For the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, a total of three sports venues were used.
[5][6] Its last World Cup event was in 1998 and was won by Finland's Janne Ahonen.
[9] This was a women's 10 km event won by Germany's Steffi Völkel and a men's 15 km event won by Spain's Jordi Ribo.
Chamonix was part of Annecy's unsuccessful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics in July 2011.
If selected, the city would have hosted alpine skiing and ice hockey events.