| United States at the 1924 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in Chamonix | |
| Competitors | 24 (22 men, 2 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Clarence John "Taffy" Abel (ice hockey) |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Charles Jewtraw | Speed skating | 500 meters | January 26 |
 Silver | Beatrix Loughran | Figure skating | Ladies' singles | January 31 |
| Silver | United States men's national ice hockey team | Ice hockey | Men's tournament | February 3 |
 Bronze | Anders Haugen | Ski jumping | Normal hill individual | February 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Carleton | 18 km | 1:45:49.8 | 30 |
| Anders Haugen | 1:55:04.2 | 33 | |
| Ragnar Omtvedt | 2:05:03.0 | 35 | |
| Sigurd Overby | 1:34:56.0 | 19 |
Individual
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank | ||
| Nathaniel Niles | Men's singles | 4 | 9 | 274.47 | 46 | 6 |
| Theresa Blanchard | Ladies' singles | 4 | 4 | 249.53 | 27 | 4 |
| Beatrix Loughran | 2 | 3 | 279.85 | 14 | | |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Points | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theresa Blanchard Nathaniel Niles | Pairs | 39 | 9.07 | 6 |
Summary
| Team | Event | First round | Medal round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| United States men | Men's tournament |  Belgium W 19–0 |  France W 22–0 |  Great Britain W 11–0 | 1 Q |  Sweden W 20–0 |  Canada L 1–6 | |
Roster
| Clarence Abel |
| Herbert Drury |
| Alphonse Lacroix |
| John Langley |
| John Lyons |
| Justin McCarthy |
| Willard Rice |
| Irving Small |
| Frank Synott |
First round
The top two teams (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 42 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 45 |
| 28 Jan | United States | 19:0 (9:0,6:0,4:0) | Belgium |
| 30 Jan | France | 0:22 (0:12,0:1,0:9) | United States |
| 31 Jan | United States | 11:0 (6:0,2:0,3:0) | Great Britain |
Medal round
Results from the group round (Canada-Sweden and United States-Great Britain) carried forward to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 6 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 33 |
| Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
| 1 Feb | United States | 20:0 (5:0,7:0,8:0) | Sweden |
| 3 Feb | Canada | 6:1 (2:1,3:0,1:0) | United States |
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the 18 km race of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events. One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event, would participate in the cross-country skiing event as well, as they would have the opportunity to win more than one medal. This was not always the case due to the maximum number of athletes (here: 4) could represent a country per event.
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.
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Time | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| John Carleton | Individual | fall | fall | 5.833 | 1:45:49 | 4.375 | 5.104 | 22 |
| Anders Haugen | fall | 46.0 | 11.500 | 1:55:04 | 0.000 | 5.750 | 21 | |
| Ragnar Omtvedt | fall | fall | 0.000 | 2:05:03 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 23 | |
| Sigurd Overby | 40.0 | 39.5 | 14.562 | 1:34:56 | 9.875 | 12.219 | 11 | |
The event was unusual in that the bronze medalist was not determined for fifty years. Thorleif Haug of Norway was awarded third place at the event's conclusion, but a clerical error in calculating Haug's score was discovered in 1974 by Jacob Vaage, who further determined Anders Haugen of the United States, who had finished fourth, had actually scored 0.095 points more than Haug. The International Olympic Committee verified this, and in Oslo in September 1974, Haug's daughter presented the medal to the 86-year-old Haugen.
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Lemoine Batson | Normal hill | 43.5 | 16.208 | 13 | 42.5 | 16.192 | 16.200 | 14 |
| Anders Haugen | 44.0 | 18.333 | 3 | 44.5 | 17.500 | 17.917 | | |
| Harry Lien | 40.0 | 15.333 | 16 | 41.5 | 14.502 | 14.918 | 16 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Jewtraw | 500 m | 44.0 | |
| Harry Kaskey | 47.0 | 12 | |
| Joe Moore | 45.6 | 8 | |
| Bill Steinmetz | 47.8 | 14 | |
| Charles Jewtraw | 1500 m | 2:31.6 | 8 |
| Harry Kaskey | 2:29.8 | 7 | |
| Joe Moore | 2:31.6 | 8 | |
| Bill Steinmetz | 2:36.0 | 12 | |
| Valentine Bialas | 5000 m | 8:55.0 | 6 |
| Richard Donovan | 9:05.6 | 8 | |
| Charles Jewtraw | 9:27.0 | 13 | |
| Bill Steinmetz | 9:35.0 | 14 | |
| Valentine Bialas | 10,000 m | 18:34.0 | 8 |
| Richard Donovan | 18:57.0 | 9 | |
| Harry Kaskey | 19:45.2 | 13 | |
| Joe Moore | 19:36.2 | 12 |
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Chamonix 1924, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions were held at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix, and Haute-Savoie, France between 25 January and 5 February 1924. The Games were organized by the French Olympic Committee, and were originally reckoned as the "International Winter Sports Week." With the success of the event, it was retroactively designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as "the first Olympic Winter Games".
At the 1924 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Saturday, February 2, 1924 and on Monday, February 4, 1924. Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held. Both events were also individual medal events. The winner, Thorleif Haug was also the winner of both cross-country skiing races, and the podium was identical to that in the 50 km cross-country.
At the 1924 Winter Olympics, one individual ski jumping event was contested. It was held on Monday 4 February 1924.
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, and known at the time as Semaine Internationale des Sports d'Hiver, was a winter multi-sport event held in Chamonix, France, from 25 January to 5 February 1924. Norway topped the table, collecting seventeen medals in total, including four gold, three of which were won by Thorleif Haug in the Nordic combined and cross-country skiing events. Norway also achieved two podium sweeps, winning all three medals in both the 50 km cross-country skiing and the Nordic combined. This remained a record at the Winter Olympics until 2014.
Thorleif Haug was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country. At the 1924 Olympics he won all three Nordic skiing events. He was also awarded the bronze medal in ski jumping, but 50 years later a mistake was found in calculation of scores, Haug was demoted to fourth place, and his daughter presented her father's medal to Anders Haugen.
The U.S. Ski Team, operating under the auspices of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, develops and supports men's and women's athletes in the sports of alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, cross-country, ski jumping, and Nordic combined. Since 1974 the team and association have been headquartered in Park City, Utah.
At the 1924 Winter Olympics, two cross-country skiing events were held. The 50 km competition was held on Wednesday, 30 January 1924 and the 18 km competition was held on Saturday, 2 February 1924. The events were also part of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships as well, which would be combined until the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Finland competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Finnish athletes won a total of 11 medals. The majority of these were awarded in speed skating, to Clas Thunberg and Julius Skutnabb.
France was the host nation for the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix. For the first time in modern Olympics history, the host nation did not win a gold medal.
Hungary competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Norway competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Poland competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Switzerland competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Athletes from Sweden competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Norway competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Norway ranked first in the total medal count, as they had in the inaugural 1924 Games.
Athletes from Sweden competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The United States competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Germany competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Germany had not been invited to the inaugural 1924 Games.
The United States competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
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