Speed skater Ken Henry climbs a ladder and ignites the Olympic torch in front of the Tower of Nations during ceremonies opening the Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley, Ca., Feb. 18, 1960.

Andrea Mead Lawrence, right, passes the Olympic torch to speed skater Ken Henry in a rehearsal of one of the highlights of ceremony which will open the Winter Olympic Games, Feb. 17, 1960, Squaw Valley, Calif. Andrea, winner of two gold medals eight years ago, will ski down Papoose Mountain with the torch and give it to Henry. He will skate once around the ice rink, and then light the flame at the Tower of Nations. (AP Photo)

Italian speed skater Guido Caroli lights the Olympic flame at the opening of the seventh Winter Olympic Games, at Cortina, Italy, on Jan. 26, 1956. Caroli slipped and fell on his way around the stadium after hitting some microphone wires. (AP Photo/Staff/Pringle)

Egil Nansen, grandson of the famous Norwegian explorer, holds aloft the torch after lighting the Olympic Flame, at Bislett Stadium, Oslo, on Feb. 15, 1952. The ceremony was part of the official opening of the sixth winter Olympics. (AP Photo)

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Undated view of the Olympic Stadium at Chamonix, France, where the Winter Olympics were held in 1924. (AP Photo)

Undated general view of the Olympic ice skating rink stands in the Alpine village of Chamonix, France. The sports competitions held in Chamonix between 25 January and 5 February 1924, originally called Semaine des Sports d'Hiver ("International Winter Sports Week") and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, were later designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the first Olympic Winter Games. (1924 Winter Olympics). For this event the little winter resort town of Chamonix invested 3.5 million francs building a bobsled run and an ice rink, as well as improving an existing ski jump