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1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (; ), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 February 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics to be held as a stand-alone event, not in conjunction with a Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics. The preceding 1924 Winter Olympics, 1924 Winter Games were retroactively renamed the inaugural Winter Olympics, although they had in fact been organised alongside the 1924 Summer Olympics in France. Before 1924, the winter events were included in the schedule of the Summer Games and there were no separate Winter Games. The 1928 Winter Games also replaced the now redundant Nordic Games, which had been held at varying intervals since early in the 20th century. The hosts were challenged by fluctuating weather conditions; the Olympic Games ceremony, opening ceremo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Swiss Alps, Alps and the Jura Mountains, Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's Demographics of Switzerland, 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts List of cities in Switzerland, its largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne. Switzerland is a federal republic composed of Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. It has four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh language, Romansh. Although most Swiss are German-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background, shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonja Henie
Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norway, Norwegian figure skating, figure skater and film star. She was a three-time List of Olympic medalists in figure skating, Olympic champion (Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, 1928, Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics, 1932, Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics, 1936) in women's single skating, singles, a ten-time World Figure Skating Championships, World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European Figure Skating Championships, European champion (1931–1936). Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater. She is one of only two skaters to defend a ladies' singles Olympic title, the other being Katarina Witt, and her six consecutive European titles have only been matched by Witt. At the height of Henie's American acting career, she was one of the highest-paid stars in Cinema in the United States, Hollywood and starred in a series of box-office hits, including ''Thin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Patrol At The 1928 Winter Olympics
At the 1928 Winter Olympics, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, a military patrol competition was held. Because of a snowstorm the night before the competition, the start of the event was delayed 45 minutes to the cleaning up of the track. The competition was contested over a distance with an elevation difference of . The starting point was on a height of , the highest point at , and the goal in the valley at . (Norwegian), p. 11. Nine countries with 36 military patrol runners participated in this event. The event was held on Sunday, February 12, 1928. It was originally to be a full Olympic event, but its status was downgraded to that of |
Ice Skating
Ice skating is the Human-powered transport, self-propulsion and gliding of a person across an ice surface, using metal-bladed ice skates. People skate for various reasons, including recreation (fun), exercise, competitive sports, and commuting. Ice skating may be performed on naturally frozen bodies of water, such as ponds, lakes, canals, and rivers, and on human-made ice surfaces both indoors and outdoors. Natural ice surfaces used by skaters can accommodate a variety of winter sports which generally require an enclosed area, but are also used by skaters who need Ice rink#Tracks and trails, ice tracks and trails for Tour skating, distance skating and speed skating. Man-made ice surfaces include ice rinks, ice hockey rinks, bandy fields, ice tracks required for the sport of ice cross downhill, and arenas. Various formal sports involving ice skating have emerged since the 19th century. Ice hockey, bandy, rinkball, and ringette are team sports played with, respectively, a flat sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (formerly the FIBT). The first bobsleds were built in the late 19th century in St. Moritz, Switzerland, by wealthy tourists from Victorian Britain who were staying at the Badrutt's Palace Hotel, Palace Hotel owned by Caspar Badrutt. The early sleds were adapted from boys' delivery sleds and toboggans. These eventually evolved into bobsleighs, luges and Skeleton (sport), skeletons. Initially the tourists would race their hand-built contraptions down the narrow streets of St. Moritz; however, as collisions increased, growing opposition from St. Moritz residents led to bobsledding being eventually banned from public highways. In the winter of 1884, Badrutt had a purpose-built run constructed near the hamlet of Crest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international sport governing body, governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands, in July 1892, making it one of the oldest international sport federations. The ISU was formed to establish standardized international rules and regulations for the skating disciplines it governs, and to organize international competitions in these disciplines. It is now based in Switzerland. History The International Skating Union (ISU) was founded in 1892 in the Dutch seaside town of Scheveningen. The meeting was attended by 15 men, as the national association representatives from the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany/Austria, and two clubs from Stockholm (Sweden) and Budapest (Hungary). The ISU was the first international winter sports federation to govern speed skating and figure skating, as it laid dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IOC is the authority responsible for organizing the Summer, Winter, and Youth Olympics. The IOC is also the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the worldwide Olympic Movement, which includes all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. , 206 NOCs officially were recognized by the IOC. Since 2013, the IOC president has been Thomas Bach; he will be succeeded by Kirsty Coventry in June 2025. Mission Its stated mission is to promote Olympism throughout the world and to lead the Olympic Movement: *To encourage and support the promotion of ethics and good governance in sport; *To support the education of youth through sport; *To ensure that the spirit of fair play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernt Evensen
Bernt Sverre Evensen (18 April 1905 – 24 August 1979) was a Norway, Norwegian Speed skating, speed skater and racing cyclist who competed in skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, 1928 and 1932 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he became the first Norwegian skater to win an Olympic gold medal by winning the 500 m event (first place shared with Clas Thunberg). At the same Olympics, he also won silver in the 1500 m and bronze over 5,000 m. He was in second place in the 10,000 m event, 0.1 seconds behind Irving Jaffee, when the competition was cancelled because the ice had started thawing. At the 1932 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Lake Placid, Evensen won a silver medal in the 500 m. Evensen and compatriot Ivar Ballangrud were the only European Olympic speed skating medalists during those games. This can mostly be attributed to the fact that the races were skated in ''pack-style'' (having all competitors skate at the same time), a format that most European skat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Jaffee
Irving Warren Jaffee (September 15, 1906 in New York City – March 20, 1981 in San Diego, California) was an American Speed skating, speed skater who won two gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there along with his compatriot Jack Shea (speed skater), Jack Shea. It was the first time two Americans had won medals in speed skating at a Winter Olympics. Early life Jaffee, who was Jewish, was born to Jewish parents who had emigrated from Russia in 1896. He grew up in the Crotona Park section of The Bronx, where he played baseball with future Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg. He briefly attended DeWitt Clinton High School, but dropped out after failing to make the varsity baseball team. Career At age 14, Jaffee took up skating at the Gay Blades of Iceland rink (which later became the Roseland Ballroom). Rather than pay the 75-cent admission fee, he worked as an ice cleaner to gain admission. He entered numerous skating races in the 1920s. He fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland At The 1928 Winter Olympics
Switzerland was the host nation of the 1928 Winter Olympics. It`participated in the event held at St. Moritz between 11 and 19 February 1928. The country's participation in the Games marked its second appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the inaugural 1924 Games. The Switzerland team consisted of 41 athletes who competed across seven sports. Hans Eidenbenz served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Switzerland won a lone bronze medal in the Games, and was ranked eighth in the overall medal table. Background Switzerland first competed at the inaugural 1896 Olympic Games held in Athens. The country first formed a National Olympic Committee in 1902, which functioned only for the Olympic Games between 1904 and 1912. The Swiss Olympic Association was established on 7 October 1912 and was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the same year. The 1924 Winter Olympics marked Switzerland's first participation in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States At The 1928 Winter Olympics
The United States competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Medalists The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. , width="78%" align="left" valign="top" , , width=22% align=left valign=top , Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Figure skating Individual Mixed Nordic combined The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the 18 km race of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events. One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event, would participate in the cross-country skiing event as well, as they would have the opportunity to win more than one medal. This was not always the case due to the maximum number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway At The 1928 Winter Olympics
Norway was represented at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. The Games marked the second Winter Olympics since their inception in 1924. In total, 26 athletes including 23 men and three women represented Norway in five different sports including cross-country skiing, figure skating, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating. Norway again ranked first in the medal count after winning six gold, four silver and five bronze medals. Competitors In total, 26 athletes including 23 men and three women represented Norway at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Medalists During the course of the games, Norway won six gold, four silver and five bronze medals. Norway came top of the medal table having won four more golds than any other country. Their total of 15 medals was also nine more than any other country. Along with Finland's Clas Thunberg, Johan Grøttumsbraaten was the joint mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
