The 2014 Winter Olympics are quickly approaching and we will once again see the the best winter athletes competing with advanced equipment and gear.
Looking back at some of the earliest Winter Olympics shows us just how far these events and sports have come.
What was once the pinnacle of snow and ice sports now looks like something we would see kids doing in the backyard or on hills and ponds.
On the next few pages we'll take a nostalgic look back at photos from the Winter Olympics of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
Opening Ceremony at the 1924 Olympics in France was just a march down the town street.
During the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, the opening ceremony was a bit more extravagant.
The bobsled at the 1936 Olympics in Germany looked like something kids use today.
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