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The V Olympic Winter Games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland and 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.
1 Highlights
A North American sweep in figure skating:
- 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.
2 Medals awarded
3 Medal winners
- Alpine skiing
- Bobsleigh
- Figure skating
- Ice hockeyIn Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Canada returned to its dominance, winning their fourth Gold Medal out of the first five Olympic Games. 1948 Winter Olympics Ice hockey.
- Nordic skiing
- Speed skatingAt the 1948 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. 500 m speed skating, Men Pos Athlete 1 Finn Helgesen (NOR) 43. 1 2 Ken Bartolomew (USA) 43. 2 2 Thomas Byberg (NOR) 43. 2 2 Rob Fitzgerald (USA) 43. 2 1500 m speed skating, Men Pos Ath
- Tobogganing (skeleton)At the 1948 Winter Olympics, a skeleton (or tobogganing) event was contested. Skeleton, Men Pos Athlete 1 Nino Bibbia (ITA) 5:23. 2 2 John Heaton (USA) 5:24. 6 3 John Crammond (GBR) 5:25. 1 1948 Winter Olympics.
1 Medal count
Top medal-collecting nations:
| 1948 Winter OlympicsThe V Olympic Winter Games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland and opened on January 30, 1948. 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 Ame medal countThis is the full table of the medal count of the 1948 Winter Olympics . These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countr
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| 1 | NorwayThe Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country west of Sweden on the Scandinavian Peninsula. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norway's famous fjords are found. In addition to Sweden, it borders R | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10
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| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10
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| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10
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| 4 | United States | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9
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| 5 | France | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5
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| 6 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
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| 7 | Austria | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8
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| 8 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6
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| 9 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
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| 10 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
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