4][5]
- 1909. Morez, Jan 31–Feb 5[6]
- 1910. Cauterets, Jan 21–27
- 1911. Le Lioran, Feb 10–15
- 1912. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Feb 2–7
- 1913. Gérardmer, Feb 1–4
- 1914 – 1919 Not held
- 1920. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Feb 15–17
- 1921. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Feb 2–6[7]
- 1922. Morez
- 1923. Luchon-Superbagnères, Feb 1–5[8]
- 1924. Briançon-Montgenèvre, Jan[9]
- 1925. Le Revard (cancelled)
- 1926. Pontarlier, Jan 27–31[10]
- 1927. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Feb 9–13[11]
- 1928. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (cancelled)
- 1929. Luchon-Superbagnères[12]
Germany
editGarmisch-Partenkirchen holds an annual International Winter Sports Week (German: Internationale Wintersportwoche). Five editions were held from 1937 to 1941 then resumed in 1950.[13][14][15]
Other
editIn 1971 Sapporo, Japan held an International Winter Sports Week.[16]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Allen, E. John B. (2014) “How concern for the national health and military preparedness led France to build the infrastructure for Chamonix, 1924” ISHA
- ^ Les premiers Jeux olympiques d'hiver s'ouvrent à Chamonix gouvernement.fr
- ^ Bloch, David (2022) Le Grand Livre du Ski Marabout ISBN 9782501177726 Page 98
- ^ The Alpine Journal, Volume 24, page 243 Alpine Club, 1909
- ^ International ski competition Gaumont
- ^ La pratique hivernale de la montagne Fédération Française des Clubs Alpins et de Montagne (FFCAM)
- ^ L'Économiste français, Volume 50 pg 126 Impr. centrale des chemins de fer, 1922
- ^ Superbagnères-Luchon Le Voyageur en France (1923) Vol 1 #1:4
- ^ Sports d'Hiver La Montagne, Club alpin français, 1925 pg 338
- ^ La Montagne, Club alpin français, 1925 pg 344
- ^ La Montagne, Club alpin français, 1926 pg 312
- ^ Arnaud, Pierre and Terret, Thierry (1993) Le rêve blanc, olympisme et sport d'hiver en France: Chamonix 1924, Grenoble 1968 Bordeaux University Press ISBN 9782867811340 p. 38
- ^ von Merkatz, Hans Joachim & Metzner, Wolfgang (1954) Germany Today: Facts and Figures A. Metzner OCLC 1314735 Page 245
- ^ American Girl is Fifth in Downhill Ski Race D.C. Evening Star January 25, 1953, Page C-6
- ^ 1975 Pan Am's World Guide: The Encyclopedia of Travel Random House ISBN 9780394496306 Page 104
- ^ Johnson, William (1971) "As Smooth as Silk in Sapporo" Sports Illustrated
External links
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- Wintersportwoche in Garmisch-Partenkirchen at Europeana
- Kleine Olympiaschanzen Competitions at skisprungschanzen.com