The 1928 Winter Olympics were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the second edition of the Winter Games and the first formally designated as such from the outset. Unusually warm weather during the Games caused some outdoor events, including the 10,000 meter speed skating race, to be cancelled partway through because the ice had begun to melt. Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie, then 15 years old, won the first of her three consecutive Olympic titles.
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Founding Year Founding Date Host HistorySt. Moritz, Switzerland 1 Frequency
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The 1928 Winter Olympics were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the second edition of the Winter Games and the first formally designated as such from the outset. Unusually warm weather during the Games caused some outdoor events, including the 10,000 meter speed skating race, to be cancelled partway
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Olympische Winterspiele; Italian: II Giochi olimpici invernali; Romansh: II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (French: Saint-Moritz 1928; Romansh: San Murezzan 1928), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 February 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Wikipedia: Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Ice Rink in St.
Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St.
Wikipedia: Ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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The men's ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics took place at the 70-meter (230 ft) Olympiaschanze in St.
Wikipedia: Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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The competitions were held on Monday, 13 February 1928 and on Tuesday, 14 February 1928.
Gillis Grafström (Wikipedia)
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He won three successive Olympic gold medals in Men's Figure Skating (1920, 1924, 1928)
Clas Thunberg (Wikipedia)
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two at the 1928 Winter Olympics held in St. Moritz
Ivar Ballangrud (Wikipedia)
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Ballangrud had won his first Olympic gold 8 years earlier on the 5000 m at the 1928 Winter Olympics.
Frederick Melland (Wikipedia)
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who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics
Jan Peka (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, the 1928 Winter Olympics, and at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
Johan Grøttumsbråten (Wikipedia)
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Most notably, he won two gold medals at the 1928 Winter Olympics
Jennison Heaton (Wikipedia)
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He competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics and won a gold medal in the skeleton event and a silver in the five-man bobsleigh competition
Bernt Evensen (Wikipedia)
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who competed in skating at the 1928 and 1932 Winter Olympics
Karl Schäfer (figure skater) (Wikipedia)
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He competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics and placed 4th
David Zogg (Wikipedia)
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At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz he finished 16th in the Nordic combined event.
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