Oslo 1952 -- VI Olympic Winter Games

Oslo, 19 February 1952, Bislett stadium: Hjalmar ANDERSEN from Norway, 1st, in action during the 10000m speed skating event. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections

Oslo, February 1952, Bislett stadium: Hjalmar ANDERSEN from Norway in action in speed skating during the VI Olympic Winter Games. ANDERSEN finished 1st in the 1500m, 5000m and 10000m events. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections

Oslo February 1952, VI Olympic Winter Games. Alpine skiing, preparation of the men's slalom event, with eventual silver medallist Stein ERIKSEN of Norway in the foreground. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections/RÜBELT Lothar

Oslo, Holmenkollen, 19 February 1952: Veikko HAKULINEN from Finland, 1st, in action in the cross-country skiing 50km during the VI Olympic Winter Games. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections

Oslo, February 1952: Richard BUTTON, USA, in action in the individual figure skating event during the VI Olympic Winter Games. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections

Oslo, February 1952. Andreas Ostler, Fridrich Kuhn, Lorenz Nieberl and Franz Kemser (FRG), 1st. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections/Lothar Rübelt

Oslo 14 February 1952. Opening ceremony, the Norwegian ski jumper Torbjorn FALKANGER takes the Olympic oath. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections

Oslo 14 February 1952. Opening ceremony, the delegations and the crowd in the Bislett Stadium. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum collections/RÜBELT Lothar

Oslo February 1952. Men's downhill, the Italian Zeno COLO, 1st. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum collections/RÜBELT Lothar

Oslo February 1952. The ski jump and the crowd. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections

Oslo 25 February 1952. Closing ceremony, ice show by young skaters and a skater with a traditional Morgendalen costume. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum collections/RÜBELT Lothar

Oslo February 1952. Cross country 18km men, the Norwegian Hallgeir BRENDEN, 1st. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum collections/RÜBELT Lothar

Oslo, Norefjell, 17 February 1952: Trude BEISER-JOCHUM from Austria, 1st, in action in the Alpine skiing downhill. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections


