1948 Winter Olympics

The V Olympic Winter Games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland and opened on January 30, 1948. St. Moritz was also the site of the 1928 Winter Olympics.

These Games were the first in twelve years, as none were held during World War II.

A North American sweep in figure skating:
- Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian to win the figure skating gold medal.
- Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the United States, and also became the first figure skater to perform a double axel during an Olympic figure skating event.
Winter pentathlon was held as a demonstration sport.

Medal count

Top medal-collecting nations:

(Host nation in bold.)

1948 Winter Olympics medal count					Image:Olympic-rings.png
Pos.	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Image:Norway flag large.png Norway	4	3	3	10
1	Image:Sweden flag large.png Sweden	4	3	3	10
3	Image:Switzerland flag large.png Switzerland	3	4	3	10
4	Image:Us flag large 48 stars.png United States	3	4	2	9
5	Image:France flag large.png France	2	1	2	5
6	Image:Redensign.png Canada	2	0	1	3
7	Image:Austria flag large.png Austria	1	3	4	8
8	Image:Finland flag large.png Finland	1	3	2	6
9	Image:Belgium flag large.png Belgium	1	1	0	2
10	Image:Flag of Italy.png Italy	0	1	0	1

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

Winter Olympic Games

¹Not currently recognised as official by the IOC. ²Cancelled due to war.