<P> The Nordic Games was the first international multi-sport event that focused primarily on winter sports , and was held at varying intervals between 1901 and 1926 . It was organized by Sweden 's Central Association for the Promotion of Sports , and more specifically by Viktor Balck , a member of that association and one of the five original members of the International Olympic Committee . It was , in many ways , a precursor to the modern Winter Olympic Games , whose success was a contributing factor ( along with the social and economic turmoil following World War I ) to the Nordic Games 's discontinuation in the 1920s . </P>
who is responsible for starting the nordic games and presenting the idea for the winter olympics
Viktor Balck