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St. Moritz 1948
Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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.

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.

Medal count

Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Norway Norway 4 3 3 10
Sweden Sweden 4 3 3 10
3 Switzerland Switzerland (host nation) 3 4 3 10
4 United States United States 3 4 2 9
5 France France 2 1 2 5
6 Canada Canada 2 0 1 3
7 Austria Austria 1 3 4 8
8 Finland Finland 1 3 2 6
9 Belgium Belgium 1 1 0 2
10 Italy Italy 1 0 0 1
 
 
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