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A private donation

Mr Godfrey Dewey, President of the Organizing Committee, donated a plot of land belonging to his family for the construction of the bobsleigh track.

A female flag-bearer

A female athlete was the flag-bearer of her delegation (Great-Britain) at the opening ceremony.

The Amercian-style heats

For the first time in Olympic history, the European system of heats with two participants each was not used in the skating competition (this method reappeared in 1992 in Albertville). The American group race method was used to determine the Olympic champions.

Indoor hockey

Hockey was played in a covered hall.

(Credit: IOC. Click here for further information.)