By Andrew Gastelum The first Winter Games took place in a town with a current population of less than 9,000 people. View the original article to see embedded media. The curious thing about the first Winter Olympics was that athletes and spectators never knew they were at the first Winter Olympics. The first Winter Games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France, but they were originally called “Winter Sports Week.” It wasn’t until two years later that the International Olympic Committee retroactively recognized the event as the first Winter Olympics. Team USA speedskater Charles Jewtraw earned the…