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United States at the 1948 Winter Olympics
...| United States at the 1948 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in St. Moritz | |
| Competitors | 69 (59 men, 10 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | John Heaton (skeleton) |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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Alpine skiing
Timed events
Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bob Blatt | Downhill | — | 3:27.4 | 44 | |||
| Dev Jennings | 3:28.2 | 45 | |||||
| Steve Knowlton | 3:26.2 | 43 | |||||
| Barney McLean | 3:30.1 | 47 | |||||
| Dick Movitz | 3:25.2 | 42 | |||||
| Jack Reddish | 3:12.3 | 26 | |||||
| Steve Knowlton | Slalom | 1:12.9 | 16 | 1:07.6 | 17 | 2:20.5 | 16 |
| Barney McLean | 1:20.5 | 30 | 1:07.6 | 17 | 2:28.1 | 24 | |
| Colin Stewart | 1:15.3 | 23 | 1:08.8 | 21 | 2:24.1 | 20 | |
| Jack Reddish | 1:11.0 | 10 | 1:04.5 | 5 | 2:15.5 | 7 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Becky Cremer | Downhill | — | 2:44.2 | 22 | |||
| Gretchen Fraser | 2:37.1 | 13 | |||||
| Brynhild Grasmoen | 2:36.0 | 12 | |||||
| Paula Kann | 2:49.0 | 28 | |||||
| Andrea Mead | 3:03.1 | 35 | |||||
| Ruth-Marie Stewart | 2:42.0 | 20 | |||||
| Gretchen Fraser | Slalom | 59.7 | 1 | 57.5 | 2 | 1:57.2 | 
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| Brynhild Grasmoen | 1:05.6 | 12 | 1:04.0 | 12 | 2:09.6 | 9 | |
| Paula Kann | 1:07.8 | 16 | 1:02.0 | 9 | 2:09.8 | 11 | |
| Andrea Mead | 1:05.1 | 11 | 1:03.7 | 11 | 2:08.8 | 8 | |
Combined
The downhill part of the combined events were held concurrently with the individual downhill skiing events. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the events were held separate from the individual slalom competitions.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | |||||
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| Time | Points | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Bob Blatt | Combined | 3:27.4 | 18.09 | 1:15.6 | 1:21.4 | 2:37.0 | 9.74 | 27.83 | 29 |
| Steve Knowlton | 3:26.2 | 17.32 | 1:15.5 | 1:14.0 | 2:29.5 | 6.42 | 23.75 | 25 | |
| Barney McLean | 3:30.1 | 19.42 | 1:16.4 | 1:11.5 | 2:27.9 | 5.73 | 25.15 | 26 | |
| Jack Reddish | 3:12.3 | 9.71 | 1:14.1 | 1:08.8 | 2:22.9 | 3.53 | 13.24 | 12 | |
Women