The Second Winter Olympics of 1928 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland from 11 to 19 February. The contenders for the Games were Enelberg, Davos and St. Moritz. The choice of the latter was due to the presence of good ski slopes in this place.
The 1928 Winter Olympics were attended by 25 countries, 491 athletes (of which 27 were women). Medals were awarded in 13 numbers of six sports programs.
In speed skating and skiing, the rivalry intensified, but the result practically did not differ from the results of the first Olympic Games in 1924. Athletes from Norway have lost only one of four gold medals here (skiing).
In ice skating, Klas Thunberg from Finland won two gold medals at distances of 1500 m and 500 m. Norwegians Bernt Evensen and Ivar Ballangrud won one gold each in the same competitions.
Swedish skiers won the 50 km race. According to experts, due to the thaw, the swollen heavy ski track prevented the Norwegians from demonstrating their high running technique. Covering a distance of 18 km, when there was no thaw yet, skiers from Norway showed themselves much stronger than their rivals. Gold at this distance was taken by Johan Grottmsbroten, he was also the first in biathlon.
Swiss athletes in skeleton competitions did not manage to get a single medal. But the Americans managed to win gold and silver in high-speed sled races. The participants from the USA also turned out to be stronger than others in bobsleigh - the second American team won, the first one took second place.
The hockey tournament was won by the Canadians. They did not give a single goal to their rivals from Sweden.
During the figure skating competition, only Gillis Grafström from Sweden was able to defend the title of champion, securing a medal in 1924. In the competition among women, the championship was won by Sonya Heni, a Norwegian figure skater who became the world champion a year before the Olympics. In pair skating, French figure skaters Pierre Brunet and André Joly took gold. Austrian figure skaters received two silver and bronze medals.
In the team competition, as in the Games of 1924, the athletes of Norway won, having received 93 points (15 medals, of which 5 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze). In second place were the Americans, who won 45 points (6 medals: 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze). The third place was taken by the athletes of Sweden, who earned 35 points (5 medals: 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze).
