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

The U.S. is represented during opening ceremonies for the I Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, Jan. 25, 1924. (AP Photo)

Picture taken 29 January 1924 in Chamonix of Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie during the Winter Olympic Games in which she finished 8th. Born in Oslo in 1912, Henie is considered to be the greatest woman figure skater of all times, after winning 3 Olympic titles in 1928 (St Moritz, Switzerland), 1932 (Lake Placid, USA) and 1936 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany) and 10 world championships titles in a row (1927-1936). After turning professional, she starred in 10 movies, became a US citizen in 1941, divorced twice before marrying her childhood sweetheart, Norwegian shipowner Niels Onstad. She died of leukemia at the age of 57, while on an ambulance place flying her from Paris to Oslo.

Eleven-year-old Sonja Henie, left, and world champion skater Gilles Grafstrom, are shown on ice skates at the Olympic Games in Chamonix, France, in 1924. Henie won gold in the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Winter Olympic Games. Grafstrom, seven-year world champion, won the Olympic gold medal in 1920, 1924, and 1928. (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