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1952 Winter Olympics

Index 1952 Winter Olympics

The 1952 Winter Olympics (Norwegian: Vinter-OL 1952), officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (French: Les VIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February. [1]

163 relations: Alpine skiing, Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Andrea Mead Lawrence, Antoin Miliordos, Arnfinn Bergmann, Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Australia at the Olympics, Austria at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Bandy, Bandy at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Biathlon, Bislett Stadium, Bobsleigh, Brynjulf Bull, Canada at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Capitalism, Central European Time, Checking (ice hockey), Cortina d'Ampezzo, Cross-country skiing, Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre, Curling, Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Dagbladet, Dælenenga idrettspark, Dick Button, Don McDermott, Downhill (ski competition), East Germany at the Olympics, Edmonton Mercurys, Eigil Nansen, Figure skating, Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Finland at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Finland national bandy team, Finn Hodt, France at the 1952 Winter Olympics, French language, Fritz Feierabend, Frognerseteren, GamesBids, George VI, German occupation of Norway, Germany at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Germany at the Winter Olympics, Giant slalom, Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Greece at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Haakon VII of Norway, ..., Hallgeir Brenden, Hamar, Hamar stadion, Harald V of Norway, Heikki Hasu, Hellmut Seibt, Hjalmar Andersen, Holmenkollbakken, Hotel Royal Christiania, Hungary at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Ice hockey, Ice skating, International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, International Ice Hockey Federation, International Olympic Committee, International Skating Union, Jacqueline du Bief, James Grogan, Japan at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Japan at the Olympics, Jeannette Altwegg, Jordal Amfi (1951), Kadettangen, Karl Holmström, Karol Kennedy, Kees Broekman, Ken Henry (speed skater), Korketrekkeren, Kornél Pajor, Krøderen (lake), Lake Placid (New York), Lake Placid, New York, László Nagy (figure skater), Liechtenstein at the Olympics, Lillehammer, Lillestrøm Stadion, List of 1952 Winter Olympics medal winners, List of IOC country codes, List of IOC meetings, Loop jump, Lydia Wideman, Marianna Nagy (figure skater), Marienlyst Stadion, Mercury (automobile), Mirja Hietamies, Morgedal, Nazism, Netherlands at the 1952 Winter Olympics, New Zealand at the 1952 Winter Olympics, New Zealand at the Olympics, Nordic combined, Nordic countries, Norefjell, Norway, Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Norway national bandy team, Norwegian language, Olympic Games, Olympic Games ceremony, Olympic sports, Olympic symbols, Olympic Village, Oslo, Oslo City Hall, Othmar Schneider, Paul Falk, Peter Kennedy (figure skater), Portugal at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Portugal at the Olympics, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Rødkleiva, Ria Baran, Sigfrid Edström, Siiri Rantanen, Simon Slåttvik, Ski jumping, Skiing, Slalom skiing, Sondre Norheim, South Korea at the Olympics, Speed skating, Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, St. Moritz, Stein Eriksen, Summer Olympic Games, Surface lift, Sverre Stenersen, Sweden at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Sweden national bandy team, Switzerland at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Tenley Albright, The Gazette (Colorado Springs), Torbjørn Falkanger, Tryvann stadion, Turkey at the Olympics, United States at the 1952 Winter Olympics, UTC+01:00, Veikko Hakulinen, Wim van der Voort, Winter Olympic Games, World War II, 1932 Winter Olympics, 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 Winter Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 Winter Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952 Winter Olympics torch relay, 1956 Winter Olympics, 1960 Winter Olympics, 1980 Winter Olympics, 1994 Winter Olympics. Expand index (113 more) »

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping) which use skis with free-heel bindings.

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Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics

At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, 14 February to Wednesday, 20 February.

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Andrea Mead Lawrence

Andrea Mead Lawrence (April 19, 1932 – March 30, 2009) was an American alpine ski racer.

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Antoin Miliordos

Antoin Miliordos (also known as Antonios Miliordos) (born 13 April 1924) was a Greek alpine skier who represented his nation at the Winter Olympic Games.

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Arnfinn Bergmann

Arnfinn Bergmann (14 October 1928 – 13 February 2011) was a ski jumper from Norway.

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Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Australia's second Winter Olympic Games appearance was at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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Australia at the Olympics

Australia has sent athletes to almost all editions of the modern Olympic Games.

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Austria at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Austria competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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Bandy

Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.

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Bandy at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Bandy was held as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

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Biathlon

The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.

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Bislett Stadium

Bislett Stadium (Bislett stadion) is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway.

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Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four teammates make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh.

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Brynjulf Bull

Brynjulf Friis Bull (17 October 1906–18 June 1993) was a Norwegian lawyer, Supreme Court advocate and Mayor of Oslo.

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Canada at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Canada competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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Capitalism

Capitalism is an economic system based upon private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.

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Central European Time

Central European Time (CET), used in most parts of Europe and a few North African countries, is a standard time which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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Checking (ice hockey)

Checking in ice hockey is any one of a number of defensive techniques, aimed at disrupting an opponent with possession of the puck, or separating them from the puck entirely.

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Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo (Ladin: Anpezo, Ampëz), commonly referred to as Cortina, is a town and comune in the heart of the southern (Dolomitic) Alps in the Veneto region of Northern Italy.

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Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance.

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Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics

The 1952 Winter Olympics cross-country skiing competition consisted of three events for men (18 km, 50 km and 4x10 km relay) and the first women's cross-country competition at an Olympic Games, of 10 km.

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Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre

The men's 15 kilometre cross-country race at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 30 January.

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Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles.

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Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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Dagbladet

Dagbladet (lit.: The Daily Magazine) is Norway's sixth largest newspaper with a circulation of 46,250 copies in 2016, down from a peak of 228,834 in 1994.

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Dælenenga idrettspark

Dælenenga idrettspark is a sports facility located at Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway.

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Dick Button

Richard Totten "Dick" Button (born July 18, 1929) is an American former figure skater and skating analyst.

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Don McDermott

Donald "Don" Joseph McDermott (born December 7, 1929) is an American former speed skater.

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Downhill (ski competition)

Downhill is a form of alpine skiing competition.

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East Germany at the Olympics

The German Democratic Republic (GDR), often called East Germany, founded a separate National Olympic Committee for socialist East Germany on 22 April 1951 in the Rotes Rathaus of East Berlin.

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Edmonton Mercurys

The Edmonton Mercurys ("Mercurys", "Mercs") were an intermediate senior-A ice hockey team that played in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1940s and 1950s, and went on to win both a world championship and an Olympic gold medal.

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Eigil Nansen

Eigil Nansen (18 June 1931- 27 February 2017) was the son of architect and humanist Odd Nansen and the grandson of explorer and humanist Fridtjof Nansen.

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Figure skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, duos, or groups perform on figure skates on ice.

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Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics

At the 1952 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested.

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Finland at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Finland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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Finland national bandy team

The Finnish national bandy team (Suomen jääpallomaajoukkue, Finlands herrlandslag i bandy) has taken part in all the Bandy World Championships for men since the competition was launched for the first time in 1957.

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Finn Hodt

Finn Einar Hodt (16 June 1919 – 9 April 2016) was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1950s, and later was a speed skating coach.

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France at the 1952 Winter Olympics

France competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Fritz Feierabend

Fritz Feierabend (29 June 1908 – 25 November 1978) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed at 1936, 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics.

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Frognerseteren

Frognerseteren is a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway, located within Nordmarka.

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GamesBids

GamesBids.com is an Olympic bid news and information web site created in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by Robert Livingstone.

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George VI

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952.

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German occupation of Norway

The German occupation of Norway began on 9 April 1940 after German forces invaded the neutral Scandinavian country of Norway.

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Germany at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Germany competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway after not having been invited to the 1948 Winter Olympics because of the role in World War II, and because the NOC restored in 1947 as Deutscher Olympischer Ausschuß did not represent a recognized state yet.

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Germany at the Winter Olympics

Athletes from Germany (GER) have appeared in only 20 of the 22 editions of the Winter Olympic Games as they were not invited to two events after the World Wars, in 1924 and 1948.

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Giant slalom

Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline.

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Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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Greece at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Greece competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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Haakon VII of Norway

Haakon VII (born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel; 3 August 187221 September 1957), known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was a Danish prince who became the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the union with Sweden.

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Hallgeir Brenden

Hallgeir Brenden (10 February 1929 – 21 September 2007) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and steeplechase runner.

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Hamar

Hamar is a town in Hamar Municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.

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Hamar stadion

Hamar stadion is a former athletics, speed skating and bandy stadium in Hamar, Norway.

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Harald V of Norway

Harald V (born 21 February 1937) is the King of Norway, having ascended the throne following the death of his father on 17 January 1991.

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Heikki Hasu

Heikki Vihtori Hasu (born 21 March 1926) is a retired Finnish Nordic skier who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.

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Hellmut Seibt

Hellmut Seibt (born 25 June 1929 – 21 July 1992) was an Austrian figure skater.

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Hjalmar Andersen

Hjalmar "Hjallis" Johan Andersen (12 March 1923 – 27 March 2013) was a speed skater from Norway who won three gold medals at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games of Oslo, Norway.

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Holmenkollbakken

Holmenkollbakken is a large ski jumping hill located at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway.

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Hotel Royal Christiania

Hotel Royal Christiania is a hotel located on Biskop Gunnerus' gate in Oslo, Norway.

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Hungary at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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Ice hockey

Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points.

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Ice skating

Ice skating is the act of motion by wearer of the ice skates to propel the participant across a sheet of ice.

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International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF), originally known by the French name Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT), is the international sports federation for bobsleigh and skeleton.

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International Ice Hockey Federation

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey.

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.

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International Skating Union

The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating.

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Jacqueline du Bief

Jacqueline du Bief (born 4 December 1930 in Paris) is a French figure skater who competed mainly in single skating.

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James Grogan

James David "Jim" Grogan (December 7, 1931 – July 3, 2000) was an American figure skater who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics.

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Japan at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Japan competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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Japan at the Olympics

Japan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1912, and has competed at almost every Games since then.

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Jeannette Altwegg

Jeannette Altwegg, CBE (married name: Wirz; born 8 September 1930) is a British former figure skater who competed in ladies' singles.

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Jordal Amfi (1951)

Jordal Amfi was an indoor ice hockey rink in Oslo, Norway, the first bearing that name.

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Kadettangen

Kadettangen is a small peninsula outside of Sandvika in Bærum, Norway.

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Karl Holmström

Karl "Bratt-Kalle" Holmström (21 March 1925 – 22 June 1974) was a Swedish ski jumper who won a bronze medal in the individual large hill at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

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Karol Kennedy

Karol Estelle Kennedy Kucher (February 14, 1932 in Shelton, Washington – June 25, 2004 in Seattle, Washington) was an American pair skater.

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Kees Broekman

Cornelis "Kees" Broekman (2 July 1927 – 8 November 1992) was a Dutch former speed skater.

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Ken Henry (speed skater)

Kenneth "Ken" Charles Henry (January 7, 1929 – March 1, 2009) was a speed skater from the United States.

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Korketrekkeren

Korketrekkeren (direct translation: "The Corkscrew") is a tobogganing track and former bobsleigh and luge track in Oslo, Norway.

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Kornél Pajor

Kornél Pajor (1 July 1923 – May 2016) was a Hungarian speed skating World Champion.

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Krøderen (lake)

Krøderen (also Krøderfjorden) is a lake in the municipality of Krødsherad in Buskerud, Norway.

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Lake Placid (New York)

The body of water named Lake Placid is a lake in the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York, the United States.

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Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States.

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László Nagy (figure skater)

László Nagy (13 August 1927 – 19 April 2005) was a Hungarian pair skater.

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Liechtenstein at the Olympics

Liechtenstein first participated in the Olympic Games in 1936, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then.

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Lillehammer

Lillehammer is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway.

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Lillestrøm Stadion

Lillestrøm idrettspark, colloquially known as Lillestrøm stadion, is a sports facility located at Lillestrøm in Skedsmo, Norway.

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List of 1952 Winter Olympics medal winners

The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known by the International Olympic Committee as the VI Olympic Winter Games, were a multi-sport event held in Oslo, Norway, from February 14–25, 1952.

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List of IOC country codes

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) uses three-letter abbreviation country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic Games.

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List of IOC meetings

This is the list of International Olympic Committee (IOC) meetings.

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Loop jump

The loop jump is a figure skating jump that takes off from a back outside edge and lands on the same backwards outside edge.

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Lydia Wideman

Lydia Wideman (later Wideman-Lehtonen, born 17 May 1920) is a retired cross-country skier from Finland and the first female Olympic medalist in cross-country skiing.

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Marianna Nagy (figure skater)

Marianna Nagy (13 January 1929 – 3 May 2011) was a Hungarian pair skater.

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Marienlyst Stadion

The Marienlyst Stadion has been the home ground of Strømsgodset IF since 1967.

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Mercury (automobile)

Mercury is a defunct division of the American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Company.

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Mirja Hietamies

Mirja Kyllikki Hietamies-Eteläpää (7 January 1931 – 14 March 2013).

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Morgedal

Morgedal, of the municipality of Kviteseid in the county of Telemark Norway, is called the cradle of skiing.

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Nazism

National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus), more commonly known as Nazism, is the ideology and practices associated with the Nazi Party – officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) – in Nazi Germany, and of other far-right groups with similar aims.

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Netherlands at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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New Zealand at the 1952 Winter Olympics

New Zealand competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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New Zealand at the Olympics

New Zealand first competed as an independent nation at 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Nordic combined

Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping.

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Nordic countries

The Nordic countries or the Nordics are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic, where they are most commonly known as Norden (literally "the North").

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Norefjell

Norefjell is a mountain range in the Scandes Mountains system in Norway.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Norway was the host nation for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

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Norway national bandy team

Norway national bandy team (Norges herrelandslag i bandy) represents Norway in the sport of bandy.

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Norwegian language

Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Olympic Games ceremony

Olympic Games ceremonies of the Ancient Olympic Games were an integral part of these Games; the modern Olympic games have opening, closing and medal ceremonies.

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Olympic sports

Olympic sports are sports that are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games.

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Olympic symbols

The Olympic symbols are icons, flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to elevate the Olympic Games.

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Olympic Village

An Olympic Village is an accommodation center built for the Olympic Games, usually within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city.

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Oslo

Oslo (rarely) is the capital and most populous city of Norway.

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Oslo City Hall

Oslo City Hall (Oslo rådhus) is a municipal building in Oslo, the capital of Norway.

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Othmar Schneider

Othmar Schneider (27 August 1928 – 25 December 2012) was an Austrian Alpine skier and Olympic champion.

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Paul Falk

Paul Falk (21 December 1921 – 20 May 2017) was a German pair skater.

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Peter Kennedy (figure skater)

Michael Edward "Peter" Kennedy III (born September 4, 1927) is an American pair skater.

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Portugal at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Portugal competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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Portugal at the Olympics

Portugal first participated at the Olympic Games in 1912 and has since taken part in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games.

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Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs.

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Rødkleiva

Rødkleiva is a hill located in Nordmarka in Oslo, Norway.

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Ria Baran

Ria Baran (2 November 1922 in Dortmund, Germany – 12 November 1986) was a German pair skater.

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Sigfrid Edström

Johannes Sigfrid Edström (November 11, 1870 – March 18, 1964) was a Swedish industrialist, chairman of the Sweden-America Foundation, and 4th President of the International Olympic Committee.

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Siiri Rantanen

Siiri Johanna "Äitee" Rantanen (née Lintunen on 14 December 1924) is a retired cross-country skier from Finland.

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Simon Slåttvik

Simon Kaurin Slåttvik (24 July 1917 – 7 May 2001) was a Norwegian skier.

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Ski jumping

Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the longest jump after descending from a specially designed ramp on their skis.

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Skiing

Skiing can be a means of transport, a recreational activity or a competitive winter sport in which the participant uses skis to glide on snow.

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Slalom skiing

Slalom is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline, involving skiing between poles or gates.

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Sondre Norheim

Sondre Norheim, born Sondre Auverson, (10 June 1825 – 9 March 1897) was a Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiing.

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South Korea at the Olympics

The Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea) first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for 1980 which they boycotted.

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Speed skating

Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates.

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Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics

At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.

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Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, was held from 13 February to 25 February.

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St. Moritz

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Stein Eriksen

Stein Eriksen (11 December 1927 – 27 December 2015) was an alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Norway.

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Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games (Jeux olympiques d'été) or the Games of the Olympiad, first held in 1896, is an international multi-sport event that is hosted by a different city every four years.

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Surface lift

A surface lift is a means of cable transport that transports skiers and snowboarders, in which riders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill.

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Sverre Stenersen

Sverre Stenersen (18 June 1926 – 17 December 2005) was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who dominated the event throughout the 1950s.

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Sweden at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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Sweden national bandy team

Sweden national bandy team (Sveriges herrlandslag i bandy) represents Sweden in the sport of bandy.

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Switzerland at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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Tenley Albright

Tenley Emma Albright (born July 18, 1935) is an American former figure skater and surgeon.

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The Gazette (Colorado Springs)

The Gazette is a Pulitzer Prize-winning daily newspaper based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.

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Torbjørn Falkanger

Torbjørn Falkanger (8 October 1927 in Trondheim – 16 July 2013) was a Norwegian ski jumper who was active in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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Tryvann stadion

Tryvann stadion was a speed skating rink located at Tryvannshøyden in Oslo, Norway.

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Turkey at the Olympics

Turkey, then the Ottoman Empire first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908 and has sent athletes to compete in most editions of the Summer Olympic Games since then.

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United States at the 1952 Winter Olympics

The United States competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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UTC+01:00

UTC+01:00, known simply as UTC+1, is a time offset that adds 1 hour to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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Veikko Hakulinen

Veikko Johannes Hakulinen (4 January 1925 – 24 October 2003) was a Finnish cross country skier, triple champion in both the Olympics and world championships.

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Wim van der Voort

Willem "Wim" van der Voort (24 March 1923 – 23 October 2016) was a Dutch speed skater.

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Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympic Games (Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international sporting event held once every four years for sports practised on snow and ice.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1932 Winter Olympics

The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York.

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1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in 1936 in Berlin, Nazi Germany.

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1936 Winter Olympics

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (French: Les IVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) (German: Olympische Winterspiele 1936), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany.

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1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom.

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1948 Winter Olympics

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (Les Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; Olympische Winterspiele 1948; V Giochi olimpici invernali; Gieus olimpics d'enviern 1948), was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

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1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics (Kesäolympialaiset 1952; Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952.

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1952 Winter Olympics torch relay

The 1952 Winter Olympics torch relay was the first time that a flame was transported as part of the build-up to the Winter Olympics.

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1956 Winter Olympics

The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games (French: Les VIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) (Italian: VII Giochi olimpici invernali), was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

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1960 Winter Olympics

The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held between February 18–28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States.

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1980 Winter Olympics

The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games (French: Les XIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 13, through February 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York.

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1994 Winter Olympics

The 1994 Winter Olympics (Olympiske vinterleker 1994), officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (French: Les XVIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway.

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1952 Winter Olympic Games, 6th Winter Olympic Games, Bids for the 1952 Winter Olympics, Les VIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver, Oslo 1952, The 1952 Winter Olympics, VI Olympic Winter Games, VIth Olympic Winter Games, Vinter-OL 1952.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Winter_Olympics

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