ZM: Of nearly 300 athletes, only 13 were women. And the first gold medal winner in the Winter Olympics was from America.
K: You are right! The first gold medal awarded in the Winter Olympic Games was won by Charles Jewtraw of the United States in the 500 meter speed skating race, 1924. Norway won 4 gold medals, Finland 4, Austria 2. For the first time in the history of the modern Olympics, the host country, in this case, France, failed to win any gold medals, finishing with only 3 bronze medals.