At the 1948 Winter Olympics St. Moritz , Switzerland , the six alpine skiing events were held on Piz Nair from Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 5 February 1948.[ 1] [ 2]
After these games, the giant slalom was added and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988 . From 1956 through 1980 , the combined continued as an FIS medal event for the concurrent World Championships , using the results from three events, conducted as a "paper race."
Henri Oreiller of France earned a medal in all three events, with two golds and a bronze. Trude Beiser of Austria and Gretchen Fraser of the United States both won two medals, a gold and a silver each.
The first Olympics after World War II did not invite Germany or Japan .
Medal summary
Source: [ 1]
Source: [ 1]
Medal table
Source: [ 1]
Date
Race
Start
Finish
Vertical
Course
Average
Mon 2 Feb
Downhill – men
2,700 m (8,858 ft)
1,870 m (6,135 ft)
830 m (2,723 ft)
3.371 km (2.095 mi)
Mon 2 Feb
Downhill – women
2,394 m (7,854 ft)
1,870 m (6,135 ft)
524 m (1,719 ft)
2.135 km (1.327 mi)
Thu 5 Feb
Slalom – men
2,090 m (6,857 ft)
1,870 m (6,135 ft)
220 m (722 ft)
Thu 5 Feb
Slalom – women
2,050 m (6,726 ft)
1,870 m (6,135 ft)
180 m (591 ft)
Wed 4 Feb
Slalom – (K) – men
2,090 m (6,857 ft)
1,870 m (6,135 ft)
220 m (722 ft)
Wed 4 Feb
Slalom – (K) – women
2,050 m (6,726 ft)
1,870 m (6,135 ft)
220 m (722 ft)
Participating nations
Twenty-five nations sent alpine skiers to compete. Despite being a part of the Axis until 1943, Italy was invited; Germany and Japan were excluded.
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