32 Days

From the start of the modern Winter Olympics in 1924, Norway could not lose the gold medal in ski jumping. That is, until their streak was broken 32 years later, in 1956 in Cortina D'Ampezzo when Finland won the gold and silver medals. The two winning Finns changed the face of their sport, as they were the first to jump leaning forwards with their arms at their sides, which is how all ski jumpers jump today.

At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 32 African countries boycotted the Games in protest of apartheid and that South Africa was permitted to compete.

I love how many times the number 32 appears in this one: At the 1932 Games in Lake Placid, New York, there had not been enough snow fall prior to the Games and snow had to be trucked in from Canada to help cover the cross-country ski course. Thirty-two years later, a similar issue arose in 1964 and 32,000 tons of snow had to be brought from higher altitudes to the Olympic venues in Innsbruck, Austria.