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1948 Winter Olympics

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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 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.

Facts
Founding Year
1948 1
Founding Date
1948-01-30 2
Frequency
Every four years 3
Host History
St. Moritz, Switzerland 1
Classification
Scope
Olympic 1
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Features

Alpine Skiing, Sports
Source Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Figure Skating, Sports
Source Wikipedia: Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Ice Hockey, Sports
Source Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Nordic Skiing, Sports
Ski Jumping, Sports
Source Wikipedia: Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Speed Skating, Sports
Source Wikipedia: Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Sources
1. Wikipedia, List of Olympic Games Host Cities
Wikipedia
  • Host cities table, 1948 Winter Olympics row (year)
    1948 Winter Olympics: St. Moritz, Switzerland
  • Host cities table, 1948 Winter Olympics row (host)
    1948 Winter Olympics: St. Moritz, Switzerland
  • entity record, description/name (scope)
    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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2. Wikipedia, 1948 Winter Olympics
Infobox, opening
Quote, Infobox, opening
30 January 1948
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3. Wikipedia, Olympic Games
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Features: Alpine Skiing, Lead section
Quote, Features: Alpine Skiing, Lead section
Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held on Piz Nair from Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 5 February 1948.
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Wikipedia: Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Features: Figure Skating, Lead section
Quote, Features: Figure Skating, Lead section
Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Ice Rink in St.
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Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Features: Ice Hockey, Lead section
Quote, Features: Ice Hockey, Lead section
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St.
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Wikipedia: Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Features: Ski Jumping, Lead section
Quote, Features: Ski Jumping, Lead section
Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 7 February.
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Wikipedia: Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Features: Speed Skating, Lead section
Quote, Features: Speed Skating, Lead section
At the 1948 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.
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