At the

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in St. Moritz,

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, the six

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events were held on

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from Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 5 February 1948. After these games, the

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was added and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until

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. From

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through

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, the combined continued as an

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medal event for the concurrent

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, using the results from three events, conducted as a "paper race." Henri Oreiller of

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earned a medal in all three events, with two golds and a bronze. Trude Beiser of

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and Gretchen Fraser of the

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both won two medals, a gold and a silver each. The first Olympics after

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did not invite

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Medal summary

Men's events

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Women's events

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Medal table

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Course information

Participating nations

Twenty-five nations sent alpine skiers to compete. Despite being a part of the Axis until 1943,

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was invited;

and

were excluded.

References

External links

Olympic.org
– 1948 St. Moritz *
Alpine skiing medalists
– results – 1948 Winter Olympics
International Olympic Committee results database
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