Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936

Until 1932, the only sports on the Winter Games’ programme were bobsleigh, Nordic combined, ice hockey, figure and speed skating, and ski jumping. The introduction of Alpine skiing at Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 meant finding a slope, and thus a course to ski on. With the introduction of this new discipline, the number of teams at the Games increased. --- Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 - Gustav Lantscher (GER) - Alpine combined. --- The Games had been awarded to the German Weimar Republic in 1931, in the spirit of reconciliation. But by 1936, the Nazis had taken over the government. While the Games were technically well organised and many athletes inspired through their performances and stories, they were also exploited by Nazi propagandists.

The photographic coverage of the Games drastically change with exceptional images of athletes in movement captured in close-up images and key competition moments, thanks to a special lens developed by Leica for its new camera for the 1936 Games. --- Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 - Gratia Schimmelpenninckvan Der Oije (NED) – Slalom --- The Games had been awarded to the German Weimar Republic in 1931, in the spirit of reconciliation. But by 1936, the Nazis had taken over the government. While the Games were technically well organised and many athletes inspired through their perfomances and stories, they were also exploited by Nazi propagandists.

In figure skating competitions at the 1936 Games, gracefulness was a very important criterion in the judges' scoring. --- Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 - Audrey Garland & Fraser Sweatman (CAN). Figure skating, training. --- The Games had been awarded to the German Weimar Republic in 1931, in the spirit of reconciliation. But by 1936, the Nazis had taken over the government. While the Games were technically well organised and many athletes inspired through their performances and stories, they were also exploited by Nazi propagandists.

Photograph by Erich Andres (1905-1992) from a series of photographs of the CAN-USA hockey final at the 1936 Games. It places his work in the tradition of the Russian constructivists (avant-garde movement of the 1920s), in particular, the photographic work of Aleksandr Rodchenko (1891-1956). --- Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 - Ice hockey, Final round, Men - Canada (CAN) 2nd - United States of America. --- The Games had been awarded to the German Weimar Republic in 1931, in the spirit of reconciliation. But by 1936, the Nazis had taken over the government. While the Games were technically well organised and many athletes inspired through their performances and stories, they were also exploited by Nazi propagandists.