- Medalists
- Alpine skiing
- Bobsleigh
- Cross-country skiing
- Figure skating
- Ice hockey
- Nordic combined
- Skeleton
- Ski jumping
- Speed skating
- References
{{infobox country at games
| NOC = USA
| NOCname = United States Olympic Committee
| games = Winter Olympics
| year = 1948
| flagcaption = Flag of the United States
| oldcode =
| website =
| location = St. Moritz
| competitors = 69 (59 men, 10 women)
| sports = 9
| flagbearer = John Heaton (skeleton)
| rank = 4
| gold = 3
| silver = 4
| bronze = 2
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year =
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games
}}The United States competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Medalists {{col-begin}}
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" || Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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| {{gold medal}} | Gretchen|Fraser}} | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom | February 5}} | | {{gold medal}} | Dick|Button}} | Figure skating | Men's singles | February 5}} | | {{gold medal}} | William|D'Amico}}
Patrick Martin
Edward Rimkus
Francis Tyler | Bobsleigh | Four-man | February 7}} | | {{silver medal}} | Ken|Bartholomew}} | Speed skating | 500 meters | January 31}} | | {{silver medal}} | Robert|Fitzgerald|Robert Fitzgerald (speed skater)}} | Speed skating | 500 meters | January 31}} | | {{silver medal}} | Gretchen|Fraser}} | Alpine skiing | Women's combined | February 4}} | | {{silver medal}} | John|Heaton|John Heaton (athlete)}} | Skeleton | Men's competition | February 4}} | | {{bronze medal}} | Schuyler|Carron}}
Frederick Fortune | Bobsleigh | Two-man | January 31}} | | {{bronze medal}} | James|Bickford}}
Donald Dupree
William Dupree
Thomas Hicks | Bobsleigh | Four-man | February 7}} |
| width=22% align=left valign=top |{{Clear}}| Medals by sport |
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| Sport | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | {{bronze3}} | Total | | Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | Bobsleigh | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | | Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Speed skating | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | Skeleton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Total | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
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{{Clear}}| Medals by date |
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| Day | Date | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | {{bronze3}} | Total | | 1 | January 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 5 | February 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 6 | February 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | 8 | February 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Total | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
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{{Clear}}| Medals by gender |
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| Gender | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | {{bronze3}} | Total | Percentage | | Male | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 77.8% | | Female | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22.2% | | Total | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 100% |
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{{Clear}}| Multiple medalists |
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| Name | Sport | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | {{bronze3}} | Total | | Gretchen Fraser | Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
{{col-end}}Alpine skiing{{main|Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
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| Bob Blatt | Downhill | colspan=4 rowspan=6 {{n/a}} | 3:27.4 | 44 | | Dev Jennings | 3:28.2 | 45 | | Steve Knowlton | 3:26.2 | 43 | | Barney McLean | 3:30.1 | 47 | | Dick Movitz | 3:25.2 | 42 | | Jack Reddish | 3:12.3 | 26 | | Steve Knowlton | Slalom | 1:12.9 | 16 | 1:07.6 | 17 | 2:20.5 | 16 | | Barney McLean | 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 | | Jack Reddish | 1:11.0 | 10 | 1:04.5 | 5 | 2:15.5 | 7 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
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| Becky Cremer | Downhill | colspan=4 rowspan=6 {{n/a}} | 2:44.2 | 22 | | Gretchen Fraser | 2:37.1 | 13 | | Brynhild Grasmoen | 2:36.0 | 12 | | Paula Kann | 2:49.0 | 28 | | Andrea Mead-Lawrence | 3:03.1 | 35 | | Ruth-Marie Stewart | 2:42.0 | 20 | | Gretchen Fraser | Slalom | 59.7 | 1 | 57.5 | 2 | 1:57.2 | {{gold01}} | | Brynhild Grasmoen | 1:05.6 | 12 | 1:04.0 | 12 | 2:09.6 | 9 | | Paula Kann | 1:07.8 | 16 | 1:02.0 | 9 | 2:09.8 | 11 | | Andrea Mead-Lawrence | 1:05.1 | 11 | 1:03.7 | 11 | 2:08.8 | 8 |
- Combined
The downhill part of the combined events were held concurrently with the individual downhill skiing events. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the events were held separate from the individual slalom competitions. - Men
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total |
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| Time | Points | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total | Points | Points | Rank |
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| Bob Blatt | Combined | 3:27.4 | 18.09 | 1:15.6 | 1:21.4 | 2:37.0 | 9.74 | 27.83 | 29 | | Steve Knowlton | 3:26.2 | 17.32 | 1:15.5 | 1:14.0 | 2:29.5 | 6.42 | 23.75 | 25 | | Barney McLean | 3:30.1 | 19.42 | 1:16.4 | 1:11.5 | 2:27.9 | 5.73 | 25.15 | 26 | | Jack Reddish | 3:12.3 | 9.71 | 1:14.1 | 1:08.8 | 2:22.9 | 3.53 | 13.24 | 12 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total |
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| Time | Points | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total | Points | Points | Rank |
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| Becky Cremer | Combined | 2:44.2 | 10.11 | 1:09.4 | 1:12.5 | 2:21.9 | 11.90 | 22.01 | 17 | | Gretchen Fraser | 2:37.1 | 5.50 | 1:01.8 | 59.2 | 2:01.0 | 1.45 | 6.95 | {{silver02}} | | Andrea Mead-Lawrence | 3:03.1 | 22.14 | 1:03.8 | 1:11.7 | 2:15.5 | 8.70 | 30.84 | 21 | | Ruth-Marie Stewart | 2:42.0 | 8.58 | 1:09.8 | 1:06.6 | 2:16.4 | 9.15 | 17.73 | 16 |
Bobsleigh{{main|Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total |
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
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Frederick Fortune
Schuyler Carron | Two-man | 1:25.5 | 8 | 1:24.1 | 3 | 1:22.5 | 3 | 1:23.2 | 3 | 5:35.3 | {{bronze03}} | Tuffield A. Latour
Leo J. Martin | 1:24.9 | 4 | 1:24.8 | 6 | 1:24.1 | 8 | 1:25.4 | 12 | 5:39.2 | 9 | James Bickford
Thomas Hicks
Donald Dupree
William Dupree | Four-man | 1:17.4 | 5 | 1:20.7 | 2 | 1:21.8 | 4 | 1:21.6 | 2 | 5:21.5 | {{bronze03}} | Francis Tyler
Patrick Martin
Edward Rimkus
William D'Amico | 1:17.1 | 2 | 1:19.6 | 1 | 1:21.4 | 1 | 1:22.0 | 5 | 5:20.1 | {{gold01}} |
Cross-country skiing{{main|Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Wendell Broomhall | 18 km | 1:31:40 | 65 | | Corey Engen | 1:37:24 | 75 | | Don Johnson | 1:32:03 | 66 | | Ralph Townsend | 1:37:12 | 74 | | Gordy Wren | 1:40:12 | 77 |
Figure skating{{main|Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}- Individual
| Athlete | Event | CF|Compulsory figures | FS|Free skating | Total |
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| Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank |
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| Dick Button | Men's singles | 1 | 1 | 191.177 | 10 | {{gold01}} | | James Grogan | 9 | 6 | 168.711 | 62 | 6 | | John Lettengarver | 4 | 2 | 176.400 | 36 | 4 | | Gretchen Merrill | Ladies singles | 6 | 11 | 148.466 | 73 | 8 | | Eileen Seigh | 10 | 10 | 144.111 | 110 | 11 | | Yvonne Sherman | 8 | 5 | 149.833 | 62 | 6 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Event | Points | Score | Rank |
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Karol Kennedy
Peter Kennedy | Pairs | 10.536 | 59.5 | 6 | Yvonne Sherman
Robert Swenning | 10.581 | 53 | 4 |
Ice hockey{{main|Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}The tournament was marred by controversy before the Games began. The United States sent two hockey teams to compete in St. Moritz, which nearly caused the cancellation of the entire tournament.[1][2] At the center of the issue was amateurism.[3] One team was sponsored by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). The USOC was responsible for determining American participation in the Games.[3] The other team was sponsored by the Amateur Hockey Association (AHA) and the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG). The LIHG, under the guidance of founder Wilhelm "Willie" Bernfeld, was responsible for approving the participation of national hockey teams at the Olympics.[4] The AAU refused to support the AHA's team because they believed that AHA players were "openly paid salaries" and at the time, the Olympics were strictly for amateur players.[5] No resolution was reached before the Games and both teams arrived at St. Moritz ready to play. This created a tense showdown between the USOC's president, Avery Brundage, the LIHG, the Swiss organizing committee and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC was responsible for the overall running of the Games. The IOC initially ruled that neither team could compete. This incensed the LIHG, which threatened to boycott the Olympics, effectively ending the hockey tournament.[4] The Swiss organizing committee, fearing this eventuality, ignored the IOC's ruling and allowed the AHA team to play in the tournament and the AAU team to march in the opening ceremony. Eventually the parties agreed to allow the AHA team to play but they would receive no official ranking in the Olympic tournament, and they would not be eligible to win a medal.[4] Because this tournament was also the LIHG (forerunner of the IIHF) World Championship, they maintained a fourth place in that ranking.[6] - Summary
| Team | Event | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Rank |
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| United States men | Men's tournament | SUI}}
L 4–5 | POL|1927}}
W 23–4 | ITA}}
W 31–1 | SWE}}
W 5–2 | CAN|1921}}
L 3–12 | AUT}}
W 13–2 | GBR}}
W 4–3 | TCH}}
L 3–4 | DSQ|Disqualified}} |
- Roster
| Al Opsahl | | Bruce Mather | | Bruce Cunliffe | | Donald Geary | | Fred Pearson | | Goodwin Harding | | Herb Vaningen | | Jack Kirrane | | Jack Riley | | Jack Garrity | | Ralph Warburton | | Robert Baker | | Bob Boeser | | Stan Priddy |
- Tournament
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | | {{ih|CAN|1921}} | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 15 | | {{ih|TCH}} | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 15 | | {{ih|SUI}} | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 12 | | {{ih|SWE}} | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 28 | 8 | | {{ih|GBR}} | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 6 | | {{ih|POL|1927}} | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 97 | 4 | | {{ih|AUT}} | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 77 | 2 | | {{ih|ITA}} | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 156 | 0 | | {{ih|USA|1912}} 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
Nordic combined {{main|Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}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. | Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total |
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| Time | Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
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| Corey Engen | Individual | 1:34:24 | 132.00 | 34 | 65.5 | 64.0 | 214.8 | 3 | 346.80 | 26 | | Don Johnson | 1:32:03 | 157.50 | 28 | 57.0 | 59.0 | 187.6 | 27 | 345.10 | 27 | | Ralph Townsend | 1:37:12 | 138.00 | 33 | 61.0 | 58.0 | 188.7 | 24 | 326.70 | 33 | | Gordy Wren | 1:40:12 | 120.00 | 36 | 66.5 | 68.5 | 220.2 | 2 | 340.20 | 29 |
Skeleton{{main|Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
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| Jack Heaton | Men's | 48.1 | 5 | 47.4 | 1 | 47.7 | 2 | 1:00.0 | 2 | 1:00.2 | 1 | 1:01.2 | 5 | 5:24.6 | {{silver02}} | | William Johnson | 47.7 | 2 | 48.4 | 5 | 48.0 | 4 | {{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | | 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 | | 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 |
Ski jumping {{main|Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total |
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| Distance | Distance | Points | Rank |
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| Walter Bietila | Normal hill | 61.0 | 64.0 (fall) | 142.9 | 42 | | Sverre Fredheim | 66.0 | 65.0 | 210.1 | 12 | | Joe Perrault | 61.0 | 67.0 | 207.0 | 15 | | Gordy Wren | 68.0 | 68.5 | 222.8 | 5 |
Speed skating{{main|Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics}}| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Ken Bartholomew | 500 m | 43.2 | {{silver02}} | | Bobby Fitzgerald | 43.2 | {{silver02}} | | Ken Henry | 43.3 | 5 | | Del Lamb | 43.6 | 6 | | Ray Blum | 1500 m | 2:23.4 | 20 | | Bobby Fitzgerald | 2:27.0 | 28 | | Ken Henry | 2:24.6 | 22 | | Johnny Werket | 2:20.2 | 6 | | Ray Blum | 5000 m | 8:54.4 | 17 | | Ken Henry | 8:56.0 | 18 | | Sonny Rupprecht | 8:58.4 | 21 | | Buddy Solem | 9:10.4 | 27 | | Sonny Rupprecht | 10,000 m | 21:20.3 | 17 | | Art Seaman | 21:34.8 | 18 | | Buddy Solem | 26:22.4 | 19 | | Johnny Werket | 19:44.0 | 11 |
References{{refbegin}}- {{cite book |title=Rapport Général sur les Ves Jeux Olympiques d'hiver St-Moritz 1948 |author=Comité Olympique Suisse |publisher=H. Jaunin |location=Lausanne |date=January 1951 |language=French |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/ORW1948.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-06-10}}
- {{cite web |title=Olympic Medal Winners |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp |accessdate=2008-06-10}}
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/ Olympic Winter Games 1948, full results by sports-reference.com]
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