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The 1920 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games ___MASK62___ the VII Olympiad , were an international multi - sport event in 1920 in Antwerp , Belgium . In March 1912 , during the 13th session ___MASK62___ the IOC , the bid on the behalf ___MASK62___ Belgium to host the 1920 Summer Olympics was made by Baron Édouard de Laveleye , president ___MASK62___ the Belgian Olympic Committee and ___MASK62___ the Royal Belgian Football Association . No fixed host city was proposed at the time . Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice , usually in a rink , in which two teams ___MASK62___ skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent ' s net to score points . Ice hockey teams usually consist ___MASK62___ six players each : one goaltender , and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team . The 1924 Winter Olympics , officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les " Iers Jeux olympiques d ' hiver "), were a winter multi - sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix , ___MASK44___ . Originally called " Semaine Internationale des Sports d ' Hiver " (" International Winter Sports Week ") and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics , the sports competitions were held at the foot ___MASK62___ Mont Blanc in Chamonix , and Haute - Savoie , ___MASK44___ between January 25 and February 5 , 1924 . The Games were organized by the French Olympic Committee , and were in retrospect designated by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) as the I Olympic Winter Games . A multi - sport event is an organized sports event , often held over multiple days , featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams ___MASK62___ athletes from ( mostly ) nation states . The first major , modern , multi - sport event ___MASK62___ international significance is the modern Olympic Games . The Royal Belgian Football Association ( Dutch : " Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond ", KBVB ; French : " ___MASK51___ royale belge des sociétés de football association ", URBSFA ; German : " Königlicher Belgischer Fußballverband ", KBFV ) is the governing body ___MASK62___ football and futsal in Belgium . It is a founding member ___MASK62___ the international federations FIFA ( in 1904 ) and UEFA ( in 1954 ). The association is based in Brussels , not far from the King Baudouin Stadium . As ___MASK62___ 2015 , it is presided over by chairman François De Keersmaecker . Ice is water frozen into a solid state . Depending on the presence ___MASK62___ impurities such as particles ___MASK62___ soil or bubbles ___MASK62___ air , it can appear transparent or a more or less opaque bluish - white color . In ice hockey , the goaltender is the player responsible for preventing the hockey ___MASK90___ from entering their team ' s net , thus preventing the opposing team from scoring . The goaltender usually plays in or near the area in front ___MASK62___ the net called the " goal crease " ( often referred to simply as " the crease " or " the net "). Goaltenders tend to stay at or beyond the top ___MASK62___ the crease to cut down on the angle ___MASK62___ shots . In today ' s age ___MASK62___ goaltending there are two common styles , butterfly and hybrid ( hybrid is a mix ___MASK62___ the traditional stand - up style and butterfly technique ). Because ___MASK62___ the power ___MASK62___ shots , the goaltender wears special equipment designed to protect the body from direct impact . The goalie is one ___MASK62___ the most valuable players on the ice , as their performance can greatly change the outcome or score ___MASK62___ the game . One - on - one situations , such as breakaways and shootouts , have the tendency to highlight a goaltender ' s pure skill , or lack thereof . Only one goaltender is allowed to be on the ice for each team at any given time . Chamonix - Mont - Blanc , more commonly known simply as Chamonix ( formerly also spelled Chamounix ), is a commune in the Haute - Savoie département in the ___MASK11___ - ___MASK21___ - Alpes region in south - eastern France . It was the site ___MASK62___ the first Winter Olympics in 1924 . The commune ' s population ___MASK62___ around 8 , 900 ranks 1 , 089th within the country ___MASK62___ France . A team sport includes any sport which involves two or more players working together towards a shared objective . A team sport is an activity in which individuals are organized into opposing teams which compete to win . Examples are basketball , volleyball , water ___MASK63___ , handball , lacrosse , cricket , baseball , and the various forms ___MASK62___ football and hockey . The 1924 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games ___MASK62___ the VIII Olympiad , were an international multi - sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris , France . It was the second time Paris hosted the games , after 1900 . The selection process for the 1924 Summer Olympics consisted ___MASK62___ six bids , and Paris was selected ahead ___MASK62___ Amsterdam , Barcelona , Los Angeles , Prague , and Rome . The selection was made at the 20th IOC Session in Lausanne in 1921 . The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee , abbreviated to BOIC or COIB , is the National Olympic Committee for ___MASK66___ . It was founded in 1906 and the administrative seat is located in ___MASK100___ . Marius Jaccard ( ___MASK6___ 27 , 1898 -- January 19 , 1978 ) was a Swiss ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Winter Olympics . In 1920 he participated with the Swiss ice hockey team in the Summer Olympics tournament . Four years later he was also a member ___MASK62___ the Swiss team in the first Winter Olympics tournament . Haute - Savoie ( or ' or ') is a department in the ___MASK11___ - ___MASK21___ - Alpes region ___MASK62___ eastern France , bordering both Switzerland and Italy . Its capital is ___MASK95___ . To the north is Lake ___MASK25___ and Switzerland ; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges . The French entrance to the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Italy is in Haute - Savoie . It is noted for winter sports ; the first Winter Olympic Games were held at Chamonix in 1924 . Mont Blanc or ___MASK78___ Bianco , both meaning " White Mountain ", is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in Europe after the Caucasus peaks . It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence . The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ; French : Comité international olympique , CIO ) is the supreme authority ___MASK62___ the worldwide Olympic movement . It is an international , non - profit , non - governmental organization based in Lausanne , Switzerland . Its mission is enshrined in the Olympic Charter : to support the development ___MASK62___ competitive sport by ethical and environmentally sustainable means . ___MASK66___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK62___ ___MASK66___ , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France , the Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area ___MASK62___ and has a population ___MASK62___ about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , ___MASK66___ is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % ___MASK62___ the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % ___MASK62___ all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group ___MASK62___ German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . Baron Édouard - Émile - ___MASK3___ de Laveleye ( ___MASK54___ , 22 October 1854 - Brussels , 23 November 1938 ) was a Belgian mining engineer , financier and writer . He was son ___MASK62___ Émile de Laveleye ( 1822 - 1892 ) the Belgian economist .