The

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

competed as Great Britain at the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...

in St. Moritz,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Medallists

Alpine skiing

;Men Men's combined The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below). ;Women Women's combined The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Bobsleigh

Figure skating

;Men ;Women ;Pairs

Ice hockey

The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating. * United States team was disqualified. Only eight teams are officially ranked. *Great Britain 5-4 Austria *Canada 3-0 Great Britain *Czechoslovakia 11-4 Great Britain *Switzerland 12-3 Great Britain *Great Britain 7-2 Poland *Sweden 4-3 Great Britain *USA 4-3 Great Britain *Great Britain 14-7 Italy

Skeleton

Speed skating

;Men

References

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Olympic Winter Games 1948, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Nations at the 1948 Winter Olympics Nations at the 1948 Winter Olympics

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

Winter sports in the United Kingdom