Medal Winners: Gold: Canada, Silver: Sweden, Bronze: Switzerland, Summary A group of graduate students from the [University of Toronto] won the 1928 Allan Cup finals, and was chosen to form the Canadian ice hockey team for the St. Moritz Winter Olympics. The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland.The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own and not as a part of a Summer Olympics.The preceding 1924 Winter Olympics were later renamed as Winter Olympics. Bobsleigh was held at the bob run. St Moritz, Switzerland The second Winter Olympics was the first Games of either form to be staged by the Swiss. Track-and-field and gymnastics events were added to the women’s slate at the 1928 Olympics.

The Summer and Winter Olympic Games organized by the International Olympic Committee occur every four years.

The Winter Olympics is an event on a relatively smaller scale, with about 88 countries participating in 2014.

In these Winter Games, 25 Nations with 464 participants competed in 14 events. 1928 Winter Olympics; IOC code: GER: NOC: German Olympic Sports Confederation: Website: www.dosb.de (in German, English, and French) in St. Moritz; Competitors: 44 (39 men, 5 women) in 7 sports: Flag bearer: Karl Neuner (nordic combined) Medals Ranked 8th: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1: Winter Olympics appearances

The competition was held from Saturday, February 11, 1928, to Sunday, February 19, 1928.

The Amsterdam Games were the eighth occurrence of the modern Olympic Games.

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The St. Moritz Games were the second occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games . In these Winter Games, 25 Nations with 464 participants competed in 14 events.

Bobsleigh was held at the bob run.

The main stadium hosted the figure skating, ice hockey, and speed skating events.

The Amsterdam Games were the eighth occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The St. Moritz Olympics, held at a ski resort, were marred by bad weather. This is where the skeleton was first introduced as an Olympic event; similar to the luge, except that the athletes descend headfirst. Home > Events > Olympics > Winter > Hosts > St Moritz.

(and again in 1948).

For the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, a total of five sports venues were used.

For these Games, the picture of victory is accompanied by the specific inscription: "IXe OLYMPIADE AMSTERDAM 1928". The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland.The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own and not as a part of a Summer Olympics.The preceding 1924 Winter Olympics were later renamed as Winter Olympics. St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics medals table by country ranked by the number of gold, silver, bronze medals won by their athletes during 1928 St. Moritz Winter Olympics. Bobsleigh was held at the bob run.

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Games Summary: II Olympic Winter Games.

Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Ice Rink in St. Moritz, Switzerland, between 14 and 19 February 1928. Skeleton was first held at the Cresta Run. They were actually part of the 1924 Summer Olympics. St. Moritz 1928 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in St. Moritz, Switz., that took place Feb. 11–19, 1928. A design used since the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, created by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli (ITA -1865-1942) and chosen after a competition organised by the International Olympic Committee.

Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating. Home > Events > Olympics > Winter > Hosts > St Moritz.

12, 1928. St. Moritz was selected to host the second Olympic Winter Games after it was determined that the Netherlands, hosts of the summer Olympic Games of 1928, would be unable to also organize the Winter Games.

February 20 – The Japanese general election produces a hung parliament. There was much criticism St. Moritz itself served as cross-country skiing venue and the cross-country part of the Nordic combined event.

The Winter Olympics was first held in Chamonix, France. St. Moritz 1928 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in St. Moritz, Switz., that took place Feb. 11–19, 1928. Skeleton was first held at the Cresta Run.

(and again in 1948). At the 1928 Winter Olympics, the ice hockey event was contested by 11 teams. 1928 Winter Olympic Games.

The Winter Olympic Games were held in St Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928, between Feb 11-19.

The most recent was in Sochi, Russia.

The Summer Olympics, more popularly known as just The Olympics is a much bigger event with 204 countries participating as of 2012.