The Sochi 2014 Games mark 90 years of Canadian athletes representing their country on the Winter Olympic stage. Canadians have competed in all Winter Olympics, starting with the first Games in Chamonix in 1924. Canada is also part of a handful of countries that have won medals at every Winter Games.

Library and Archives Canada holds a rich collection documenting memorable Canadian performances at the Games, the athletes behind these achievements, and the historical development of winter Olympic sports disciplines in Canada.

The Canadian Olympians site provides a visual history of Canada’s participation in the Games. It consists of more than 10,000 images of athletes who participated in the Winter and Summer Olympics, from the early 1900s through 2004.

Find out more about the following winter sports:

• Curling
  • Records of the Canadian Curling Association and the Canadian Ladies Curling Association
  • Bonspiel! The History of Curling in Canada
• Figure skating
  • Records of the Canadian Figure Skating Association
• Hockey
  • Records of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and Hockey Canada
  • Backcheck: A Hockey Retrospective
  • Backcheck: Hockey for Kids

Use the Archives Search tool to discover many historical documents and images by using keywords such as athletes, sports, Olympics or medals. Here are some examples of what you may find on our website:

See also:

• Our Flickr album on this subject
• The Fitness and Amateur Sport records, which contain over 40,000 photographs documenting the performance of Canadian athletes at national and international competitions, including the Olympics

Enjoy the Sochi Games!