Looking back at Sarah Hughes' 2002 gold medal at the Olympics after Alysa Liu became the first American gold medalist in women's singles since then.

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.

By Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Yannick Schwaller was just six years old when his father Christof and his uncle Andreas guided Switzerland to a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Mikaela Shiffrin ended her Winter Olympics medal drought on Day 12 of the Milan Cortina Games, winning gold in the Alpine skiing slalom. The American star set herself up with a strong first run and finished the job in the second run,

Park City officials studied the Lillehammer, Norway, experience as they prepared for the 2002 Winter Olympics.