SCANDINAVIAN FLAVOR
Nearly three decades after its inception, the Winter Olympics finally reaches Scandinavia, despite those countries having won a collective 122 medals y.
CARRYING A TORCH
The Oslo Games feature the first torch relay for the Winter Games. After the flame is lit in the hearth of the home of Sondre Hordheim, the famous 19th century Norwegian skier, the torch is relayed to Oslo by a series of 94 skiers.
GETTING AN EARLY START
While bad weather resulted in the four-man bobsled concluding two days after the closing ceremonies at the 1932 Lake Placid Games, Morther Nature helps the 1952 Winter Games get off to an early start. Oslo organizers cite impending poor weather conditions and hold the women000 count is an Olympic attendance record that would stand through the end of the 20th century.
TRIPLE THREAT
American Dick Button successfully defends his gold medal in mene skating, becoming the first skater to perform a triple jump same Games.
SECONDS, ANYONE
The United States finishes second to host Norway in overall medals and second to Canada in the ice hockey tournament.
END OF A DYNASTY
With the win in hockey, Canada claims its seventh gold medal in eight Winter Olympics. It would be their last gold, thanks to the Soviet Union, future protests over "professional athletes" in Communist countries and the hockey talent spreading all over the globe by the end of the century.
HOME-COUNTRY HERO
Norwegian speedskater Hjalmar Andersen, a 28-year truck driver, collects three gold medals in as many days and sets Olympic records in two of the events.
UTAH CONNECTION
In addition to continuing their domination in nordic skiing events, Scandinavians salute their first alpine gold medal. Stein Eriksen of Norway triumphs in the men's giant slalom and earns silver in the slalom; he would later came to the United States as ski school director at resorts in California, Michigan, Vermont and Colorado, and he helps develop the ski resorts at Park City (now Park City Mountain Resort) and Deer Valley and was to be director of skiing at Deer Valley for many years. He continues to promote skiing in Utah at age 72.
