The

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competed 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.

Medalists

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Alpine skiing

Timed events
Men Women Combined
The downhill part of the combined events were held concurrently with the individual downhill skiing events. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the events were held separate from the individual slalom competitions. Men Women

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Figure skating

Individual Mixed

Ice hockey

The tournament was almost cancelled when rival teams representing the

arrived. An

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(AAU) team was supported by the

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(USOC), and an Amateur Hockey Association (AHA) team was supported by the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG). At the center of the issue was amateurism.Findling & Pelle (2004), p. 316Results and commentary in french
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ruled that neither team could compete, but the Swiss organizing committee allowed the AAU team to march in the opening ceremony, and the AHA team to play unofficially, without being eligible for medals.Findling & Pelle (2004), p. 317 Summary Roster Tournament *Switzerland 5-4 USA *USA 23-4 Poland *USA 31-1 Italy *USA 5-2 Sweden *Canada 12-3 USA *USA 13-2 Austria *USA 4-3 United Kingdom *Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA

Nordic combined

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section. The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Speed skating

References

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Olympic Winter Games 1948, full results by sports-reference.com
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