1948 Winter Olympics 42195 223149067 2008-07-02T19:57:08Z The Twenty Thousand Tonne Bomb 6661168 Wording {{Olympics infobox|1948|Winter | Name = V Olympic Winter Games | Logo = 1948 Winter Olympics emblem.png| Size = 150 | Optional caption = | Host city = [[St. Moritz]], [[Switzerland]] | Nations participating = 28 | Athletes participating = 669 (592 men, 77 women) | Events = 22 in 4 [[sport]]s | Opening ceremony = [[January 30]], [[1948]] | Closing ceremony = [[February 8]], [[1948]] | Officially opened by = [[Enrico Celio]] | Athlete's Oath = [[Riccardo Torriani]] | Judge's Oath = | Olympic Torch = | Stadium = [[St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink|Olympic Ice Rink]] | }} The '''1948 [[Winter Olympics]]''', officially known as the '''V Olympic Winter Games''', were a [[winter]] [[multi-sport event]] which was 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 America]]n sweep in [[figure skating]]: **[[Barbara Ann Scott]] became the first [[Canada|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 at the 1948 Winter Olympics|ski jumping]] event. == Medal winners == * [[Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]] * [[Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Bobsleigh]] * [[Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]] * [[Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]] * [[Nordic skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Nordic skiing]] ** [[Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]] ** [[Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Nordic combined]] ** [[Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Ski jumping]] * [[Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]] * [[Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Tobogganing (skeleton)]] ===Demonstration sports=== * [[Military patrol at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Military patrol]] * [[Winter pentathlon at the 1948 Winter Olympics|Winter pentathlon]] ==Venues== *[[St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink]] *[[St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun]] ==Participating nations== 28 nations competed in St. Moritz, the same number as the previous Winter Games in 1936. [[Chile]], [[Denmark]], [[Iceland]], [[South Korea|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. {| | *{{flagIOC|ARG|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|AUT|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|BEL|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|BUL|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|CAN|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|CHI|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|TCH|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|DEN|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|FIN|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Winter}} |width=20| |valign=top| *{{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|GRE|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|HUN|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|ISL|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|ITA|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|KOR|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|LIB|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|LIE|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|NED|1948 Winter}} |width=20| |valign=top| *{{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|POL|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|ROU|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|ESP|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|SUI|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|TUR|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|USA|1948 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|YUG|1948 Winter}} |} ==Medal count== {{main|1948 Winter Olympics medal count}} These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1948 Winter Games. {| {{RankedMedalTable}} |- |rowspan=2|1||align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Winter}} || 4 || 3 || 3 || 10 |- |align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Winter}} || 4 || 3 || 3 || 10 |- |- bgcolor=ccccff |3||align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1948 Winter}} (host nation) || 3 || 4 || 3 || 10 |- |4||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1948 Winter}} || 3 || 4 || 2 || 9 |- |5||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Winter}} || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5 |- |6||align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1948 Winter}} || 2 || 0 || 1 || 3 |- |7||align=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1948 Winter}} || 1 || 3 || 4 || 8 |- |8||align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1948 Winter}} || 1 || 3 || 2 || 6 |- |9||align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1948 Winter}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 |- |10||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1948 Winter}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |} {{commonscat}} {{Olympic Games}} [[Category:1948 Winter Olympics]] [[ar:ألعاب أولمبية شتوية 1948]] [[bs:V Zimske olimpijske igre - St. Moritz 1948.]] [[bg:Зимни олимпийски игри 1948]] [[cs:Zimní olympijské hry 1948]] [[da:Vinter-OL 1948]] [[de:Olympische Winterspiele 1948]] [[et:1948. aasta taliolümpiamängud]] [[es:Juegos Olímpicos de Sankt-Moritz 1948]] [[eo:Vintra Olimpiko 1948]] [[fr:Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de 1948]] [[ko:1948년 동계 올림픽]] [[hr:V. 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