United States at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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The United States
competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz
, Switzerland
.
Men
Men's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
Women
Women's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
Men
Men
Women
Pairs
The tournament was run in a round robin format with nine teams participating.
Events:
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.
Men
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 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...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
Women's slalom Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Women's slalom The women's alpine skiing slalom event was part of the alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Thursday, February 5, 1948.Twenty-eight alpine skiers from ten nations competed.... |
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| Patrick Martin Patrick Martin (bobsleigh) Patrick Henry Martin was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s... Edward Rimkus Edward Rimkus Edward William Rimkus was an American of Lithuanian descent bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-men event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Los Angeles, California.-References:**... Francis Tyler Francis Tyler Francis William Tyler was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the four-man event at St... |
Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturdayday, January 31, 1948 while the four-man competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.-Medal summary:-Participating... |
Four-man Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Four-man The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.-Medal table:-Results:... |
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| Figure skating Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies singles, and pair skating.-Event summary:Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian to win the figure skating gold medal while Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the... |
Men's singles | ||
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
Women's combined Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Women's combined The women's alpine skiing combined event was part of the alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event... |
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| Skeleton Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics Medals awarded for the skeleton discipline at the 1948 Winter Olympics held in St Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1928 Games... |
Men's competition Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics Medals awarded for the skeleton discipline at the 1948 Winter Olympics held in St Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1928 Games... |
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| Speed skating Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics -Medal summary:-Participating nations:Twelve speed skaters competed in all four events.A total of 68 speed skaters from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:-Medal table:-References:*... |
Men's 500 metres Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948.Forty-two speed skaters from 15 nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:... |
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| Speed skating Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics -Medal summary:-Participating nations:Twelve speed skaters competed in all four events.A total of 68 speed skaters from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:-Medal table:-References:*... |
Men's 500 metres Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948.Forty-two speed skaters from 15 nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:... |
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| Frederick Fortune Frederick Fortune Frederick "Fred" Joseph Fortune, Jr. is an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at St. Moritz in 1948... |
Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturdayday, January 31, 1948 while the four-man competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.-Medal summary:-Participating... |
Two-man Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Two-man The two-man bobsleigh results at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. The competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturday, January 31, 1948.-Medal table:-Results:-References:*... |
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| Donald Dupree Donald Dupree Donald Victor Dupree, Sr. , from Saranac Lake, New York, was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.... William Dupree Thomas Hicks Thomas Hicks (bobsleigh) Thomas A. Hicks was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**... |
Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturdayday, January 31, 1948 while the four-man competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.-Medal summary:-Participating... |
Four-man Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Four-man The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.-Medal table:-Results:... |
Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Barney McLean | Downhill | 3:30.1 | 47 | ||||
| Dev Jennings | 3:28.2 | 45 | |||||
| Bob Blatt | 3:27.4 | 44 | |||||
| Steve Knowlton | 3:26.2 | 43 | |||||
| Dick Movitz | 3:25.2 | 42 | |||||
| Jack Reddish Jack Reddish For the English footballer of the same name see Jack Reddish Jack Nichols Reddish was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.... |
3:12.3 | 26 | |||||
| Barney McLean | Slalom | 1:20.5 | 30 | 1:07.6 | 17 | 2:28.1 | 24 |
| Colin Stewart | 1:15.3 | 23 | 1:08.8 | 21 | 2:24.1 | 20 | |
| Steve Knowlton | 1:12.9 | 16 | 1:07.6 | 17 | 2:20.5 | 16 | |
| Jack Reddish Jack Reddish For the English footballer of the same name see Jack Reddish Jack Nichols Reddish was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.... |
1:11.0 | 10 | 1:04.5 | 5 | 2:15.5 | 7 | |
Men's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | |
| Barney McLean | 1:16.4 | 1:11.5 | 15 | 25.15 | 26 |
| Bob Blatt | 1:15.6 | 1:21.4 | 23 | 27.83 | 29 |
| Steve Knowlton | 1:15.5 | 1:14.0 | 17 | 23.75 | 25 |
| Jack Reddish Jack Reddish For the English footballer of the same name see Jack Reddish Jack Nichols Reddish was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.... |
1:14.1 | 1:08.8 | 8 | 13.24 | 12 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead Lawrence was an American alpine ski racer. She competed in three Winter Olympics and was the first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.-Skiing career:... |
Downhill | 3:03.1 | 35 | ||||
| Paula Kann | 2:49.0 | 28 | |||||
| Becky Cremer | 2:44.2 | 22 | |||||
| Ruth-Marie Stewart | 2:42.0 | 20 | |||||
| Gretchen Fraser Gretchen Fraser Gretchen Kunigk Fraser was an alpine ski racer. She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiing.... |
2:37.1 | 13 | |||||
| Brynhild Grasmoen | 2:36.0 | 12 | |||||
| Paula Kann | Slalom | 1:07.8 | 16 | 1:02.0 | 9 | 2:09.8 | 11 |
| Brynhild Grasmoen | 1:05.6 | 12 | 1:04.0 | 12 | 2:09.6 | 9 | |
| Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead Lawrence was an American alpine ski racer. She competed in three Winter Olympics and was the first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.-Skiing career:... |
1:05.1 | 11 | 1:03.7 | 11 | 2:08.8 | 8 | |
| Gretchen Fraser Gretchen Fraser Gretchen Kunigk Fraser was an alpine ski racer. She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiing.... |
59.7 | 1 | 57.5 | 2 | 1:57.2 | ||
Women's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | |
| Ruth-Marie Stewart | 1:09.8 | 1:06.6 | 12 | 17.73 | 16 |
| Becky Cremer | 1:09.4 | 1:12.5 | 20 | 22.01 | 17 |
| Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead Lawrence was an American alpine ski racer. She competed in three Winter Olympics and was the first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.-Skiing career:... |
1:03.8 | 1:11.7 | 11 | 30.84 | 21 |
| Gretchen Fraser Gretchen Fraser Gretchen Kunigk Fraser was an alpine ski racer. She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiing.... |
1:01.8 | 59.2 | 2 | 6.95 | |
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| USA-1 | Tuffield A. Latour Tuffield A. Latour Tuffield A. Latour was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished ninth in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St... Leo J. Martin Leo J. Martin Leo J. Martin was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished ninth in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:*... |
Two-man | 1:24.9 | 4 | 1:24.8 | 6 | 1:24.1 | 8 | 1:25.4 | 12 | 5:39.2 | 9 |
| USA-2 | Frederick Fortune Frederick Fortune Frederick "Fred" Joseph Fortune, Jr. is an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at St. Moritz in 1948... Schuyler Carron Schuyler Carron Schuyler Antony Carron was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**... |
Two-man | 1:25.5 | 8 | 1:24.1 | 3 | 1:22.5 | 3 | 1:23.2 | 3 | 5:35.3 | |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| USA-1 | James Bickford James Bickford James John Bickford was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the mid 1950s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at St... Thomas Hicks Thomas Hicks (bobsleigh) Thomas A. Hicks was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**... Donald Dupree Donald Dupree Donald Victor Dupree, Sr. , from Saranac Lake, New York, was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.... William Dupree |
Four-man | 1:17.4 | 5 | 1:20.7 | 2 | 1:21.8 | 4 | 1:21.6 | 2 | 5:21.5 | |
| USA-2 | Francis Tyler Francis Tyler Francis William Tyler was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the four-man event at St... Patrick Martin Patrick Martin (bobsleigh) Patrick Henry Martin was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s... Edward Rimkus Edward Rimkus Edward William Rimkus was an American of Lithuanian descent bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-men event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Los Angeles, California.-References:**... William D'Amico William D'Amico William John D'Amico was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St... |
Four-man | 1:17.1 | 2 | 1:19.6 | 1 | 1:21.4 | 1 | 1:22.0 | 5 | 5:20.1 | |
Cross-country skiing
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Gordy Wren | 1'40:12 | 77 |
| Corey Engen Corey Engen Corey Engen was the captain of the U.S. Nordic ski team at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. He was the youngest of the three Engen brothers that pioneered and popularized alpine skiing in the intermountain west, primarily in Utah and Idaho.-Biography:Corey was a ski jumper... |
1'37:24 | 75 | |
| Ralph Townsend | 1'37:12 | 74 | |
| Don Johnson | 1'32:03 | 66 | |
| Wendell Broomhall | 1'31:40 | 65 | |
Figure skating
Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Grogan James Grogan James Grogan was an American figure skater. He won the bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics. He won four silver medals at the United States Figure Skating Championships and at the World Figure Skating Championships... |
9 | 6 | 168.711 | 62 | 6 |
| John Lettengarver John Lettengarver John Lettengarver was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the silver medal at the 1947 United States Figure Skating Championships and finished fourth at the 1948 Winter Olympics.-Results:... |
4 | 2 | 176.400 | 36 | 4 |
| Dick Button Dick Button Richard Totten "Dick" Button is an American former figure skater and a well-known long-time skating television analyst. He is a two-time Olympic Champion and five-time World Champion... |
1 | 1 | 191.177 | 10 |
Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen Seigh Eileen Seigh Eileen Seigh is an American figure skater. She represented the United States at the 1948 Winter Olympics, where she placed 11th. Following her retirement from competitive skating, she skated professionally on Broadway in the Howdy, Mr. Ice ice show.-Competitive highlights:-References:* -External... |
10 | 10 | 144.111 | 110 | 11 |
| Gretchen Merrill Gretchen Merrill Gretchen Merrill was an American figure skater. Gretchen was a six-time U.S. national champion and thrice placed second in 1941, 1942 and 1949... |
6 | 11 | 148.466 | 73 | 8 |
| Yvonne Sherman Yvonne Sherman Yvonne C. Sherman Tutt was an American figure skater. She won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice in ladies' single skating and once in pair skating with Robert Swenning. Sherman competed in both disciplines in the 1948 Winter Olympics.After her competitive career... |
8 | 5 | 149.833 | 62 | 6 |
Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Score | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karol Kennedy Karol Kennedy Karol Estelle Kennedy Kucher was an American pair skater. With her brother, Peter, she won five U.S. Championship titles from 1948-1952... Peter Kennedy |
10.536 | 59.5 | 6 |
| Yvonne Sherman Yvonne Sherman Yvonne C. Sherman Tutt was an American figure skater. She won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice in ladies' single skating and once in pair skating with Robert Swenning. Sherman competed in both disciplines in the 1948 Winter Olympics.After her competitive career... Robert Swenning Robert Swenning Robert J. Swenning was an American figure skater. He originally competed in ice dance, winning the gold medal at the 1945 United States Figure Skating Championships with partner Kathe Mehl Williams. He later switched to pairs skating and teamed up with Yvonne Sherman. The duo won the 1947 U.S... |
10.581 | 53 | 4 |
Ice hockey
The tournament was run in a round robin format with nine teams participating.
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 15 | |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 15 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 12 | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 28 | 8 | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 6 | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 97 | 4 | |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 77 | 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 156 | 0 | |
| DSQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 33 | (10) |
- 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
| Contestants Al Opsahl Bruce Mather Bruce Mather (ice hockey) Bruce Mather was an American ice hockey player. He was born in Belmont, Massachusetts. Mather was a member of the American 1948 Winter Olympics ice hockey team. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998.-Early years:Mather’s career started in Belmont where he played for... Bruce Cunliffe Donald Geary Fred Pearson Goodwin Harding Herb Vaningen Jack Kirrane Jack Kirrane John Joseph "Jack" Kirrane, Jr. is an American former ice hockey player. Kirrane was a member of the United States 1948 Winter Olympics and 1960 Winter Olympics teams, winning the gold medal in 1960. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987... Jack Riley John P. Riley, Jr. John P. Riley is an American former ice hockey player and coach. The hockey coach at West Point for more than 35 years, Riley coached the United States to the gold medal at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics. He played for the U.S. Olympic team at the 1948 St... Jack Garrity Jack Garrity John Paul "Jack" Garrity is a retired ice hockey player. Garrity was a member of the American 1948 Winter Olympics team. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.- Career :... Ralph Warburton Ralph Warburton Ralph Warburton is a retired American ice hockey right wing, and was a member of the United States national team at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- College career :... Robert Baker Bob Boeser Stan Priddy |
Nordic combined
Events:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event
Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948, the relay event was held on Tuesday, February 3, 1948, and the 50 km event was held on Friday, February 6, 1948....
, 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.
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Distance 3 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Gordy Wren | Individual | 120.00 | 36 | 66.5 (fall) | 68.5 | 66.0 | 220.2 | 2 | 340.20 | 29 |
| Corey Engen Corey Engen Corey Engen was the captain of the U.S. Nordic ski team at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. He was the youngest of the three Engen brothers that pioneered and popularized alpine skiing in the intermountain west, primarily in Utah and Idaho.-Biography:Corey was a ski jumper... |
132.00 | 34 | 65.5 | 59.0 | 64.0 | 214.8 | 3 | 346.80 | 26 | |
| Ralph Townsend | 138.00 | 33 | 54.5 | 61.0 | 58.0 | 188.7 | 24 | 326.70 | 33 | |
| Don Johnson | 157.50 | 28 | 57.0 | 56.5 | 59.0 | 187.6 | 27 | 345.10 | 27 | |
Skeleton
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Mac MacCarthy | 48.8 | 8 | 48.3 | 4 | 49.4 | 12 | 1:03.6 | 9 | 1:02.7 | 9 | 1:02.7 | 8 | 5:35.5 | 8 |
| Jack Heaton | 48.1 | 5 | 47.4 | 1 | 47.7 | 2 | 1:00.0 | 2 | 1:00.2 | 1 | 1:01.2 | 5 | 5:24.6 | |
| William Martin | 47.8 | 3 | 49.2 | 11 | 48.2 | 5 | 1:00.7 | 3 | 1:01.6 | 5 | 1:00.5 | 3 | 5:28.0 | 4 |
| William Johnson | 47.7 | 2 | 48.4 | 5 | 48.0 | 4 | DNF | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | – |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Bietila | Normal hill | 61.0 | 64.0 (fall) | 142.9 | 42 |
| Joe Perrault Joe Perrault Paul Joseph "Joe" Perrault was a competitor in the ski jumping even at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He would also qualify for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, but had to drop out due to a back injury.... |
61.0 | 67.0 | 207.0 | 15 | |
| Sverre Fredheim Sverre Fredheim Sverre Fredheim was an American skier who was born in Gran, Norway and emigrated to the United States. He competed in ski jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, where he placed sixth in ski jumping.-References:... |
66.0 | 65.0 | 210.1 | 12 | |
| Gordy Wren | 68.0 | 68.5 | 222.8 | 5 |
Speed skating
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Del Lamb | 43.6 | 6 |
| Ken Henry | 43.3 | 5 | |
| Bobby Fitzgerald Robert Fitzgerald (speed skater) Robert Emmett Fitzgerald is an American speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.... |
43.2 | ||
| Ken Bartholomew Ken Bartholomew Kenneth "Ken" Eldred Bartholomew is a former speed skating champion from the United States.Bartholomew was born in Leonard, North Dakota. His parents were William "Bill" N. Bartholomew and Clara U. Bartholomew. Bill and Clara had five children: Earl, Vern, Ken, Ardys, and Carl... |
43.2 | ||
| 1500 m | Bobby Fitzgerald Robert Fitzgerald (speed skater) Robert Emmett Fitzgerald is an American speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.... |
2:27.0 | 28 |
| Ken Henry | 2:24.6 | 22 | |
| Ray Blum Ray Blum Raymond Edward "Ray" Blum was an American speed skater who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He placed 20th in the Men's 1500 metres competition in a field of 45 and 17th in the Men's 5000 metres event in a field of 40. He was born in Nutley, New Jersey and was a member of the... |
2:23.4 | 20 | |
| Johnny Werket | 2:20.2 | 6 | |
| 5000 m | Buddy Solem | 9:10.4 | 27 |
| Sonny Rupprecht | 8:58.4 | 21 | |
| Ken Henry | 8:56.0 | 18 | |
| Ray Blum Ray Blum Raymond Edward "Ray" Blum was an American speed skater who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He placed 20th in the Men's 1500 metres competition in a field of 45 and 17th in the Men's 5000 metres event in a field of 40. He was born in Nutley, New Jersey and was a member of the... |
8:54.4 | 17 | |
| 10,000 m | Buddy Solem | 26:22.4 | 19 |
| Art Seaman | 21:34.8 | 18 | |
| Sonny Rupprecht | 21:20.3 | 17 | |
| Johnny Werket | 19:44.0 | 11 | |