St. Moritz 1928

11-19 Feb 1928: The Canadian and Swiss Teams pose for the cameras during the Ice Hockey event at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St Moritz, Switzerland. Canada won the gold medal and Switzerland the bronze. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum /Allsport

11-19 Feb 1928: Fritzi Burger of Austria curtsying on the ice during the Women's Figure Skating event at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Burger won the silver medal in this event. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum /Allsport

11-19 Feb 1928: The Earl of Northesk (left) of Great Britain and Jennison Heaton of the USA prepare for the Skeleton Bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St Moritz, Switzerland. Heaton won the gold medal and the Earl of Northesk the bronze medal. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum /Allsport

12 Feb 1928: Competitors in action during the Skijoering event at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum /Allsport

19 Feb 1928: General view of the Ice Skating rink during the Ice Hockey match between Canada and Switzerland at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada won the match 13-0 and went on to win the gold medal, Switzerland won the bronze. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum /Allsport

19 Feb 1928: The Canadian and Swiss teams in action during a match in the Ice Hockey event at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada won the match 13-0 and went on to win the gold medal, Switzerland won the bronze. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum /Allsport

Lord David George Brownlow Cecil (1905 -1981), 6th Marquess of Exeter (centre) on his way to winning the Men's 400-Metre Hurdles and equalling the Olympic record of 53.4 seconds, at the Amsterdam games, 1928. For the race, Lord Burghley's mother had provided him with silk shorts to prevent chafing of the legs. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Competetors in the Ladies Figure Skating competiton, arms on each others ahoulders, jump in a line and kick their legs at the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, February 1928. Among them are American skater Beatrix Loughran (fifth from left), and Norwegian skaters Edel Randem (sixth left), Sonja Henie (who won the competition) (seventh left), and Karen Simensen (second right). (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

11-19 Feb 1928: Finnish Speedskater (Clas Thunberg?) at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St Moritz, Switzerland. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum /Allsport