International Winter Sports Week

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

The 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

1913 Gérardmer event poster

• 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

1938 Internationale Wintersportwoche event badge

Garmisch-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

In 1971 Sapporo, Japan held an International Winter Sports Week. ^[16]

See also

• Nordic Games

References

1. Allen, E. John B. (2014) “How concern for the national health and military preparedness led France to build the infrastructure for Chamonix, 1924” ISHA
2. Les premiers Jeux olympiques d'hiver s'ouvrent à Chamonix gouvernement.fr
3. Bloch, David (2022) Le Grand Livre du Ski Marabout ISBN   9782501177726 Page 98
4. The Alpine Journal, Volume 24, page 243 Alpine Club, 1909
5. International ski competition Gaumont
6. La pratique hivernale de la montagne Fédération Française des Clubs Alpins et de Montagne (FFCAM)
7. L'Économiste français, Volume 50 pg 126 Impr. centrale des chemins de fer, 1922
8. Superbagnères-Luchon Le Voyageur en France (1923) Vol 1 #1:4
9. Sports d'Hiver La Montagne, Club alpin français, 1925 pg 338
10. La Montagne, Club alpin français, 1925 pg 344
11. La Montagne, Club alpin français, 1926 pg 312
12. 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
13. von Merkatz, Hans Joachim & Metzner, Wolfgang (1954) Germany Today: Facts and Figures A. Metzner OCLC   1314735 Page 245
14. American Girl is Fifth in Downhill Ski Race D.C. Evening Star January 25, 1953, Page C-6
15. 1975 Pan Am's World Guide: The Encyclopedia of Travel Random House ISBN   9780394496306 Page 104
16. Johnson, William (1971) "As Smooth as Silk in Sapporo" Sports Illustrated

External links

• Wintersportwoche in Garmisch-Partenkirchen at Europeana
• Kleine Olympiaschanzen Competitions at skisprungschanzen.com