Switzerland was the host nation for the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. It was the second time that Switzerland had hosted the Winter Games, after the 1928 Winter Olympics, also in St. Moritz.

Medalists

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

Cross-country skiing

Men
Men's 4 x 10 km relay

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.

  • Switzerland 5-4 USA
  • Switzerland 16-0 Italy
  • Switzerland 11-2 Austria
  • Switzerland 12-3 United Kingdom
  • Switzerland 8-2 Sweden
  • Switzerland 14-0 Poland
  • Czechoslovakia 7-1 Switzerland
  • Canada 3-0 Switzerland

Nordic combined

Events:

  • 18 km cross-country skiing
  • normal hill ski jumping

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

Men

References


1948 Winter Olympics International Hockey Wiki FANDOM powered by Wikia

Olympische Winterspiele 1948 St Moritz StockFotos und Bilder Getty

Switzerland mounts nationwide Winter Olympic, Paralympic bid NBC Sports

Switzerland cradle of the Winter Olympics Swiss History

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