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| V Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Nations participating | 28 |
| Athletes participating | 669 (592 men, 77 women) |
| Events | 22 in 4 sports |
| Opening ceremony | January 30, 1948 |
| Closing ceremony | February 8, 1948 |
| Officially opened by | Enrico Celio |
| Athlete's Oath | Riccardo Torriani |
| Olympic Torch | n/a |
The V Olympic Winter Games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland and opened on January 30, 1948. St. Moritz was also the site of the 1928 Winter Olympics.
These Games were the first in twelve years, as none were held during World War II.
A North American sweep in figure skating:
Top medal-collecting nations:
| 1948 Winter Olympics medal count | |||||
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| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | France | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Austria | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Olympic Games |
| Summer Olympic Games |
| 1896 | 1900 | 1904 | 1906* | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 |
| Winter Olympic Games |
| 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 |
| * The 1906 Olympic were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC, although most Olympic historians disagree. |
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