1948 Winter Olympics
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{{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]] |
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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.
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==Medal count==
{{main|1948 Winter Olympics medal count}}
These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1948 Winter Games.
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|rowspan=2|1||align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Winter}} || 4 || 3 || 3 || 10
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|align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Winter}} || 4 || 3 || 3 || 10
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|3||align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1948 Winter}} (host nation) || 3 || 4 || 3 || 10
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|4||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1948 Winter}} || 3 || 4 || 2 || 9
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|5||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Winter}} || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5
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|6||align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1948 Winter}} || 2 || 0 || 1 || 3
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|7||align=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1948 Winter}} || 1 || 3 || 4 || 8
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|8||align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1948 Winter}} || 1 || 3 || 2 || 6
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|9||align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1948 Winter}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
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|10||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1948 Winter}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
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