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Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1928 winter Olympics in St. Moritz. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.

St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results

St. Moritz 1928

Norway

Sonja

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Johan

Johan GRØTTUMSBRÅTEN

France

Andrée

Andrée BRUNET

Bernt

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St Moritz 1928 Featured Athletes

Arnold Fanck was already famous for his “mountain” films, notably starring Leni Riefenstahl. He and Othmar Gurtner devote the opening sequence to a vivid description of the lake, and the woodland surrounding St. Moritz. We see children engaged in a snowball fight, and skiers training naked on the sunlit mountain slopes. Whether it be the 14-year-old Sonja Henie in figure-skating, or horses and jockeys galloping across the frozen lake in the “skijoring” races, the mood of this brilliant documentary is exhilarating at every level. Technically, the film is superb, using multiple cameras and imaginative viewpoints to convey the Olympic spirit.

**Arnold Fanck, Othmar Gurtner | 1928 | 124' | 2015 IOC Restored Version. Composer: Donald Sosin**

Official Films

Originals

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St Moritz 1928 Official Film | The White Stadium

Watch this beautiful short feature on Arnold Fanck's and Othmar Gurtner's Official Film of the St Moritz 1928 Olympic Games "The White Stadium" and preview the best moments from the film.

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LOOK INSIDE... St Moritz 1928 Olympics Official Film

Watch Arnold Fanck's and Othmar Gurtner's Official Film of the St Moritz 1928 Olympic Games "The White Stadium".

Saint Moritz 1928 | Olympic Winter games

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St Moritz 1928 Olympics Trailer | The White Stadium

She was senior champion at the age of just 15, a title she retained for the next three years\. Then, with the war over, she travelled to Europe and won both the European and world figures skating championships\.

Figure Skating

St. Moritz 1948

Great Scott justifies the hype with figure skating title

One of the most iconic logos in design history, the Olympic rings hold up today as well as they ever have.

Design Focus: The Olympic Games

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Design Focus: Olympic Rings

At the Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz 1928, Canada defended its title obtained four years earlier. In the three matches of the final round, they scored 38 goals without ceding even one to their opponents.

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Men's Ice Hockey at St. Moritz 1928

St. Moritz 1928 - Overview Mosaic

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11-19 Feb 1928:  The Canadian and Swiss Teams pose for the cameras during the Ice Hockey event at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St Moritz, Switzerland. Canada won the gold medal and Switzerland the bronze. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum  /Allsport

Canadian and Swiss Ice Hockey Teams

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11-19 Feb 1928:  Fritzi Burger of Austria curtsying on the ice during the Women's Figure Skating event at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Burger won the silver medal in this event. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum  /Allsport

Fritzi Burger of Austria curtsying on the ice during the Womens Figure Skating event

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Horse race on ice (St-Moritz 1928)

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11-19 Feb 1928:  The Earl of Northesk (left) of Great Britain and Jennison Heaton of the USA prepare for the Skeleton Bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St Moritz, Switzerland. Heaton won the gold medal and the Earl of Northesk the bronze medal. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum  /Allsport

The Earl of Northesk and Jennison Heaton

Sonja Henie (AUT)

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12 Feb 1928:  Competitors in action during the Skijoering event at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum  /Allsport

Competitors in action during the Skijoering event

19 Feb 1928:  General view of the Ice Skating rink during the Ice Hockey match between Canada and Switzerland at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada won the match 13-0 and went on to win the gold medal, Switzerland won the bronze. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum  /Allsport

General view of the Ice Skating rink during the Ice Hockey match between Canada and Switzerland

19 Feb 1928:  The Canadian and Swiss teams in action during a match in the Ice Hockey event at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada won the match 13-0 and went on to win the gold medal, Switzerland won the bronze. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum  /Allsport

The Canadian and Swiss teams in action during a match in the Ice Hockey event

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Lord David George Brownlow Cecil (1905 -1981), 6th Marquess of Exeter (centre) on his way to winning the Men's 400-Metre Hurdles and equalling the Olympic record of 53.4 seconds, at the Amsterdam games, 1928. For the race, Lord Burghley's mother had provided him with silk shorts to prevent chafing of the legs. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Competetors in the Ladies Figure Skating competiton, arms on each others ahoulders, jump in a line and kick their legs at the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, February 1928. Among them are American skater Beatrix Loughran (fifth from left), and Norwegian skaters Edel Randem (sixth left), Sonja Henie (who won the competition) (seventh left), and Karen Simensen (second right). (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Women Figure Skaters

11-19 Feb 1928:  Finnish Speedskater (Clas Thunberg?) at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St Moritz, Switzerland. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum  /Allsport

Portrait of a Finnish Speedskater

St Moritz 1928 Overview Replays

### Firsts

These Winter Games were the first to be held in a different nation from the Summer Games of the same year. They also marked the first Asian participation in the Winter Games, with the presence of Japanese athletes for the first time. A new event was contested: the skeleton.

### Memorable Skating Champions

Aged just 15, Sonja Henie of Norway caused a sensation by winning women’s figure skating. Her record as the youngest winner of an individual event stood for 74 years. In the men’s event, Sweden’s Gillis Grafström won his third consecutive gold medal, despite suffering from a badly swollen knee.

### The Skeleton

Considered the world's first sliding sport, the skeleton event made its debut. The skeleton is like luge except that the athletes descend headfirst. It was staged on the Cresta Run, the famous track made of natural ice which has been reconstructed every winter since the 1870s. The major part of the route of this track lies in a ravine from which stones and earth were used to construct the turns. The track’s wooden structure is then covered with snow and ice. It is considered the birthplace of skeleton. The events of the 1948 Olympic Games also took place on this track.

### Phenomenal Winning Margin

The 50km cross country race took place in freakish weather conditions. At the beginning, the temperature was 0°C; by the end, it had risen to 25°C. Sweden’s Per Erik Hedlund was the only competitor to conquer the conditions, winning in a time more than 13 minutes faster than any of the other skiers.

**NOCs:** 25

**Athletes:** 464 (26 women, 438 men)

**Events:** 14

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### Speed Skating Event Cancelled

The 10,000m speed skating was cancelled because of the condition of the ice (warm wind).

### Horses on a Frozen Lake

Equestrian competitions held on the frozen lake in St. Moritz were one of the main attractions outside the Olympic events.

### Skating in the Hotel

Owing to the bad weather, some of the figure skating events were held on the Kulm rink in the eponymous hotel, which, like many other establishments, had its own rink and curling sheets.

### Ceremonies

19 February 1928, St. Moritz. Closing Ceremony: Standard bearers to the nations.

#### Official Opening of the Games by:

President of the Helvetic Confederation Edmund Schulthess

#### Lighting the Olympic Flame by:

A symbolic fire at an Olympic Winter Games was first lit in 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

#### Olympic Oath by:

Hans Eidenbenz (cross country skiing, Nordic combined, ski jumping)

#### Officials' Oath by:

The officials' oath at an Olympic Winter Games was first sworn in 1972 at Sapporo.

Olympic Winter Games St. Moritz 1928

St. Moritz 1928

St Moritz 1928 Official Film | The White Stadium

LOOK INSIDE... St Moritz 1928 Olympics Official Film

St Moritz 1928 Olympics Trailer | The White Stadium

Great Scott justifies the hype with figure skating title

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About the Games

Firsts

Memorable Skating Champions

The Skeleton

Phenomenal Winning Margin

Speed Skating Event Cancelled

Horses on a Frozen Lake

Skating in the Hotel

Ceremonies

Official Opening of the Games by:

Lighting the Olympic Flame by:

Olympic Oath by:

Officials' Oath by:

Medal Table

Featured Athletes

sonja henie

johan grøttumsbråten

andrée brunet

bernt evensen

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