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United States at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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The United States competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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Medalists
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The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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Alpine skiing
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Timed events
Men
Women
Combined
The downhill part of the combined events were held concurrently with the individual downhill skiing events. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the events were held separate from the individual slalom competitions.
Men
Women
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Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
Figure skating
Individual
Mixed
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Ice hockey
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The tournament was almost cancelled when rival teams representing the United States arrived. An Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team was supported by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), and an Amateur Hockey Association (AHA) team was supported by the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG).[1][2] At the center of the issue was amateurism.[3][4][5] The International Olympic Committee ruled that neither team could compete, but the Swiss organizing committee allowed the AAU team to march in the opening ceremony, and the AHA team to play unofficially, without being eligible for medals.[6][3]
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Roster
Al Opsahl |
Bruce Mather |
Bruce Cunliffe |
Donald Geary |
Fred Pearson |
Goodwin Harding |
Herb Vaningen |
Jack Kirrane |
Jack Riley |
Jack Garrity |
Ralph Warburton |
Robert Baker |
Bob Boeser |
Stan Priddy |
Tournament
- Switzerland 5-4 USA
- USA 23-4 Poland
- USA 31-1 Italy
- USA 5-2 Sweden
- Canada 12-3 USA
- USA 13-2 Austria
- USA 4-3 United Kingdom
- Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA
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Nordic combined
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.
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Skeleton
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Ski jumping
Speed skating
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References
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