Venues of the 1928 Winter Olympics
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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.
's Per-Erik Hedlund beating fellow Swede Gustaf Jonsson
by 13 minutes and 27 seconds.
On that same day in the 10,000 m speed skating event at the ice rink, the event was stopped 2000 meters into the fifth and final pair due to thawing ice. Officials in charge ordered the day's times cancelled and the races rerun. The problem was that by the time the decision was reached to rerun the event, Norway
had made it clear that American
Irving Jaffee
was event champion and had left for their home country. The contest was cancelled as a result. Skaters involved in the event considered it settled when Jaffee came from behind to edge Norway's Bernt Evensen
in the opening pair. According to David Wallechinsky
, most sports historians consider the 1928 10,000 m to be a non-event.
.
The bob run, which opened in 1904, is still in use and has hosted the FIBT World Championships
a record 21 times, most recently in 2007
.
The ski jump was built originally in 1905 and renovated in 1927 for the 1928 Games. It was renovated in 1963 to get it to the K-point of 90 m (295.3 ft). It was closed in 2006.
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
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
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, 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.
Venues
| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
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| Around the hills of 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... |
Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, two cross country skiing events were contested. The 50 km competition was held on Tuesday, February 14, 1928 while the 18 km event was held on Friday, February 17, 1928.-Medal summary:... , Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Friday, February 17, 1928 and on Saturday, February 18, 1928 . Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held... (cross-country skiing) |
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| Cresta Run Cresta Run The Cresta Run is a natural ice 1,212.5 m long skeleton racing toboggan track in the Swiss winter sports town of St. Moritz, and one of the few runs dedicated primarily to skeleton. It was built in 1884 near the hamlet of Cresta in the municipality of Celerina/Schlarigna by Major Bulpett, eventual... |
Skeleton Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1948 Games. The competition took place on the Cresta Run and medals were awarded after a total of three runs down the... |
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| Olympiaschanze St. Moritz Olympiaschanze St. Moritz Olympiaschanze St. Moritz was a ski jumping venue in St. Moritz, Switzerland, it was built in 1926 and closed in 2006. The ski jumping and the ski jumping part of the nordic combined event for the 1928 Winter Olympics.Its K-point was 66 mm.-References:... |
Nordic combined (ski jumping), Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics The men's ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics took place at Olympiaschanze St. Moritz on 18 February. Thirty-eight competitors from thirteen nations competed, with the event being won by Norway's Alf Andersen ahead of countryman Sigmund Ruud; Czechoslovakia's Rudolf Burkert came in... |
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| St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink is an outdoor stadium in St. Moritz, Switzerland. It was the venue for the ice hockey, speedskating and figure skating events, as well as the location of the opening and closing ceremonies at the 1928 Winter Olympics and 1948 Winter Olympics.-References:... |
Figure skating Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Tuesday, February 14, 1928 to Sunday, February 19, 1928.... , Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, the ice hockey event was contested by 11 teams. The competition was held from Saturday, February 11, 1928 to Sunday, February 19, 1928.... , Speed skating Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics 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... |
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| St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun The St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun is a bobsleigh piste located in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Constructed in 1903, it officially opened on New Year's Day 1904 and is the oldest bobsleigh track in the world and the only one that is naturally refrigerated... |
Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, only one bobsleigh event was contested, the five man event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 18, 1928.-Medalists:-Results:-Participating nations:... |
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During the Olympics
The 50 km cross-country skiing event took place on 14 February around the hills of St. Moritz with time markers at Silvaplan (5 km (3.1 mi)), Sils (9.4 km (5.8 mi)), Plaun da Lei (15 km (9.3 mi)), Maloja (20 km (12.4 mi)), Isola (24 km (14.9 mi)), Fex (38 km (23.6 mi)), and Surlej (40 km (24.9 mi)) before returning to St. Moritz. There was an 1100 m (3,608.9 ft)) change in elevation during the 50 km race. The race was also unusual in the sense of the extreme change in weather when it started at nearly 0 °F (-17.8 °C) and ended at 77 °F (25 °C). It would produce the largest margin of victory in Olympic history with SwedenSweden at the 1928 Winter Olympics
Athletes from Sweden competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.-Medalists:- Cross-country skiing:Men- Figure skating:Men- Ice hockey:-Group B:The top team advanced to the medal round....
's Per-Erik Hedlund beating fellow Swede Gustaf Jonsson
Gustaf Jonsson
Karl Gustaf Jonsson was a Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1920s.He won a silver in the 50 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St...
by 13 minutes and 27 seconds.
On that same day in the 10,000 m speed skating event at the ice rink, the event was stopped 2000 meters into the fifth and final pair due to thawing ice. Officials in charge ordered the day's times cancelled and the races rerun. The problem was that by the time the decision was reached to rerun the event, Norway
Norway at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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.-Medalists:- Cross-country skiing:Men- Figure skating:Women- Nordic combined :...
had made it clear that American
United States at the 1928 Winter Olympics
The United States competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.- Medalists :- Bobsleigh:- Cross-country skiing:Men- Figure skating:MenWomenPairs- Nordic combined :Events:* 18 km cross-country skiing...
Irving Jaffee
Irving Jaffee
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.-Early life:Jaffee, who was Jewish, was born to Jewish parents who had emigrated from Russia in 1896...
was event champion and had left for their home country. The contest was cancelled as a result. Skaters involved in the event considered it settled when Jaffee came from behind to edge Norway's Bernt Evensen
Bernt Evensen
Bernt Sverre Evensen was a Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist.At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Bernt Evensen became the first Norwegian skater to win an Olympic gold medal by winning gold on the 500 m Bernt Sverre Evensen (8 April 1905 in Kristiania (Oslo) – 24 August 1979)...
in the opening pair. According to David Wallechinsky
David Wallechinsky
David Wallechinsky has worked as a commentator for NBC Olympic coverage and is the author of many Olympic reference books and other reference books. He is a Jewish-American. He is the author of The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics and The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics series...
, most sports historians consider the 1928 10,000 m to be a non-event.
After the Olympics
All five venues used for these games were reused for the Winter Olympics held in St. Moritz twenty years later1948 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...
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The bob run, which opened in 1904, is still in use and has hosted the FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships
The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...
a record 21 times, most recently in 2007
FIBT World Championships 2007
The FIBT World Championships 2007 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record twenty-first time, doing so previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1989 , 1990 , 1997 , 1998 , and 2001...
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The ski jump was built originally in 1905 and renovated in 1927 for the 1928 Games. It was renovated in 1963 to get it to the K-point of 90 m (295.3 ft). It was closed in 2006.