1948 Winter Olympics

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V Olympic Winter Games
Image:1948 Winter Olympics emblem.png
Host city	St. Moritz, Switzerland
Nations participating	28
Athletes participating	669 (592 men, 77 women)
Events	22 in 4 sports
Opening ceremony	January 30
Closing ceremony	February 8
Officially opened by	Enrico Celio
Athlete's Oath	Riccardo Torriani
Stadium	St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The games opened on January 30, 1948. St. Moritz was also the site of the 1928 Winter Olympics.

These Games were the first in twelve years, as none were held during World War II.

Contents 1 Highlights 2 Medal winners 2.1 Demonstration sports 3 Participating nations 4 Medal count

[edit] Highlights

• A North American sweep in figure skating:
  • Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian to win the figure skating gold medal.
  • Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the United States, and also became the first figure skater to perform a double axel during an Olympic figure skating event.
• Winter pentathlon was held as a demonstration sport.
• Norway won all three medals in the ski jumping event.
• United States first gold medal in Alpine Skiing won by Gretchen Fraser.

[edit] Medal winners

• Alpine skiing
• Bobsleigh
• Figure skating
• Ice hockey
• Nordic skiing
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Nordic combined
  • Ski jumping
• Speed skating
• Tobogganing (skeleton)

[edit] Demonstration sports

• Military patrol
• Winter pentathlon

[edit] Participating nations

28 nations competed in St. Moritz, the same number as the previous Winter Games in 1936. Chile, Denmark, Iceland, Korea, and Lebanon all made their Winter Olympic debut at these Games. Germany and Japan were not invited because of their involvement in World War II. Estonia and Latvia had been annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, and would not compete again as independent nations until 1992. Argentina returned to the Winter Games after missing the 1932 and 1936 Games, and Australia and Luxembourg did not compete in 1948, after having participated in 1936.

Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Image:Flag of Bulgaria (1946-1967).svg Bulgaria Image:Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg Canada Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Image:Flag of France.svg France

Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Image:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Greece Image:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Image:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Image:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands

Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Romania Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Spain Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Image:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia

[edit] Medal count

Main article: 1948 Winter Olympics medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1948 Winter Games.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	4	3	3	10
	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	4	3	3	10
3	Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (host nation)	3	4	3	10
4	Image:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	3	4	2	9
5	Image:Flag of France.svg France	2	1	2	5
6	Image:Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg Canada	2	0	1	3
7	Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	1	3	4	8
8	Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland	1	3	2	6
9	Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium	1	1	0	2
10	Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	1	0	0	1

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