ETATS-UNIS
D' AMERIQUE

Team USA at 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.

Flagbearer Taffy Abel leads the American Hockey Team and Delegation through the streets of Chamonix during the Parade of Nations.

Recognized by the International Olympic Committee / IOC as the 1st Native American/Indigenous Athlete (Sault Chippewa) to participate in a Winter Olympics, including being the Flagbearer for the USA team. Taffy Abel became the first American to carry the U.S. flag at the first ever opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in 1924. He remains the only Native American / Indigenous athlete to have carried the United States’ flag at an Olympic Opening Ceremony.