| United States at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in St. Moritz | |
| Competitors | 24 (21 men, 3 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Godfrey Dewey |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Billy Fiske Nion Tocker Geoffrey Mason Clifford Grey Richard Parke | Five-man | 1:38.9 | 1 | 1:41.6 | 5 | 3:20.5 |  |
| Jennison Heaton David Granger Lyman Hine Jay O'Brien Thomas Doe | 1:42.3 | 8 | 1:38.7 | 1 | 3:21.0 |  | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Anders Haugen | 18 km | 2:30:30 | 43 |
| Rolf Monsen | 2:48:00 | 45 | |
| Charles Proctor | 2:35:00 | 44 |
Individual
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Total | ||
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| Rank | Rank | Places | Points | Final rank | ||
| Sherwin Badger | Men's singles | 13 | 9 | 73 | 1324.00 | 11 |
| Nathaniel Niles | 16 | 13 | 103 | 1154.25 | 15 | |
| Roger Turner | 9 | 12 | 67 | 1363.50 | 10 | |
| Theresa Blanchard | Ladies' singles | 9 | 13 | 77 | 1970.25 | 10 |
| Beatrix Loughran | 4 | 4 | 28 | 2254.52 |  | |
| Maribel Vinson | 3 | 6 | 32 | 2224.50 | 4 | |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Points | Score | Rank |
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| Theresa Blanchard Nathaniel Niles | Pairs | 79.5 | 69.00 | 9 |
| Beatrix Loughran Sherwin Badger | 43 | 87.50 | 4 |
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 that 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 | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||
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| Time | Points | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Anders Haugen | Individual | 2:30:30 | 0.000 | 51.0 | 49.0 | 14.895 | 7.447 | 25 |
| Rolf Monsen | DNF | |||||||
| Charles Proctor | 2:35:00 | 0.000 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 14.417 | 7.208 | 26 | |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jack Heaton | Men's | 1:01.4 | 2 | 1:00.4 | 2 | 1:01.4 | 2 | 3:02.8 | |
| Jennison Heaton | 1:00.2 | 1 | 1:00.2 | 1 | 1:01.0 | 1 | 3:01.8 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |
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| Distance | Distance | Points | Rank | ||
| Anders Haugen | Normal hill | 51.0 | 53.0 | 15.291 | 18 |
| Rolf Monsen | 53.0 | 59.5 | 16.687 | 6 | |
| Charles Proctor | 49.0 | 56.0 | 15.583 | 14 | |
In the 10,000-meter speed skating race, Irving Jaffee was leading the competition, having outskated Norwegian defending world champion Bernt Evensen in their heat, when rising temperatures thawed the ice. [1] In a controversial ruling, the Norwegian referee canceled the entire competition. Although the International Olympic Committee reversed the referee's decision and awarded Jaffee the gold medal, the International Skating Union later overruled the IOC and restored the ruling. [2] Evensen, for his part, publicly said that Jaffee should be awarded the gold medal, but that never happened.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Valentine Bialas | 500 m | 46.5 | 17 |
| John Farrell | 43.6 | | |
| Irving Jaffee | 45.2 | 11 | |
| Eddie Murphy | 44.9 | 10 | |
| Valentine Bialas | 1500 m | 2:26.3 | 6 |
| John Farrell | 2:26.8 | 8 | |
| Irving Jaffee | 2:26.7 | 7 | |
| Eddie Murphy | 2:25.9 | 5 | |
| Valentine Bialas | 5000 m | 9:06.3 | 6 |
| John Farrell | 9:29.2 | 17 | |
| Irving Jaffee | 9:01.3 | 4 | |
| Eddie Murphy | 9:19.5 | 14 |
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948, were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936.
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928, was an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 February 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, four speed skating events were scheduled, all for men, but medals were only awarded for three events, because the 10.000 m event was not completed. The Allround event, which was only organized in 1924, was removed from the program. The competitions were held on Monday, 13 February 1928 and on Tuesday, 14 February 1928.
Canada competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
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.
Norway competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Japan competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Austria competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Finland competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Finland took home 4 medals, all in speed skating. These were won by Clas Thunberg, Julius Skutnabb, and Jaakko Friman. Finland also took second place in the Military Patrol, at that time classed as a demonstration event with no medals.
France competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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.
Switzerland was the host nation for the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. The lone bronze medal won in men's ice hockey remains the lowest output by a host nation at a modern Olympic games.
Italy 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.
Irving Warren Jaffee was an American speed skater who won two gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there along with his compatriot Jack Shea. It was the first time two Americans had won medals in speed skating at a Winter Olympics.
The 10,000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 14, 1928.
For the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, a total of five sports venues were used. The main stadium hosted the figure skating, ice hockey, and speed skating events. Skeleton was first held at the Cresta Run. Bobsleigh was held at the bob run. St. Moritz itself served as cross-country skiing venue and the cross-country part of the Nordic combined event. Weather gave two events run at these games problems, creating the largest margin of victory in Olympic history for one and the cancellation of the other.
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