There have now been 25 iterations of the Winter Olympics after competition began in France in 1924. Countless moments have been ingrained in Olympic history. But which stand out above the rest?

Get ready for this winter's Milano Cortina by reliving one of the greatest sports stories ever. The Miracle on Ice is subject of new Netflix film.

Here's a look back at the history of the Winter Olympics, including when the first games were held and where they've been hosted.

U.S. Olympic hockey player Mike Ramsey checks the Soviet Union's Valeri Kharlamov, No. 17, during an upset victory for the U.S. at the Winter Olympic Games on February 22, 1980, in Lake Placid. The United States won 4-3 in a game that came to be known as "The Miracle on Ice."

Almost 50 years ago, Team USA made history when they defeated the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York.

Members of the gold-medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team get recognized around the towns they now call home.

Members of the 1980 Olympic hockey team, known as the "Miracle on Ice," spoke with NBC News about the political climate heading into the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Obituaries have memorialized the lives of a figure-skating trailblazer, a “Miracle on Ice” hockey player, a bobsledder who overcame blindness, and more.

Five words: Do you believe in miracles? That famous phrase shouted by Al Michaels at the conclusion of Team USA's victory over the USSR is one of the defining moments of the 20th century. With the Olympics in session, now is the perfect time to relive this improbable victory from 46 years ago.

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, a Wisconsin speed skating phenom has evoked Eric Heiden's name. Here's how Heiden conquered the 1980 games.