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The II Olympic Winter Games were held in 1928 in Saint Moritz, Switzerland.

The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics, held on its own, and not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics. The preceding 1924 Winter Olympics were retroactively renamed into Winter Olympics. They were actually part of the 1924 Summer Olympics. All preceding Winter Events of the Olympic Games were the winter sports part of the schedule of the Summer Games, and not as a separate Winter Games. These games also replaced the now redundant Nordic Games, that were held quadrennially since early in the century.

1 Highlights

• Sonja Henie wins her first gold medal in women's figure skating.

2 Medal winners

• BobsleighAt the 1928 Winter Olympics, a bobsleigh event was contested. Five man bob Pos Team/Athlete 1(USA) II 3:20. 5 William Fiske, Nion Tucker, Geoffrey Mason, Clifford Gray, Ricard Parke 2(USA) I 3:21. 0 Jennison Heaton, David Granger, Lyman Hine, Thomas Doe,
• Figure skatingAt the 1928 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. Figure skating, Men Pos Athlete 1 Gillis Grafstom (SWE) 12 2 Willy Bockl (AUT) 13 3 Robert von Zeebroeck (BEL) 27 Figure skating, Women Pos Athlete 1 Sonja Henie (NOR) 8 2 Fritzi Bur
• Ice hockeyAt the 1928 Winter Olympics, an ice hockey event was contested. Ice hockey, Men Pos Team/Athlete 1(CAN) Charles Delahay, Frank Fisher, Louis Hudson, Norbert Mueller, Herbert Plaxton, Cyril Slater, Hugh Plaxton, Roger Plaxton, John Porter, Frank Sullivan,
• Nordic skiingAt the 1928 Winter Olympics, four Nordic skiing events were contested. 18 km cross-country skiing, Men Pos Athlete 1 Johan Grottumsbraten (NOR) 1:37:01 2 Ole Hegge (NOR) 1:39:01 3 Reidar Odegaard (NOR) 1:40:11 50 km cross-country skiing, Men Pos Athlete 1
• Speed skatingAt the 1928 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested, but the 10000 m event was not completed. 500 m speed skating, Men Pos Athlete 1 Bernt Evensen (NOR) 43. 4 1 Clas Thunberg (FIN) 43. 4 3 John Farrell (USA) 43. 6 3 Jaakko Friman (FIN) 4
• Tobogganing (skeleton)At the 1928 Winter Olympics, a skeleton (or tobogganing) event was contested. Skeleton, Men Pos Athlete 1 Jennison Heaton (USA) 3:01. 8 2 John Heaton (USA) 3:02. 8 3 David, Earl of Northesk (GBR) 3:05. 1 The gold- and the silver medallists were brothers.