St. Moritz 1948 -- V Olympic Winter Games
St. Moritz, 5 February 1948, V Olympic Winter Games. Women's alpine skiing: eventual winner Gretchen FRASER of the United States, in action in the slalom. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
St. Moritz, 5 February 1948, V Olympic Winter Games. On the podium for the women's alpine skiing slalom (L to R) Antoinette MEYER of Switzerland, 2nd, Gretchen FRASER of the United States, 1st, and Erika MAHRINGER of Austria, 3rd. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Saint-Moritz, 7 February 1948, V Olympic Winter Games. Norwegian team-mates Thorleif SCHJELDERUP and Birger RUUD respectively 3rd and 2nd in the 70m ski jumping event. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections/RÜBELT Lothar
St Moritz, February 1948: Richard BUTTON, USA, 1st, in action in the individual figure skating event during the V Olympic Winter Games. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
St Moritz, 8 February 1948: medal ceremony for the individual figure skating event: (L-R on the podium) Hans GERSCHWILER from Switzerland, 2nd, Richard BUTTON, USA, 1st, and Edi RADA from Austria, 3rd. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
St Moritz, February 1948: Barbara Ann SCOTT from Canada and Dick BUTTON, USA, winners of the individual figure skating events. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
St. Moritz, 30 January 1948. Opening ceremony of the V Olympic Winter Games: the Swiss hockey player Richard TORRIANI taking the Olympic oath, surrounded by the flag bearers of the nations. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
St. Moritz, 6 February 1948, V Olympic Winter Games. Figure skating, pairs, the Belgians Micheline LANNOY Micheline and Pierre BAUGNIET 1st in action. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
St. Moritz, February 1948, V Olympic Winter Games. A Swedish competitor taking a break during the cross country event of the military pentathlon (demonstration sport). Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
St. Moritz, February 1948, V Olympic Winter Games. Skeleton, Nino BIBBIA from Italy 1st in action. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
St. Moritz, 2 February 1948, V Olympic Winter Games. Men's downhill, Franz GABL from Austria 2nd in action. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
St. Moritz, 30 January 1948, V Olympic Winter Games. General view of the Opening Ceremony. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
St Moritz, 2 February 1948: Trude BEISER from Austria, 2nd, in action in the Alpine skiing downhill. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
St Moritz, 2 February 1948: Hedy SCHLUNEGGER from Switzerland, 1st, and Trude BEISER from Austria, 2nd, in the Alpine skiing downhill. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
St Moritz, 2 February 1948: medal ceremony for the Alpine skiing downhill: (L-R) Trude BEISER from Austria, 2nd, Hedy SCHLUNEGGER from Switzerland, 1st, and Resi HAMMERER from Austria, 3rd. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
St Moritz, 5 February 1948, Olympic stadium: Jeannette ALTWEGG from Great Britain, 3rd, in action during the women's figure skating event. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
St Moritz, February 1948: the British athletes Jeannette ALTWEGG, 3rd, and Marion DAVIES, 10th of the women's figure skating event during the V Olympic Winter Games. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
St Moritz, 8 February 1948, Olympic stadium: medal ceremony for women's figure skating event: (L-R) Jeannette ALTWEGG from Great Britain, 3d, Barbara-Ann SCOTT from Canada, 1st, and Eva PAWLIK from Austria, 2d. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
St. Moritz, February 1948, V Olympic Winter Games: medal ceremony for the alpine combined event: (L-R) James COUTTET of France, bronze medallist, Henri OREILLER of France, gold medallist, and Karl MOLITOR of Switzerland, silver medallist. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
St. Moritz, February 1948: Henri OREILLER of France and Franz GABL of Austria, respectively 1st and 2nd in the alpine skiing downhill during the V Olympic Winter Games. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
