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.

MILAN, Italy (AP) — Annika Malacinski remembers the moment the door to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics was slammed shut. On a flight from Munich to Denver, she bought airplane Wi-Fi to join a conference call with the International Olympic Committee,

Team USA comes into the Milan Cortina Games with a handful of gold-medal hopefuls in both individual and team events.