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.
Canada competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
Several tropical nations have participated in the Winter Olympics despite not having the climate for winter sports. Partly because of that, their entries are a subject of human interest stories during the Games. No tropical nation has ever won a Winter Olympic medal.
Argentina competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The nation sent two bobsleigh teams, which finished in fourth and fifth place in the event. This participation is the best performance in the Winter Olympics of Argentina and any other Latin American nation.
Japan competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Lithuania competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Lithuania was represented by a single athlete, Kęstutis Bulota.
Athletes from Luxembourg competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Mexico competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. It would be another 56 years before another Mexican team would attend the Winter Games.
Romania competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Belgium competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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 for Latvia competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was represented at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland with a delegation of six competitors.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. These games marked the first time in Olympic History that Great Britain didn't take a gold medal.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Estonia competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. It was the first time since 1936 that the nation had competed as an independent nation at the Winter Olympic Games. Estonian athletes competed for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1988. Estonian National Olympic Representative was Tiit Nuudi and Estonian Olympic Team attaché was Ene Balder.
Skijoring was a demonstration sport at the 1928 Winter Olympics, held in St. Moritz, Switzerland from February 11 through 19, 1928. The sole skijoring event of the Games was held on February 12, the second day of the Games. The sport of skijoring is one in which a person on skis is pulled by dogs, horses, or a form of mechanized transportation such as a snowmobile. In the 1928 Olympics, athletes were towed behind horses.
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