1948 Winter Olympics

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, were held 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 American sweep in figure skating:
- Barbara Ann Scott became the first 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.

Medals awarded

Medal winners

Alpine skiing
Bobsleigh
Figure skating
Ice hockey
Nordic skiing involving
- Cross-country skiing
- Nordic combined
- Ski jumping
Speed skating
Tobogganing (skeleton)

Demonstration sports

Medal count

(Host nation in bold.)

Norway || 4 || 3 || 3 || 10 Sweden || 4 || 3 || 3 || 10 Switzerland || 3 || 4 || 3 || 10United States || 3 || 4 || 2 || 9 France || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5 Canada || 2 || 0 || 1 || 3 Austria || 1 || 3 || 4 || 8 Finland || 1 || 3 || 2 || 6 Belgium || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 Italy || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1