The 1948 Winter Olympics were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the first Winter Games after a twelve-year gap caused by the Second World War and the cancellation of the 1940 and 1944 editions. Switzerland's wartime neutrality made it one of the few European countries with the infrastructure intact to host so soon after the war. Germany and Japan were not invited to compete, matching their exclusion from the Summer Games held later that year.
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Founding Year Founding Date Host HistorySt. Moritz, Switzerland 1 Frequency
Frequency (category) 1948 Winter Olympics
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Source Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Source Wikipedia: Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Source Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Source Wikipedia: Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Source Wikipedia: Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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1948 Winter Olympics: St. Moritz, Switzerland
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1948 Winter Olympics: St. Moritz, Switzerland
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The 1948 Winter Olympics were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the first Winter Games after a twelve-year gap caused by the Second World War and the cancellation of the 1940 and 1944 editions. Switzerland's wartime neutrality made it one of the few European countries with the infrastructure intact t
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The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held on Piz Nair from Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 5 February 1948.
Wikipedia: Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Ice Rink in St.
Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St.
Wikipedia: Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 7 February.
Wikipedia: Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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At the 1948 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.
Laila Schou Nilsen (Olympedia)
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After the war she competed in the 1948 Winter Games in alpine skiing, but concentrated mostly on tennis and handball.
Barbara Ann Scott (Wikipedia)
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At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Scott became the first and only Canadian in history to win the ladies' singles figure skating gold medal.
Dick Button, Wikipedia
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At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Button led Gerschwiler by a 29.6 point lead following the figures portion of the competition, having won four of the five figures.
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