Answer the following Q with stream of consciousness. Passage: Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France. The women's events were first contested at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Question: Based on this passage, when did cross country skiing become an olympic sport?
This is the relevant information: Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Therefore, the final answer is the first Winter Games in 1924.