Everything about The Nordic Games totally explained
The
Nordic Games was the first international
multi-sport event that focused primarily on
winter sports, and was held at varying intervals between
1901 and
1926. It was organized by
Sweden’s
Central Association for the Promotion of Sports, and more specifically by
Viktor Balck, a member of that association and one of the five original members of the
International Olympic Committee. It was, in many ways, a to the modern
Winter Olympic Games, whose success was a contributing factor (along with the social and economic turmoil following
World War I) to the Nordic Games's discontinuation in the 1920s.
History
Although nominally international, the Nordic Games was primarily a Swedish phenomenon, and the majority of competitors were from Sweden. Of the eight Nordic Games that were held, only one was hosted outside Sweden. The
Swedish Tourist Association was significantly involved in the early games, hoping that they'd draw attention and
tourism to Sweden.
After Balck's death in
1928, much of the driving force behind organizing the event disappeared. The Nordic Games scheduled for
1930 was cancelled due to a lack of
snow, and the Games scheduled for
1934 faltered and was never held due to the
Great Depression. The event was tentatively scheduled to be restarted in
1942, but
World War II intervened, and the Nordic Games never resurfaced.
Sports
Among the sports events at the Nordic Games were
ski jumping,
ice hockey,
skeleton, and
curling. Some non-winter sports were included, notably
swimming and
fencing, but the focus was primarily on winter sports (likely because, at their founding, the Nordic Games were the only international competition where winter sports were contested).
List of Nordic Games
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